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Cindy is a nice young lady. We always liked her, especially when she started in real estate. She was so enthusiastic, so keen to do the right thing. An honest and decent young lady, the sort of person the real estate industry needs…

They call them “JAFAs. It’s a derogatory term that applies to 90 per cent of today’s real estate agents. J-A-F-A stands for ‘Just Another Foolish Agent.’…

The easiest way to sell any property is to drop its price.
The first thing most agents do when a property has been on the market for as little as a couple of weeks is to suggest the owners drop the price…

In these two articles, I will show you how to sell your home without using an agent. Provided, of course, that not using an agent, will give you a better result.
In most cases, you will get a better result without an agent. Especially a typical agent…

When it comes to paying commission (and costs) to agents for selling homes, most sellers get it wrong…

On Friday, June 16, 2023, in Victoria’s County Court, former estate agent Richard Hayden was sentenced to a year in prison plus a two-year community corrections order…

The common con in the real estate world today is the “premium advertising con”.
It may also be called “platinum”. It depends on the website on which your home is advertised. Most agents con sellers into using more than one website.
Here’s what happens:…

Good and decent people often think everyone else is good and decent too. This is why they get hurt.
In real estate, “hurt” comes in two forms – financial and emotional…

Most parents are acutely aware of one of the most important rules in protecting children: “Be careful who they hang around with.”
Most home sellers, however, are unaware that a similar rule applies to homes. If you want to achieve the right price for your home, don’t allow your home to be compared with similar homes that have sold…

Imagine this.
You have a lovely home, and you decide to sell.
You choose an agent and sign the paperwork.
Later, you are chatting to your neighbour. They would love to buy your home. They want it for their parents who are getting on in years…