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Sales - Last 24 months

20
$37.8M
(+ 1 sales to be confirmed)

Sales - All time

78
$152M
(Confirmed sales)

Over $48 Million in property sold in just 6 months and over $1 Billion across a lifetime - Robert Ballard and his business partner, Veronica Schoonraad, are far more than your everyday Real Estate Agents

#2 Sales Partnership, Eastern Suburbs Region 2026

Ten and a half years at Barfoot & Thompson have taught me one thing above all: a sale is never really about the house. It's about the people standing in it, and where they're trying to get to next.

Alongside my business partner, Veronica Schoonraad, I've helped move over $1 billion in property across my career — $38 million of it in the past six months alone — earning us the #2 sales partnership in the Eastern Suburbs for 2026. Those figures matter only for what sits beneath them: hundreds of campaigns priced right, marketed hard, and negotiated to a close.

Veronica and I don't split the work so much as cover each other's blind spots. Where one of us reads the room, the other reads the contract; where one builds the relationship, the other holds the line in the negotiation. For you, that means one seamless campaign — no dropped threads, no "let me check with my partner."

What you can count on from us: honest pricing, even when it isn't the number you hoped to hear; marketing that earns attention rather than simply buying it; and a team that treats your sale with the same care we'd give our own.

I don't chase listings — I build relationships that outlast the transaction, which is why most of my business today comes from people I've sold for before, and the people they send me.

If you're weighing a move, let's have a straight conversation about what your property is genuinely worth in today's market.

I look forward to working with you.

With over eight and a half years of experience at Barfoot & Thompson, I have developed an unparalleled level of expertise in the real estate industry. Together with Veronica, we have successfully sold more than half a billion dollars in property, establishing ourselves as a formidable team.

Our dynamic partnership thrives on utilising our individual strengths and skills to complement each other and ensure seamless deal closures. Unyielding in our determination, we work tirelessly to achieve our clients' goals, treating them with the same care and consideration we would our closest friends.

As a dedicated workhorse, I am committed to providing exceptional service and fostering lasting relationships in the real estate world. I look forward to working with you.

Testimonials

Ester Houlton - Vendor

"Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Robert and Veronica to assist me in selling my home. When I met them they were warm and friendly and made me feel at ease. Everything from the initial conversation, signing up, photography, (which was amazing and will be a treasured memory of my well-loved home), marketing and working through a difficult time with the recession, then to the auction, was professional with the required empathy, patience and support I needed to get through the process. It was a great result for myself and the new owners. Thank you both for managing what could have been quite a difficult and emotional journey, making it smooth and achieving the result I needed to move into my new home. I would happily recommend Robert and Veronica to anyone. 10/10! Are you sure there isn’t an 11/10 option?!"

James and Linda S - Vendor

"Thank you, Robert and Veronica. We greatly appreciate the job you did and that we have been able to achieve what we wanted, thanks to you both for finding the buyer. We appreciate the tenacity and drive that you brought to our side of the transaction, and that you worked in a very short space of time to get people through our place. I also appreciate your understanding of the other side of the transaction; securing one of Peter’s apartments. Yes, there is always a bit of luck, but in reality, it is perseverance and approaching it in a thoroughly professional way that pays off. What I appreciated too was that you were out there ensuring that there was competition with the people you brought through. You may have had a general agency, but you treated it as if it was all yours and made sure there was activity in the market. I especially liked Robert’s social media video; it showed a commitment to creating interest and getting it sold."
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