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Let’s have an end of year ‘chat’ about real estate, especially for 2026. In some way, real estate touches all Australians. And yet, without knowing it, most Australians could do better in their real estate lives.

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/why-agents-lie-to-home-buyers/. Neil Jenman is Australia’s trusted consumer crusader. He can support you, all the way, from choosing an agent whoRead More »WHY AGENTS LIE TO HOME BUYERS

When you sell your home, an agent will ask you to sign an agreement. That’s if you choose to use an agent; if you knew what most agents do, you’d do what most sellers should do – sell your home yourself and get a better price at a much lower cost.

Does this describe you? Your home has been for sale for weeks, maybe months. It has not sold. You probably feel terrible.

Buying a home in Australia has become so frustrating. Home-buyers have dozens of reasons to detest the process of finding a home – especially when dealing with agents.

These days, many home sellers are paying thousands of dollars to ‘STAGE’ their homes. But is this money necessary? Does it increase the selling price?

When it comes to competency, there are only two types of real estate agents – those who ‘wait’ and those who ‘work.’ It’s just as important as ever for home-sellers to choose the agent who’ll get the best result.

From the moment a home is listed for sale, most agents have one goal – to persuade the sellers to reduce their price. That’s unless, of course, they manage to ‘fluke’ a sale at the usually excessive listed price.

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.

Real estate agents who describe themselves as “the best” are the worst when it comes to looking after home-sellers. Not all of them, of course. But certainly, most of them. They may sell the most homes, but they rarely sell homes for the most money.