You appoint one agent to list the property for sale and they take responsibility for the progress of the marketing campaign. It's the only way to be sure you have someone giving you a solid effort but beware the 60 day appointment! Make sure your chosen agent offers a written guarantee of service so you can give them the bullet if they're not doing what they said they would.

Costs of construction are quite simply pricing most of these guys out of the market for the time being. Buyers do like new property but price is always an issue and if they're ready to move now they might not want to wait for an off-plan purchase. Using an Interactive Floor Plan helps us compete with developer's buyer info kits on a more even playing field too.

If there's a chance they'll buy it call them first... you don't need us to do that. But no, once you appoint us you'll be responsible for commission regardless of who buys the property. Take some comfort: if we weren't this tough with our money (and time) how careful would we be with yours?!

Don't we wish this was a simple answer! The market's settled to an average selling time of approx 8-10 weeks. Keep in mind that some buyers are 'lying in wait' and often the best price is achieved when you first come on the market as these buyers jump for a fresh listing, rather than the 'stale' ones. Provided you've had careful advice and research from your agent don't be afraid to sell quickly.

In the good old days we'd insist on 5% of the purchase price to ensure your buyer had more than just a contract to assure their "good faith". With our average inner Brisbane price now pushing through half a million dollars buyers often don't have these funds at the ready. Often we can split the amount with some paid on signing and a balance on finance approval to give them time to withdraw from a term deposit or similar. Either way we strongly recommend you don't take the home off the market unless they're prepared to put down a significant sum.

As your appointed agent we have a duty to act for you - but we also have a legal duty of care to any prospective buyers. We need you to tell us about any maintenance or other concerns. With almost every buyer carrying out building and pest inspections there's a good chance they'll discover the issue anyway. We don't want a fresh negotiation battle with a cranky buyer late in the contract process when you might have packed your boxes or bought another place.

We think so, yes. Like you need a doctor when you have a nasty itch. Some things in life aren't worth leaving to chance!

Be our guest but please remove them prior to us showing any buyers. No matter how small the item a buyer doesn't want to be told they can't have it. If you're unsure what usually stays and what goes please ask us.

To ensure we provide all our clients with first class (Bees Nees) service we only handle exclusive or auction listings but we're happy to show other agent's buyers through the property and share commission with them (called "conjuncting") if a sale results.