Tag Archive for: Buyers Agent

Real Estate Agent's Fees Differ

How Much Do Real Estate Agents Charge in NSW and What To Look Out For

Real Estate Agent’s in NSW fees can vary considerably depending on the location of the property.  A Sydney real estate agent’s percentage will be less that what an agent charges in NSW country regions.  The reason is that properties in…

Is a Buyer’s Agent Just About Saving Money?

Does A Buyer's Agent just Save Us Money? The people that we have helped engaged us as their Buyers Agent for many reasons.  Every other Buyers Agents is telling prospects it’s all about getting access to properties that are pre market or…
First Home Buyer

10 Tips for First Home Buyers

Research the Areaattend open for inspections to get a basic idea on property values, there can be a big difference in an asking price and a selling price). Attend a Few Auctions(Get an idea how Auctions work go along and watch a few) see…

The Truth About Auction Results

Auction clearance rates are misleading and do not reflect the true clearance rate.  Every week domain will publish results on a Saturday afternoon, and they will be revised down again next week.  BUT…..This revised down percentage…
Real Estate Savings

How Much Does a Buyer’s Agent Charge?

There are two types of fee structures that buyer’s agents use.  One is a percentage based on the purchase price and the other is a flat fee based on the purchase price. Depending on the purchase price the average cost ranges from 1.5 to…
COVID & Property

How Does the COVID-19 Restrictions Affect Real Estate? | MULLIGAN Acquisitions

Can I Inspect a Property For Sale? Yes and No.  If you are in one of the hotspots LGA’s you cannot leave that LGA to inspect a property.  If the property is within your LGA you can.  People outside of one of these LGA’s can inspect…
Underquoting

What is Underquoting in Real Estate and Why do Real Estate Agent’s Do It?

Underquoting in Real Estate is illegal, and agents can face disciplinary action for doing so.  The problem is most property buyers are not aware it is illegal and do not report it to Fair Trading NSW.  An example of underquoting is when a…
First Home Buyer

Five reasons why first-home buyers should buy right now despite COVID-19

It’s hard right now to see what a post-pandemic property market will look like, but there’s one thing experts agree on – first-home buyers with a secure job should be house hunting right now. This year kicked off with the First Home…
Real Estate Negotiations

How to Be a Better Negotiator When Buying a Property and 5 Tips from an Expert!

Real Estate Buyers Agent, Paul Mulligan says it’s not too difficult to beat the average real estate agent at property negotiations.  The average real estate agent has done no more than the legal requirements of becoming an agent. …

Woman Can Be a Target When Buying Real Estate

Unfortunately, in high-pressure sales, many women are taken advantage of.  Think about a single woman walking into a car yard they are preyed upon; Real Estate is no different. We're not insulting the intelligence of a woman some fantastic…
First Home Buyers 5% Scheme

What Is The 5% Deposit Scheme For First Home Buyers?

The scheme is due to start on 1 January 2020, the government plans to provide a guarantee to buyers earning less than $125,0000 a year.  One of the requirements is that you have a deposit of between 5 and 20 percent of the purchase…
Real Estate Savings

How This Buyer’s Agent Helped His Parent’s Buy A Property When There Were 4 Other Buyers

My parents are in their 70's have only bought one property in there lifetime, and this was way back in the 1960s.  They had just sold the family home they lived in for over 40 years, it was a massive decision and emotional time. Mum and…