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A few years ago, they barely existed. Now they are everywhere. Agents who help buyers instead of sellers. They are Buyers’ Agents…

Zac is a Sydney schoolteacher, one of the best. Zac cares about the children with whom he spends each day. Indeed, he cares so much that he takes extra courses (outside the school or Education Department) on how to be a better teacher…

Two homes on Sydney’s North Shore. Next door to each other. A combined worth of more than $10 million ($5 million each)…

When I was an agent, there was one promise I refused to make to sellers. I never promised to sell their home at a specific price.
I did make two promises, however. First, I promised that the price I got for a home would be the highest price and second, no other agent would get a better price…

This is a real estate story that almost breaks my heart. It’s an all-too-common story that applies to agents in every area of Australia, mostly the rookies…

If you’re trying to rent a home today, it’s bad news. Rental costs soaring with available homes vanishing. Stories of greedy landlords, dreadful properties and heartless agents.
In many parts of Australia, trying to find a home to rent is so depressing. No other word for it…

If you’re about to put your house on the market, you’ll have no trouble attracting agents. The mere scent of a big commission will attract dozens of agents.
And if you enjoy being harrassed by agents promising you all sort of miracles, well, you’ll maybe have fun as agents grovel, beg, and plead to list your home. Not to mention the promises – especially from weaker agents as they under-cut and over-promise their competitors…

It was a British sitcom. It was quoted in the Bible. We are told to “love our neighbours”. Yet many of us never think of neighbours.
In real estate, there are two big ways neighbours can help you…

Imagine owning a property that even agents don’t want to sell.
That’s what happened to one owner recently. Four years ago, he bought an apartment off-the-plan from one of those expert “investment advisers”. He paid $550,000…

In the real estate world, a “tough nut” is a home seller who wants too much money.
To some degree, most sellers are “tough”; they want a great price. That’s okay, it’s just human nature. It doesn’t matter what we are selling – from a car to a home – we all want a good price…