What Kind Of People Use Your Service?

Its a mixture. Sometimes it’s locals who are upsizing or downsizing. Mostly I help people who are moving from the cities and want to live in a lifestyle destination like the Byron Shire. Some people are planning their next five to ten-year move. They don’t know the area well or they’re time poor or they need some deep local knowledge before making a major decision like this.

What’s The Main Reason People Hire A Property Buyer’s Agent?

It is different reasons for different people. Probably the main reason is for people who are time poor or not able to be in the area while they’re looking. They need a long term local who knows the area well. Some people find the process of buying property quite difficult and adversarial and they want somebody to handle it for them. Some people want to feel that they are buying with certainty so that they have got experience and knowledge upfront for them. So there are various reasons why people would use a buyer’s agent but that’s the main one; people can buy with certainty when they use someone who knows the area and the process

What Are The Different Types Of Properties You Help People Buy?

We service the whole Northern Rivers area. We have also been south to Yamba and Coffs Harbour more than a few times. I do homes, units, and commercial.

Can You Buy Off-Market?

I do about 20 – 25 percent of my purchases off-market. There are many reasons why a property is off-market. IT varies a bit depending on what the wider market is doing. Some people want privacy and not have too many strangers coming through their house. I also have people who want something specific and since I’ve been doing this for 20 years, I know a lot of properties. I know a lot of owners who I know they may be sellers / they may not, but when I have got something specific, I can go directly to an owner and say are you interested in talking to a potential buyer.

How Does The Process Work?

When you contact me and you’re interested in engaging me, I send you my agreement. I need a $2500 engagement fee before I start. The commission is payable at contract exchange and is between 1-2% pf the purchase price – minus the engagement fee. It can take anything from a few weeks to 6 – 9 months. That is fine. I help you make a decision so it usually does not drift out too far into the future.

Homebuilder Grants

July 16th, 2020

The government is acting fast and loose with the public purse. It can be confusing for the average punter to get their head around what is possible and available. Especially as it is changing every day. Australians will be offered $25,000 grants to build a new home or start a major renovation under near-$700 million federal government housing package in a bid to boost the economy and act as a lifeline to the home construction industry.

Called ‘HomeBuilder’, the grant will complement existing State and Territory grants and schemes. Do you meet the criteria? Here are some of the main details around the grant and its eligibility criteria:

The scheme is restricted to people on middle incomes and to new homes and major renovations valued between $150,000 to $750,000
Pre-renovation value of the house must not exceed $1.5 million
Excludes sheds, pools, granny flats and any other structures not attached to the property
It’s a temporary scheme that will last until the end of 2020 and aims to build 30,000 homes by Christmas
The contract must be signed between 4 June 2020 and 31 December 2020. Construction must commence within three months of the contract date
The grant will be means-tested, allowing singles who earned up to $125,000 the previous financial year and couples who earned up to $200,000 to access the scheme

More than a month after the announcement of grants, there seems to be a hold up in the implementation of the scheme, waiting for the states to sign on. Despite this, it seems that people are already making plans to take advantage of the scheme. The federal minister for housing, Michael Sukkar has commented that he has been receiving feedback from tradies of increased workflow for the back end of 2020.

Sukkar also recommends prospective home buyers use Homebuilder as a catalyst to take a leap into buying or rebuilding that they may have been facing with trepidation in the earlier part of this year. This is obviously a significant opportunity for anyone looking to build or renovate but you’ll need to be prepared and have your finances in place so you can jump into action as soon as your state signs the agreement.

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Real Estate Buyers Agent

BYRON BAY | BALLINA | LISMORE | OCEAN SHORES

Since 1999
250+ happy clients
$310 mil
Properties sold across the Northern Rivers
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Properties purchased off market

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BYRON BAY | BALLINA | LISMORE | OCEAN SHORES

Since 1999

$310 mil

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