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Kirralee Couch

  • Brisbane Downsizing Specialist

A specialist who understands the whole move, not just the sale of the home.

Selling the family home is never really about the property. It's about everything that happened inside it. It's where the kids grew up, where the celebrations happened, where life unfolded for decades. It's not a transaction most families take lightly, and it shouldn't be sold as one.

Kirralee understands that, because across a 16 year career she has spent time on both sides of the move. 

Her experience spans Brisbane's inner-city residential market and the retirement living industry. There, she has sold luxury properties, led the launch of villages, built and managed high-performing sales teams, and personally guided hundreds of downsizers and their families through the move into their next home. 

She has heard every version of this conversation: the hesitation, the back-and-forth between adult kids and parents, the years of stalling because the family home felt impossible to leave.

It’s why she’s launched Ray White Downsizing, a dedicated specialist offering for downsizers, retirees, and families managing a sale on behalf of a loved one. It's a niche that calls for genuine expertise, not transactional selling.

Her clients are usually heading somewhere specific: an apartment closer to family, an over-50s community, or a retirement village they've been quietly thinking about for years. The common thread: the family home has to be sold first, and it has to be done right, because everything that comes next depends on it.

Kirralee's approach is built around three things. Pace, so the move is considered rather than rushed. A specialist's grasp on where you're heading, not just what you're leaving behind. And the price, because the highest possible result is what opens the next chapter. 

Selling the family home isn't just a transaction. It's one of the biggest moves of your life. Kirralee treats it that way.

 

Ray White Ashgrove

Led by Adam Downes, together with a team of sales professionals, property management and sales administration, Ray White Ashgrove has been providing unparalleled service to both sellers and buyers since its establishment more than 30 years ago. From its beginnings as one of Brisbane’s foundation agencies, Ray White Ashgrove is now part of the Ray White Network consisting of more than 1000 offices. Recognised as offering exceptional service with unwavering focus, the Ashgrove office has years of experience in real estate and retains indepth knowledge of the local market. Our sales team are skilled in negotiation and astute in assessing opportunities for our in…
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