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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.
SELLING WITHOUT AN AGENT
For Sale By Owner troubles show how hard it is in Australia to compete against real estate agents. Despite the emergence of several private
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
REAL ESTATE SNAKE-OIL
They came from the East, fanning across the country, setting up shows with promises of miracle health cures and “new discoveries”.
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.
INDUSTRY AWAITS OUTCOME OF MARKETEERING CASE
The people and companies behind the property scam known as marketeering – or two-tier marketing – have good reason to be nervous.
CONVICTED AGENT SELLING REAL ESTATE
A Queensland real estate agent is selling real estate despite being caught behaving dishonestly twice in a year.
THE FRAUDS AND FLAWS OF SELLING BY AUCTION
It was billed as “The worst real estate disaster .” A Current Affair told the story of how the highest bidder refused to sign the contract
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.
REAL ESTATE HOSTAGES
In life, there are few things worse than being stuck with people you don’t like – especially if these people have hurt and betrayed you.
How a Zookeper Discovered his Home was Worth $300,000 More.
Recently, someone asked John a personal question: What’s your home worth?
8 Reasons To Consider A Jenman Approved Agent When Selling A Property
You will receive a guarantee that the selling price you are quoted will be honest and accurate.
Another Auction Failure – Dave Hughes Admits He Would Have Paid More!
Early this week we discovered that comedian Dave Hughes was the mystery buyer behind the winners of The Block. But, he has now admitted that he would have paid more!
The Myth of Choosing a ‘Big Agency’
“You can’t sell a secret you know.” This is a line given by thousands of agents to thousands of home-sellers in order to persuade sellers to splash out more and more money advertising their homes. The theory goes like that the more places you advertise your home, the more buyers you reach.
Open Inspections
Opening your home for public inspection is one of the worst mistakes you can make. It is always a financial mistake, but it can also be your worst emotional mistake.
How Agents Get Free Advertising.
“Well. Who’s paying for the ads then” I asked, “Tell me, will you?!” He leaned across the table and gave me the cheekiest smile and said, “The vendors.”
How to Know the True Value of Your Home
There is one excellent way to know what your home is truly worth: Before you call an agent, call a valuer.
Avoiding Bait Pricing
Price Ranges are ‘Bait’ strategies which use a false low price to attract buyers. The Price Range method comes in a variety of names – By Negotiation; Offers Above; Price Guide. They are all similar and they all undersell your home.
Discover How Homesellers are Being Duped Millions in Advertising
Home-sellers are being duped into spending millions of dollars on unnecessary real estate advertising through a system known as Vendor Pays Advertising, (VPA).
How to Interview Agents
Always interview at least two agents. (The only exception is if one agent is highly recommended by people whose opinion you respect).
What Most Agents Really Cost You
A common question that budding home-sellers ask agents is: “How much do you charge?”
How to Choose an Agent
When you are thinking about selling, you are the most wanted person in real estate. Every agent wants to be the chosen agent who ‘lists’ your home.
Why You Should Consider Selling Your House Without A Real Estate Agent
Would we be better off selling our homes privately, or should we be going into the real estate game?
Rent to Buy Schemes are Dangerous Scams
Home ownership, that great Australian Dream, is harder than ever before. Across the nation, tens of thousands of families are locked-out of homes they can never afford to buy.
Murder for Sale
Overseas, they are called ‘Stigma Homes’, where something terrible has happened in the past, usually a murder. Stigma homes – or ‘Murder Homes’ as they seem to be called in Australia – can be hard to sell – as at least one irate home-owner in Melbourne is discovering.
