Bassam Tofaili

Director

Since beginning my Real Estate career in 2004, I’ve built a genuine passion for the industry and the relationships that come with it. Over the past 22 years, I’ve learnt that success in Real Estate comes from hard work, consistency, strong market knowledge, and a commitment to delivering exceptional results for every client. Known for my energetic nature and positive approach, I take pride in leading a dedicated sales team that shares the same drive, values, and commitment to excellence. Together, we focus on creating a seamless experience and achieving outstanding outcomes for our clients. Family remains at the heart of everything I do. My late wife Zeinah will always hold a special place in my heart, and our three beautiful children continue to inspire me every day. Outside of Real Estate, I enjoy travelling, exploring different cuisines, time with family and friends, and maintaining a strong focus on personal growth through naturopathy and over 17 years of martial arts training. This balanced approach to life has shaped both my personal journey and professional success.
We had an outstanding experience with YPA Port Melbourne, and we cannot recommend Bassam highly enough! His exceptional service and guidance throughout the entire process were unparalleled. Bassam's expertise and dedication ensured that we achieved a result beyond our expectations, making more than we ever thought possible. His professionalism, clear communication, and genuine care made the entire journey stress-free and rewarding. Thank you, Bassam

Tania

Bassam was an absolute pleasure to work with; he's knowledgeable, responsive, and truly dedicated to finding us the perfect home. His expertise and professionalism made the entire buying process seamless and stress-free, and we couldn’t be happier with our new property!

Pasquale

Bassam was an exceptional agent for his clarity, knowledge, authenticity, and energy. There were challenges presented when it came to selling my property but Bassam's experience kept me at ease, helping me navigate a complex market. I greatly appreciated his honesty which allowed for realistic expectations served with a side of optimism. I am very happy with the result and would thoroughly recommend Bassam to help others with their next property needs.

William

We recently purchased our home with Bassam's help and are delighted with the experience. From our first viewing, we knew we were in great hands. Bassam's professionalism, efficiency, and negotiation skills made everything seamless. He facilitated communication with the sellers and handled every detail. His clear communication and market knowledge made the process stress-free. We highly recommend Bassam for a genuinely enjoyable home-buying journey.

Teresa

Bassam is the ultimate professional. He was responsive with our questions, kept us informed constantly with the progress of the opens and interest. He was honest, open and kind with the emotions involved with selling a home.

Margaret

Bassam gives everything 120%. He is very considerate of your circumstances and is extraordinarily generous with his time and energy, professional at all times, researches constantly, knows the market and can relate to potential buyers without hassling them. He assisted me in presenting the property at its best and doesn't cut corners. I felt supported-confident throughout the process of selling the family home of 30 years and am extremely happy with the result. Highly Recommend Bassam!

Helene

Bassam contacted us as he had a potential buyer interested in looking at our house. We were open to this opportunity although we were not thinking about selling at the time. After one viewing, short negotiations our house was sold within a week with a favourable settlement, conditions and price. We found Bassam to be very professional, enthusiastic, and an excellent communicator and these skills enabled him to achieve this great result. We thoroughly recommend Bassam Tofaili.

Brett & Dianne

Bassam is a breath of fresh air in realestate his passion and genuine knowledge of the circumstances is exemplary, I would have no doubts about using Bassam again

Peter

The most professional and transparent agent I have dealt with. This is the second time I have dealt with Bassam. Navigating the buying and selling world was difficult for my wife and I as many agents seemed to lead us astray or promise things that just seemed unreasonable. We faced nothing but honesty from Bassam, which was incredibly refreshing. Thanks again Bassam, looking forward to using your services again in the future. Wishing you the best!!

Katie

Very impressed with Bassam’s market knowledge and genuine approach. No BS, honest and straight talker. Went out of his way to help us as we were out of state, nothing was difficult. A thorough gentleman.

Nathan

Bassam was excellent to work with. As a first home buyer, I appreciated Bassam taking time to answer my questions, which supported me on my home buying journey. Bassam was also readily contactable after the sale was finalised which I greatly appreciated when additional queries arose.

Jessica

I cannot thank Bassam Tofaili enough for helping me find my first apartment! From our first meeting at the Open to handing over the keys, Bassams professionalism and genuine care made the entire experience enjoyable. Every question I had was answered promptly, making the whole process feel seamless. Thanks to his guidance, I have found my perfect apartment! I highly recommend Bassam for anyone looking for a dedicated and personable real estate agent.

