Tom is a straight shooter, valuing transparency authenticity and a calm process over unnecessary complexity. He brings extensive real estate experience from working within Geelong and Melbourne. Tom’s approach is grounded in clear advice, strong local knowledge and a belief that confidence comes when every party feels properly supported.

What do your clients commonly say you do differently? I’m often described as a straight shooter, and I take pride in that. I believe real estate should be transparent and straightforward, without unnecessary games. My focus is on creating a process that minimises stress and gives both sides confidence. What are some core values you live by? Authenticity builds trust. I believe you should not try to be anything else; just be yourself. That principle guides how I communicate, negotiate and build long-term relationships. Why Buxton? When I was considering joining in 2015, Ben Riddle told me there would not be a place in the group without honesty, trustworthiness and genuine behaviour. That statement made the decision easy, because it defines how our group operates.

Reviews

5.00

Tom has a 5.00 star rating, according to realestate.com.au.

Last updated: July 2026

Tom was easy to communicate with, has great knowledge of the area, and made sure the process was smooth and straightforward for us. Would highly recommend.

Mae M

Geelong West

“Geelong's best agent.. Cannot fault Tom and the Buxton team for their campaign, support, and delivery of a great outcome at Auction. Emily and I always felt informed, comfortable and confident from the initial listing through until the champagne cork was popped! Tom managed over 100 visitors and numerous potential buyers over the campaign, he generated great publicity for the listing and delivered a stunning result on Auction day. As they say, 'the big players step up on game day'. The outcome achieved far exceeded our expectations and undoubtedly confirmed Tom as the leading agent in Geelong."

Vendor

“Tom Butters just made it easy while achieving an excellent outcome Tom Butters is personable and a straight talker. We have been dealing in property for over 40Years- both in buying and in selling property and have seen it all! Tom has provided a service that has been the most hassle free, yet extremely effective we have experienced for some time. As others who are great at what they do, he makes it look effortless while working extremely hard behind the scenes. He is an excellent communicator and his knowledge of the market is deep and sound. He made the whole process easy and smooth. We would recommend him to anyone looking to sell their property and feel that he is easily one of best people in the business."

Vendor

The BEST result from a genuine, honest + professional agent. With the post-auction nerves only just settling, we are still in total awe of Tom Butters and his absolute professionalism in selling our home. Our first experience listing and selling a property was entirely positive thanks to his efforts to get us our ‘sold’ – a result we are over-the-moon with, and a journey that has been as stress-free as possible. From initial meetings to discuss expectations, Tom left us secure in the knowledge we had chosen a genuine and honest agent who would do the absolute best for us, as well as make others feel comfortable inspecting our property for their consideration. His ongoing work and frequent communication with us, right through to auction day, left us very happy and ‘in the loop’. Tom’s calm and confident presence on auction day was also highly comforting and his negotiation skills were second to none. Seriously! We were in awe. It goes without saying, we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Tom to anyone else who values honesty and professionalism, and to those who are looking for an agent who really will strive for the best result possible. Thank you Tom!

Vendor

Tom was faultless. He was everything you would want in an agent and we would use him again if selling in the future.

Sarah A

Newtown

He was the auctioneer,he really got the people to understand if they really wanted they had to bid or loose it He excelled with his positive out look And we genuinely appreciated all that he achieved on mums behalf

Pamela/wendy M

Manifold Heights

Tom and Simone were wonderful from start to finish . Couldn’t fault them in any way ! Will def sell again with Tom in the future

Kristie H

Newtown

Could not recommend Tom enough! He made the process of selling extremely straight forward. Tom was honest and upfront from day one (telling us a year ago not to sell and just hold on if we could) It was a no brainer when the time came and the market shifted to call Tom again to sell our property. Thank you for all your hard work.

Madelyn B

Newtown

Tom and his team did an amazing job selling our house

Stephainne M

Newtown

Outstanding service, very clear and transparent with our purchase and response time to emails and messages were excellent.

Philip S

Newtown

Tom listened carefully, understood my situation, and acted quickly. I highly recommend buying or selling a property with Tom

Maria V

Belmont

I couldn’t be happier with the service I received from Tom. He handled the process with professionalism, clear communication, and genuine care. Tom’s market knowledge and attention to detail gave me complete confidence every step of the way.

Elonie O

Grovedale

Tom was very friendly and knowledgeable. If there was anything I needed, he attended to my enquiries effectively and efficiently. The whole process was smooth with no anxiety attached ! Thank you tom ☺️

Andrea P

Leopold

As always, Tom went above and beyond selling our latest property for us. We would never use any other agent in Geelong. Tom communicates with care and empathy, he is sincere and honest and always gets the best results in a timely manner. He took 24 hours to sell for us this time at a price well above what we could have hoped for. To say we were happy is an understatement! Thank you so much again Tom, you are one of a kind.

Helene F

Belmont

Great meeting Tom . Professional and warm. Easy to talk to and get information from . Very happy with the smooth negotiations and results.

Peter W

Highton

Super helpful! Helped us with buying our first home. We are so in love with it. Thanks to Tom for all of his efforts.

Rik d

Manifold Heights

We recently bought our home through Buxton & Tom Butters and very much appreciated the responsiveness from Tom and his professionalism during the process. He had no problems with organising for us an earlier inspection due to imminent travel we had planned, and he was approachable and efficient with responding to any queries we had throughout. Thanks Tom for your help in the process of us buying our home!

Felicity H

Herne Hill

Tom was fantastic with communication and advice from start to finish, and our property sold within a week! Highly recommend.

Eliza R

Herne Hill

Tom was a great support for the recent sale of our property. He has great knowledge of the local area. He is highly responsive and provided us with strong guidance along the way

Michelle W

Geelong West

Tom was very responsive and helpful when we needed to do a second inspection remotely on Facetime. A bit hairy buying a house you've seen once. Then making a decision based on a walk through!

Kirsty B

Geelong West

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