Tag Archive for: Buyers Agents

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…
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…
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…

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…
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…

Hot Tips on Weighing Up Whether Engaging Buyers Agents Services is Right for You

At the end of the day, it is your decision whether to engage the services of a buyer’s agent.  Only you can make this decision.  We’ve put together some of the benefits that should help you decide whether a buyers agent is…
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What’s the Difference Between a Buyer’s Agent and a Sellers Agent?

Let’s talk about the agent everyone is familiar with and that is a seller’s agent.  Selling agents are engaged by property owners to sell their property for a fee.  The role of the sales agent is to work in the best interests of the seller…

What is Price Baiting in Real Estate and What Can You Do About it?

Price baiting is a where a Real Estate Agent advertises a property for a lower price than a home seller would accept. An example of price baiting is when the agent advertises a property with offers from $320,000, however he/she is completely…
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How Can a Buyer’s Agent Help Me and Do I Need One?

Buyer’s Agents generally come from a real estate sales background (you should only select one who does) as they are skilled with both sides of the transaction.  They know how the agent’s and seller’s work. Buyer’s Agents are…

Is There Another Buyer on The Property You Are Considering Buying? Or Is the Selling Agent Being Dishonest?

Buyers need to better understand the difference between when a selling agent is telling the truth and knowing when a property is about to be sold, recommends Australia’s largest professional body of buyer’s agents. According to a 2018…
Warning Property Investment

The Dangers of The One Stop Property Shop

Hundreds of consumers have been scammed by the one-stop property shop.  This is not a business name; this is the company that you find on a Facebook ad or property investment companies.   These types of scams are too good to be true. “If…

How We Saved Frank & Silvia $88,000 When They Bought Their Dream Property…..You could too. We Did it in Under Two Weeks

Before we jump in is say that this property was not worth millions of dollars….It's not. It was under $1.5M. Frank and Silvia had been looking around for a property to buy, they'd been looking for over twelve months. They were frustrated,…