meet our team

Introducing Gold Coast Buyer’s Agent Matt Koch and his wife Kathryn. They’re the team behind Hemko Projects and local Gold Coast developments the Burleigh Beach Retreat and Kaari on Kiers, Miami. They’re proud to now bring their experience buying real estate to Gold Coast property hunters through Hemko Buyer’s Agency.

Over the last 10 years we’ve perfected our property purchasing and due diligence processes. This means that property hunters on the Gold Coast can now leverage our purchasing, investing, renovating and developing skills to help confidently guide them to their next dream home, renovator’s delight or investment property with long-term capital growth.

We offer an end-to-end Gold Coast Buyer’s Agent property purchasing service. Our client’s particularly benefit from:

  • Our detailed due diligence process, which is just one part of our custom four-step property purchasing process.
  • Matt’s professional project management experience that keeps the search on track and the client fully informed.
  • Our hands-on experience renovating and developing properties on the Gold Coast – we have an eagle eye for a great renovator’s delight or knock-down rebuild opportunity.

Matt Koch

Director
Qualifications:
  • Queensland Real Estate License
  • Certificate IV: Building and Construction Management
  • Project Management: Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner Certification
  • Registered Certified Practising Project Manager (CPPM) – Australian Institute of Project Management
  • B. Information Technology

As a professional Project Manager, Matt brings a wealth of experience and exceptional organisational and analysis skills to his work as a buyer’s agent. Known for his effective communication and responsiveness, Matt ensures every detail is managed with precision and clients are never left in the dark. His personal background in buying, selling, developing, and renovating properties on the Gold Coast means that he has a unique and comprehensive understanding of the Gold Coast real estate market to benefit his clients.

Matt is passionate about representing buyers in the property purchase process. He excels in finding and securing the best properties, including off-market opportunities, by leveraging his strong relationships with local agents and his keen market insights. With nearly 20 years’ experience as an IT Project Manager primarily in the construction sector, Matt now focuses entirely on helping clients achieve their property purchasing goals.

With more than five years living, owning and developing properties on the Gold Coast, Matt has detailed knowledge of the City of Gold Coast City Plan and end-to-end experience with the local building and development process. 

When he’s not attending open homes and auctions for fun, Matt’s a former tennis pro and still swings a racquet several times a week at Pizzey Park in Miami, loves a round of golf, is an aspiring surfer, and a long-suffering Newcastle Knights fan.

Kathryn Koch

Marketing Director
Qualifications:
  • Business (Marketing)(Hons)
  • Grad. Cert. Creative Writing
  • Grad. Dip. Interior Design (partially completed)

Kathryn (Kath) is a professional marketer with nearly 25 years’ experience in marketing and brand building. This includes experience working for a range of large organisations in the infrastructure sector including AECOM, Urbis, UQ, Aurecon, GHD, Port of Brisbane, and Gold Coast Open House.

Kath brings valuable insights from the Burleigh Beach Retreat and Kaari on Kiers, Miami, to Hemko clients looking to find a property to renovate or develop. Kath can also assist buyers connect to an extensive network of trusted suppliers in the Gold Coast region.

When she’s not working on Hemko, Kathryn dedicates her time to volunteering in the local community through her involvement in the Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads and as Chair of the District 9640 Rotary Youth Exchange program, helping students from Goondiwindi to Grafton and throughout the Gold Coast access the life changing experience that is youth exchange. Her commitment to this volunteer work is inspired by her own experience as an exchange student in South Africa.

Hear insights from Matt and Kath about their property development journey with Kaari on Kiers, Miami, thanks to the team at ABI Interiors:

Hemko Buyer’s Agency simplifies your Gold Coast property search, ensuring you find the right home, renovation project, or investment at the right price.