| Buyer’s agents (or advocates) appeared on the Australian real estate scene less than 10 years ago. 76% of all property purchased in the USA is purchased by a buyer’s agent. More and more consumers are enlisting the services of a buyer’s agent to help them find and purchase their dream home or investment property. Individuals selling a property use the services of a “selling” agent as they do not have the expertise, so why do individuals believe they have the expertise to buy a property? When selling you want the highest price with the best possible terms so you employ a Real Estate Selling Agent. However, when buying you want the lowest price and the best possible terms in your favor. So the intelligent Real Estate homebuyer and investor uses a Real Estate Buyers' Agent it just makes good sense. Selling agents are ethically unable to effectively help you buy at the lowest price with the best terms as they are obligated to work for the seller (not you), as that's who is paying them. | Buyers' agents are retained by you, the purchaser, so that’s who we are working for - just you. By using Australian Property Buyers you, the buyer, can have the upper hand and save time, money and stress in your next real estate purchase. Having the agent search for the ideal property keeps many buyers’ weekends free from scouring through newspapers, meeting with agents and attending inspections. Buyer’s agent’s generally offer two types of services. The full service sees them search out properties meeting their client’s criteria and also negotiate the purchase of the property ultimately chosen, whether by private sale, set sale or auction. Buyers may also engage buyer’s agents purely to bid for them at an auction or negotiate for a house they have found for themselves. Buyer’s agents understand implicitly the bidding process and bring to auctions the confidence, emotional detachment and tactics necessary for a successful bid. Buyer’s agents charge an engagement fee before they begin the search for a property. Users of the full service can expect to pay a flat fee or a percentage of the property purchase price. These fees are negotiable, depending on the type of service you require. |