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Is fear affecting your real estate decisions?by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 5 minsDoomsayers have been predicting it for years: House prices will collapse. After all, there has never been a boom in history that hasn’t eventually been followed by a bust.And the bigger and longer the boom, then obviously, the bigger the inevitable bust.Are we […]

by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 7.5 minutes apx If you’re thinking of selling your home in a so-called “tough market”, be careful. When all the talk is doom and gloom, it’s easy to feel gloomy and despondent. This makes you susceptible to short-selling your home. Here are some positive facts about negative real estate markets. […]

Written and Compiled by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 7 mins   It’s an undeniable truth: Respected research shows that 93% of Australians do not trust real estate agents. And here’s another undeniable truth: The reviews of almost all agents listed on a website called RateMyAgent (which is wholly funded by agents) show that these […]

What consumers need to know.by Neil JenmanReading time: 10 minsReal estate agents are the least trusted profession in Australia.Says who?Says the trusted research group Roy Morgan.93% of Australians consider agents untrustworthy.Wherever you go in Australia, most people have something negative to say about real estate agents.But not if you go to a website called Rate […]

by Neil JenmanReading time: Apx 5 minsSomething is happening in the real estate world. And it’s something that has not been seen in most areas for many years, perhaps decades.Tough times are here. And it looks like two things are on the horizon. Times may get even tougher. And they could be tough for a […]

How real estate agents lie to survive. by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 5 mins False quoting is rampant in real estate. Most agents (about 90%) participate in false quoting. If they don’t, they will struggle to survive. Without false quoting, these agents would struggle to find houses to sell, and they would struggle to […]

Dropping your price must be your last option. by Neil Jenman READING TIME: 8 minutes Okay, the property market has changed. The madness of the boom is over. And you’ve got your home for sale. Already, the agent – and half the neighbourhood – is making you feel like a loser. Not to mention the […]

Another look at real estate commission. by Neil Jenman   READING TIME: Apx 3.5 minutes Most real estate agents are massively overpaid. Never mind what they tell you, it takes the same time to sell a unit for $300,000 in Bundaberg as it does to sell a home for millions of dollars in a big […]

Especially for what you don’t want. by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 5 mins Recently, 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. When the meal arrived, it was mixed vegetables with beef. Not […]

The answer could save and delight you. by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 9 mins Every week inexperienced real estate consumers – home buyers, sellers, investors, tenants – make dreadful mistakes. Most mistakes are caused by two factors – the advice from agents (which is in the best interests of agents) and by the consumers’ […]

When it comes to the value of our homes, most of us are hugely optimistic. Our place is better than next door. It’s got better features; it’s better

How thousands of home sellers get ripped-off. by Neil Jenman Reading Time: Apx 5 minutes   Real estate is full of myths and misinformation.  Unless things go wrong, myths can go undetected. Home sellers may never realise they have been over-charged or under-sold. Once sold, sellers move on. Their home was sold; they got their […]

How Agents ‘Guilt’ Sellers by Neil Jenman Reading Time: 8 mins apx VPA – ‘Vendor Paid Advertising’. It’s now the most common scam in real estate. More than 90 per cent of agents perpetrate this scam. In some areas, it’s 100 per cent – all agents are conning all sellers. Except those sellers who know […]

How to spot smarter agents and sell for more by Neil Jenman Reading time: Apx 7.5 mins Most real estate agents have three characteristics: Greedy, Lazy and Stupid. GREEDY Greedy is not too bad – provided sellers control the agents. Don’t sign up for longer than 42 days (six weeks). If you give agents time […]

If you want to sell your home for the best price, there is one simple rule you must follow. Put a price on it.