Anthea

Excellent knowledge of the market, great to deal with, honest, and so helpful!

Emma

I met Bassam at an open home in Port Melbourne. I missed out on that property at Auction, he then contacted me and let me know about another home as my buyers advocate and assisted me to secure my Dream Bank House in Port Melbourne. I was so impressed by Bassam's honesty and genuine approach that I asked him to sell my property. He assisted me in preparing the home for sale, ran a great auction campaign and sold it for an amazing price.

Maria

Bassam was friendly, knowledgeable and kept me up to date with everything when I was selling my apartment. Wonder communication, would definitely recommend - thank you!

Naomie

The absolute best in the business! Bassam and the team made our experience of buying our first home a calm and positive experience. Bassam diligently answered all our questions and on multiple occasions went above and beyond in providing service to us. I would wholeheartedly refer Bassam to anyone looking to buy or sell!

Nicholas & Anastasia

We had a great experience with Bassam Tofaili of YPA Port Melbourne from his initial appraisal of our commercial property through to its sale. He is so well organised, a great communicator and has friendly, approachable manner. Bassam was prompt communicating, he always kept appointments and we found him to be very professional. The sale was made in quicker time than we expected! Thanks Bassam, we definitely recommend you to others considering selling.

Gillian S

Couldn't be happier! Bassam is the best! Bassam really is exactly what you need when selling. He is not your typical real estate agent at all in that he is not pushy or overbearing. He gives everything 120%. He is very considerate of your circumstances and is patient whilst also helping you along the difficult road, particularly when you are, as I was, selling the family home of 30 years. He is extraordinarily generous with his time and energy, professional at all times, researches constantly, knows the market, can relate to potential buyers without hassling them, assists in presenting the property at its best and doesn't cut corners! I felt supported and confident throughout the process and am happy with the result. Highly Recommend!

Dani Perrott

Bassam is not only a high value person, he’s a professional and an outstanding agent. Our experience dealing with Sam was nothing short of fantastic. We highly recommend YPA Bayside to anyone in search of a property.

C.Hoffman

Bassam is one of the best in the business. We have had the pleasure of using Bassam to assist us in purchasing multiple properties and can honestly say he has been amazing to deal with.

Kamil Zajac

I had the pleasure of dealing with Bassam for my recent move to Melbourne and I couldn't have been happier with the experience. Bassam was professional, knowledgeable, and always available to answer any questions that I had about the property or the area. Even after I moved in, he made himself available to assist with any questions I had and ensured any maintenance work was attended to on time. His attention to detail and commitment to exceptional service sets him apart from others. I would highly recommend Bassam to anyone looking for an outstanding agent.

Nikhil Ganesh

Great experience throughout. Sam has been great to deal with through the whole process. We had a very stressful settlement due to difficulties with financing and he did what he could to help. Communication was always good and he is a really nice guy. He might even make me think that real estate agents aren’t that bad after all. Lol. I would highly recommend Sam to anyone. Thanks Sam for our amazing new residence and workshops in Brunswick

Eddie Botha

Couldn’t have asked for a better experience for renting my first apartment. Was welcomed to the office to collect my key with a welcoming feel of the office and a beautiful moving in gift. Bassam has been wonderful and available to assist me with anything I might need. Would absolutely recommend Bassam and YPA to others!

Jasmine Shatter

Bassam Tofaili is a true professional and a most courteous and attentive real estate agent. Having met Bassam we believed he would provide integrity and honesty in his dealing with us and we were not disappointed. We were kept fully informed throughout the sale of our commercial property and found Bassam’s process up-to-date and efficient. It has been a pleasure to deal with Bassam and I highly recommend him and his YPA team at Port Melbourne.

Gary

I give my special thanks to Bassam who is one of the most passionate property agents and an industry expert in his field that I have seen. When I signed him up to sell my property; from Day 1 he was so dedicated to ensure my needs as a Vendor was met. His commitment to his work had made the sale of my property possible beyond all odds. Bassam is one of the rarest agents who never sleeps till his job is done to the full expectation of his client. I give my 100% reassurance that if anyone wants to sell or buy a property, Bassam is the right person for it. He's a legend!

Maryann

Professional and reliable. I was looking for an investment property and since my initial outreach to request for a viewing, Bassam has been quick to respond, polite, informative, and provided me the best assistance in guiding me towards my first purchase. Highly recommend if you want an agent that gets the job done right.

