Tag: real Estate Agents Archives

• Beware of Under-Quoted Property Prices

  August 31, 2017

  There has been a lot of talk in the real estate industry lately about a few agencies deliberately under-quoting potential buyers. But just how prevalent is this illegal technique and how does it affect you?

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  Tagged: property investing, real estate agents

• 8 Things a Real Estate Agent May Hide From You

  November 17, 2015

  Being a real estate agent isn’t always easy. It’s the agent’s job to guide their clients through every step of the purchasing process. This includes finding suitable buyers or sellers, negotiating property sales and closing out deals. But sometimes an agent prioritises making a sale over serving the needs of their client. They cut corners…

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• Consider using a Buyer’s Agent

  April 17, 2015

  A buyer’s agent is someone that acts as a middleman between property buyer and the real estate agent. In the market, sellers are eager to close out the deal with the highest price possible for any given property while buyers need to lock down the price at the lowest possible. If a property seller needs…

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• Agents Conspire With Sellers To Inflate Prices

  January 20, 2014

  No game is short of its share of villains and the great game called the property market also has its fair share of real estate agents who ply their trade dubiously. In an article for the website Smart Property Investment, Stefanie Garber talks about how they conspire along with the sellers to inflate prices of…

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  Tagged: home prices, real estate agents

• Hot agents Can Heat Up Property Prices

  August 9, 2013

  “But you see I am trying to look beyond you; it’s just that you are “clever as a devil and twice as pretty”. Are these the lines going through your mind when you meet a hot property agent looking to fix a deal with you? An interesting (and I am not using the term ‘interesting’…

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• What To Do If You Fail A Property Settlement Date

  July 17, 2013

  Rob Balanda for the Property Update advises how buyers should act if a real estate deal fails being closed on its intended date of settlement. In cases when you do not show up on the property settlement date, sellers get one-up on the buyers and often quote a higher price (let us say $100,000 more…

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  Tagged: property negotiation, real estate agents