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WHY AGENTS DON’T “LOSE” ON ADVERTISING COSTS
Why are Australian home sellers stung for thousands of dollars in advertising costs if their homes do not sell?
“ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE” ADVERTISEMENT GETS $200,000 EXTRA!
Home owner’s might like this story. Some home owners wanted to sell their gorgeous home in one of Sydney’s most popular suburbs.
HOW TO SELL YOUR OWN HOME – EASILY!
92 per cent of Australians do not trust estate agents. Yet the first thing that 99 per cent of Australians do is contact an agent.
WHY IS YOUR HOME NOT SOLD?
Does this describe you? Your home has been for sale for weeks, maybe months. It has not sold. You probably feel terrible.
HOW HOME SELLERS WIN
Do you want to be “controlled”? Do you want to be forced into doing what you don’t want to do? Of course not. Well, if you blindly sign
BEWARE OF ‘INTRODUCTION AGENTS’
Too many home sellers are being caught by an outrageously common trap. Today, I am going to tell you about it and show you a simple technique
THE BIG SECRET SELLERS MUST NEVER TELL
A property was recently sold for $11 million. The buyers were willing to pay $15 million. This goes on all the time: Sellers seldom realise
COVID-CLOAKED PROPERTY CROOKS
An old property scam in a new disguise is about to target the public.
Over the past 25 years or so, this scam has destroyed – yes, literally
“MIRACLE DOLLARS”
Many years ago, Lee Iacocca, the legendary business executive made an unforgettable claim. He said he could go into any business …
HOW TO PRICE YOUR HOME
If you want to sell your home for the best price, there is one simple rule you must follow. Put a price on it.
TWO AGENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ASIA
All over the world, estate agents and developers have cosy relationships. The developers use agents to find suitable building sites. The agents use the developers as a source of commissions.
SPRUIKER RIPS OFF JENMAN
On Friday May 13, 2005, property spruiker Dolf de Roos ripped Neil Jenman off.
THE SCAM OF TIME-SHARE SCHEMES
Ten years before the hard-sell investment seminars and two decades before get-rich- scams, timeshare touts harassed tourists at the Gold Coast. They were the original spruikers of Australian real estate.
KOVELAN BANGARU ESCAPES
Cannonballs of blame are being hurled across Martin Place, Sydney, between the Australian Securities and Investment Commission and Geoff McDonald of Hall Chadwick.
THE ASKING PRICE TRAP
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 SELLERS CAN EARN AT LEAST $80,000 IN 6.5 HOURS
Years ago, we fell victim to a simple scam. A fake email was sent to our accounts department asking for an invoice to be paid.
HOW TO SAVE YOUR HOME
The word ‘mortgage’ is French in origin. It means “an agreement until death”. In January 2020, the number of Australians suffering
DROP YOUR AGENT, NOT YOUR PRICE!
The easiest way to sell any property is to drop its price
In most cases, however, owners should drop their agent not their price.
HOW ADS KILL SALES
There are 195 countries in the world. Yet Australia and New Zealand are the only countries where agents expect home sellers to pay for advertising costs.
THE CORONAVIRUS EXCUSE
Aside from the pandemic, I believe something else is hurting home sellers today. I’d like to tell you about it.
Home sellers, you are being told that prices are crashing, and the property market is falling off a cliff –
AGENTS SAY “ALL BUYERS ARE LIARS”
How to get the truth and the best price by Neil Jenman This happens all the time in real estate… Buyers make an offer on a home. They tell the agent they “won’t pay any more”. The agent contacts the sellers and urges them to accept the offer. The agent may say: “If you don’t […]
CONTROL YOUR FEAR OF AGENTS
In February, Lana and Ian, a retired couple, decided to sell their home. An agent said auction would get the best price. Only dishonest or incompetent agent
MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU LOVE
A common mistake of agents – and the reason they often fail to get the best price for a home – is this: They focus too much on price.
HIRING AN AGENT IN COVID-19
If you want to sell your home for a great price in these times of COVID-19, you must find a great agent. There are two stories going around about the effect
SHOULD YOU SELL IN COVID-19?
In these times of COVID-19, one thing is certain: Thousands of home-sellers are withdrawing from sale. In addition, thousands are delaying selling.
COVID-19 “AGENTS DECLARE WAR ON TENANTS”
For the first time in their lives, due to a disaster over which they have no control, thousands of good tenants are facing some very bad agents dishing out very bad treatment.
COVID-19. HOW ONE AGENT RESPONDS
Below is a statement sent by a real estate office, Hampton Peters Real Estate, in Burnie on Friday April 3, 2020, to its many ‘landlords’ and tenants.
AUCTIONS DESCEND INTO TOTAL FARCE
Even with the usual fake auction clearance rates, there was no way the industry could hide the auction disasters on the weekend.
HOW YOU CAN SELL WELL DESPITE COVID-19
Three Sydney real estate agents decided to play a round of golf last weekend. Smiles, back-slaps and hand-shakes (despite the warnings) all – around.
