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IT’S TIME TO TALK SERIOUSLY ABOUT REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS

The first question most home sellers ask agents is: “How much commission do you charge?” Now, to be sure, commission is important. It’s a factor all sellers focus upon. But commission is not the most crucial factor in selling a home. There’s another factor that needs to be discussed: What price will the agent get for your home?…

DON’T SELL YOUR HOME!

This happened years ago. But the message still applies today – maybe more so. I came bounding into my real estate office. There was a man at our reception desk. His face was familiar…

DANGER: EXCLUSIVE MEANS “EXCLUDED”

If you are selling your home, you need to learn a tip to save you thousands of dollars. It’s simple and easy to use. And yet, probably 99 out of one hundred home-sellers would never use this tip. They’ve probably never heard of it…

THE STRANGE SECRET

If you want to sell your home in today’s market, you are about to discover a secret that may give you hundreds of thousands of dollars extra. There’s a new boom in the real estate industry now. A boom in negativity. It’s affecting most agents. This means, of course, that most home-sellers are also affected – negatively…

DON’T PAY ANYTHING

Last week, my wife and I went for dinner at a Thai restaurant. It looked good from the outside. But appearances are not always reality. We ordered mixed vegetables with chicken…

COMPARING AGENTS’ COMMISSIONS

It seems so logical: You want to sell your home. Dozens of agents want to be selected. So, you choose the agent who offers you the cheapest commission…

“HOW CAN YOU BE SO STUPID?!”

What’s the matter with you, mate? You want to sell your home, your biggest financial asset. And what do you do? Something incredibly stupid like sign-up with the first agent who tells you what you want to hear…

THE GOT-A-BUYER TRAP

If you live in anything but a tent anywhere in Australia, you get “junk mail” from real estate agents. Their common headline is “BUYERS WAITING!!”…

TWO TYPES OF AGENTS

When it comes to competency, there are only two types of real estate agents – those who ‘wait’ and those who ‘work.’ With the boom all but over – and with reports of a looming crash…

AUCTIONS IN THE 2022 MARKET

Steve and Marie live in Melbourne. They are in their mid-30s. Two weeks ago, after more than 10 years of hard work and committed savings, Steve and Marie bought a home. They paid $1,530,000…