Miki Sherry

Very happy I used Bassam Was kept informed almost daily. Exhaust all avenues to get me a sale. I will be using Bassam again for other properties.

Frank Donato

Friendly, supportive, very professional and results orientated. Bassam is a very nice person with a good heart. He worked really hard to sell our apartment in Port Melbourne even in a very hard time where market was not so good. He also became a key person to help us to buy our little Mansion in Caroline Springs. We highly recommend his professional service.

Prakash Subedi

Professional. Bassam was great throughout the purchase process.

Benjamin Sinclair

My experience of Bassam has been outstanding. He fully appreciated my context of needs. Bassam gave expert advice, was always available displayed an expert knowledge of the market and put me in contact with a conveyor of exceptional quality. My property had several problems beyond the control of both of us, think poor management, issues with cladding and a long term tenant with a long lease. Bassam managed these and other challenges with real patience and effect. I appreciated his knowledge of the market, treatment of me and lots of consideration of my demanding work commitment, limited availability, and other challenges. Bassam has integrity, clear communication, a warm personality as well as being very very good at his job. I rate him highly to anybody seeking a high quality agent.

Michael Lee

Professionalism at its best. Bassam is very professional in everything that he does and kept us well informed during the selling process and worked hard to achieve the best possible price for our property.

Graham & Sandra

Best in the Business! Very satisfied with Bassam in the sale of my property. He is trustworthy, hard working, very professional and made the entire process simple and stress free. After my property was listed with another agent for 3 months without a single offer, Bassam was able to sell my property with multiple offers within 13 days! The results speak for themselves. Highly recommended!

Matthew Bartalotta

Bassam was so lovely and honest to deal with, so much experience and knowledge about properties. The whole experience was pleasant, very informative and knew his stuff. He stood out from the other agents with his polite and lovely manner. Was always happy to help with anything and went over and beyond.

Maria Marks

Very Professional & Organised. Bassam was very helpful & hands on. Assisted in organising staging the home with furniture, tidying up the gardens & much more. Energetic, very professional & knowledgeable. Achieved a much higher price then I expected.

Anne Wilson

Exceptional service!! Bassam was exceptional! He kept me updated all the way through and was very proactive finding buyers even during the slower time. Thank you and I would highly recommend you to my friends and family and I will engage you again when I need to sell. We would like to thank you again for the wonderful service that you provided to us, when selling our place. You made it so easy for us and got the price we wanted. You were also prompt and up front with your reports which we appreciated.

Zane Sadat

Professional & Friendly Bassam was a pleasure to deal with. Professional, courteous & knowledgeable. Fast, proficient communicator.

Scott Atkin

Professional Integrity. Respect. Transparency. Being first home buyers and having  dealt with other agents who were quite shonky, we were pleasantly surprised when we came across Bassam Tofaili from YPA Bayside. Bassam went above and beyond to keep my daughter and myself updated with all communication and was extremely helpful throughout the entire process of buying our forever home. Whether you're buying or selling, Bassam and his team will have you covered. I can't recommend them enough!

Nicole Jolly

Purchased a home with Bassam as my agent Bassam has gone above and beyond to help with everything I needed purchasing my first home. He has helped me with all of my questions and given great recommendations and advice. He is professional, reliable and a great communicator. He has made the experience seamless, would recommend him as an agent to everyone! Thank you Bassam!

Trisha Zileski

Well presented and spoken and very helpful. I would recommend Bassam to people as he is very good at his job what he says is what you get keep up the excellent job.

Cassandra Russell

Smooth selling and settlement Bassam guided me in the sale process and i found his knowledge invaluable and a plus to my whole experience.

Dominic

Outstanding Service From the beginning Bassam was professional, knowledgeable and engaging. He responded to my enquiries in a prompt manner and went out of his way to be helpful in obtaining the information I required. A very smooth process with no hassles.

Denise Hooper

Bassam delivers. I put the property on the market and took on board Bassams wealth of experience and he guided me through the process and then Success. A sale . My trust in Bassam was well founded.

Dominic

An exceptional service! Bassam Tofaili has done a very exceptional job in selling our property! He's very polite and professional in dealing with us. He maintains a constant call to updates us on the progress on the sale. He is very knowledgeable in the real estate in the area. We highly recommend.

Edwin Tuazon

Great Experience ! Bassam was so easy to deal with during the entire sales process. He was knowledgeable, prompt at returning calls and queries, above all honest and open with any questions asked.

Carolyn Stephens