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A GREAT REAL ESTATE YEAR IN 2023?

A few years ago, I got the best compliment of my life. My wife said that I never let her down. I beamed with pride. I thought of Emerson’s words about success being: “winning the respect of intelligent people and appreciation of honest critics.”…

12 REAL ESTATE SECRETS

If home sellers and buyers were better informed about real estate, they’d get a much better result when they sell or buy real estate. There are so many ‘secrets’ in the real estate world – information that’s deliberately hidden from consumers or information they fail to discover because most consumers fail to do much research…

SAVING PRIVATE SELLERS

Australian home-sellers are the most bluffed in the world. The real estate industry has done a massive con job – convincing you, the home-owners, that, when you sell your home, you need a real estate agent. That’s not true. Not even close. Indeed, the opposite is likely true…

AUSTRALIA’S BEST JOB?

Imagine this for a job. It’s in the real estate industry. On average it pays $5,000 an hour. You see, you only spend five hours – that’s the time, as an agent, that you’ll spend “working” to arrange a buyer for an average home…

DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!

For more than 20 years, I have hammered the same message to home sellers and home buyers: DON’T SIGN ANYTHING! I have repeated it millions of times. I have printed all sorts of paraphernalia emblazoned with the “DON’T SIGN ANYTHING!” message…

THE TRUTH ABOUT REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING COSTS

When you sell a property in Australia, most agents expect you to pay advertising costs. Usually, this amounts to thousands of dollars. That’s in addition to thousands of dollars in commission when you sell…

“NUMBER ONE” CROOKS

Real estate agents to avoid. by Neil Jenman Article written and provided by Neil Jenman from Jenman.com.au . To see the original source of this article please click here. https://jenman.com.au/number-one-crooks/. Neil Jenman is Australia’s trusted consumer crusader. He can support you, all the way,Read More »“NUMBER ONE” CROOKS

WHY AGENTS ‘STALK’ HOME-OWNERS

“Stop harassing me! Honestly, you guys are like stalkers. Knocking on my door, telephoning me, leaving flyers in my letterbox. When I want to sell my house, I won’t be calling agents who’ve been hounding me. I’ll find my own agent, thanks. Now, get lost and leave us alone.”…

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…