BUYERS AGENTS SYDNEY

On or off the market, the Curtis Associates team will find you the best property and the right price.

We are here to help you throughout your property purchase journey.

We are an independent and exclusive Sydney buyers agency offering our clients a highly personalised property buying service fully customised to your particular financial circumstances and property buying goals.

Whether you are a first-time home buyer, a savvy property investor wanting to grab a great off-market deal, an overseas buyer wishing to invest in a safe haven like the Sydney property market, or are buying in a new area and not sure what to pay or where the best streets to live, or just time-poor and want an experienced buyers agent to pound the pavement on your behalf; we the right services offering to suit your goals.

We offer an all-inclusive and extensive property-buying service where Chris and his team will spot, evaluate, and create a purchasing blueprint that will follow and find the best Sydney property on your behalf. They’ll also go into bat for you when negotiating with real estate agents, do all the tricky negotiating and even attend stressful auctions. They only rest once they’ve done their job and found the right property at a decent market (and sometimes below-market) price. For buyers not requiring our full suite of services, we offer bespoke buyers agent services for various stages of the buying process.

Residential Buyers Agents

We do everything for you. We research, search and assess the market for high-performing Sydney properties that meet your specific requirements, narrow down the options and then provide you with only suitable properties. We will also present the upsides/downsides of each property. Once you’ve identified the property you want to buy, we will develop a purchasing strategy, deal with the agents, do all the negotiating (while keeping you in the loop) and protect you from overpaying. Finally, we will buy the property pre-auction or off-market or attend the auction on your behalf. With our full-service package, we do all the legwork and will fight to get you the best deal possible.

Negotiation only

You find the property and let us handle the sweet-talking real estate agents. We’ll discuss a strategy and the best way to negotiate to get you the property at or below market price. When you work with Curtis Associates, you won’t overpay or fall for any sales agents’ smoke, mirrors, or sales tactics. We know all the tricks and how to avoid falling for them. Our Negotiation service gives you the best chance and complete confidence to secure your dream property for the best possible price. Let us help you create a comprehensive buying strategy that gives you a competitive edge over everyone else.

A buyer’s agent makes the property purchasing process smoother and less stressful; we represent you 100%, and you end up having seasoned real estate professionals going into bat for you on your behalf. We do all the searching, inspecting, negotiating, bargaining, and even going to auctions, so you don’t have this headache. Yes, you do pay a fee for our service but think about how much money we will save you on your property purchase. It’s so worth the investment of engaging an exclusive buyers agent. Since our firm doesn’t handle sales listings, we have no conflict of interest when extending our services.

While the same incentive remains for a buyer’s agent as a seller’s agent, whose commission also increases with sales price, we follow a different standard. A buyer’s agent has a fiduciary duty to their client. Buyers’ agents are regulated in Australia and are subject to the same rules of professional conduct as any other estate agents. Licencing regulations may differ from state to state. However, a buyers agent like Curtis Associates is legally bound to work for your best interests. We must collate and pass on all relevant information about your property purchase to help you decide if you buy the property. As experienced exclusive buyer’s agents, we can identify properties that could outperform other Sydney properties in the market and negotiate the best price with often hard-nosed Sydney agents. 

While purchasing a home anywhere in Sydney can be a life-changing decision, the prices of Sydney real estate make it even more so. Getting your first home is super-exciting, and there are many hurdles and hoops you have to jump through before you get your hands on the keys. The buying process is a huge emotional roller coaster ride with many ups and downs. Having a professional buyers agent giving you advice and acting in your best interests will relieve stress and anxiety. The massive advantage of hiring a buyer’s agent is that they’ll help you choose the right Sydney property and negotiate the best price. The Sydney real estate market can be a nightmare with so many people racing around on a Saturday morning looking at properties and hassling agents about strata fees and expected prices. How will you make heads or tails of what’s going on before auction day? How can you be 100% certain what the real estate agent is telling you is true? It can be so frustrating! Hence, a buyer’s agent is the best solution possible.

Why?

We help determine the seller’s motivation.

The buyer’s agent will be able to determine the seller’s motivation for selling quickly. Whether it’s a divorce, a deceased estate, or financial issues, you’ll soon discover how motivated the seller is. A highly motivated seller will likely bargain with you and accept a quick sale. Having this information at hand is absolute gold.

Assesses Local Market Conditions

Your buyer’s agent will know local market conditions and, even more, know local market prices. They should know what’s recently sold, what’s been passed in, and what the suburban record prices are. They’ll know if the prices in the area are going up or down and be able to advise you to the nearest dollar what you should be offering. If local data is lacking within the building or local area, your buyer’s agent will find comparable properties in other buildings nearby. They’ll look at variables like bedrooms, bathrooms, the unit’s floor, a view, how much light the apartment or home has, pool, amenities, etc. Beyond recent transactions, the buyer’s agent will also look at the listing price and trends for similar homes. The Sydney market is currently a buyer’s market with interest rates rising, so it’s good to have someone who understands the volatile Sydney real estate market and acts accordingly.

Property Condition

You must know the current condition of the property or apartment building which can be very complex. These include the building’s profile, age, unit mix, ownership share of primary users versus investors, electrical/plumbing/roof leaks etc. At Curtis Associates, we can help you get a clear understanding of the property you are about to purchase. So you want to avoid being stuck with a lemon and paying massive special levies or strata fees. Plus, we can let you know what latest improvements have happened in the building or house and if any extensive future upgrades or improvements/ enhancements are happening.

Relationships Matters

In the competitive Sydney real estate market, you must go above and beyond for your clients. It’s all about reputation and delivering the goods. So instead of client turnover and trying to make as much as possible at Your Buyers Agents Sydney, we are all about creating long-term, long-lasting relationships. We pride ourselves on good old-fashioned customer service, a professional attitude and being extremely approachable. We are always there to take your calls or emails and never go missing in action! We are 100% there for you every step of the way.

You have to find a local buyers’ agent you can trust and one you feel has understood your property buying goals. Look at their online reviews to make sure you are dealing with a credible and professional buyer’s agent. Give them a call or meet with them in person to see if they measure up to your standards. Ask them to give you a few case studies and examples of what they have achieved for their past recent clients and especially

i) the percentage of the properties they have shortlisted and bought for their clients in the past six months that have been off-market and

ii) how did the price their client paid for the property they bought compare to the price someone else paid for a comparable property within the six months after they bought for their client. Did they make or lose money for their client? And make sure they back both answers up with hard evidence. Also, don’t be shy to ask for contact details of past recent clients you can call to discuss how those clients felt about them after the buying dust had settled. Make sure they also explain their systems and processes for working with you. Remember, you are about to embark on one of the most significant financial commitments of your life, so you have to trust them 100%.

There are so many benefits to using a buyer’s agent, and the following are just a few.

i) Saves you lots of time: Browsing the internet, speaking to real estate agents that may not be 100% transparent, and spending weekends going to opens and auctions all take time, energy and lots of patience. It can also be quite disheartening to lose out continuously.

Professional buyers’ agents cut all the hassle and headaches out by doing the legwork for you. They have all the contacts in the real estate industry and will source properties that suit your budget, investment needs and lifestyle. Just think about all the time you can save by using the services of a buyer’s agent.

ii) According to Domain, first-home buyer couples, for example, need to spend an average of six years and eight months saving a deposit for an entry-level house in Sydney. If a buyers’ agent can help you shorten that time, it’s an exceptional service.

iii) Saves lots of stress: Buying a property is a very stressful and emotional time for many people. A buyers’ agent can eliminate a lot of this stress by taking the emotion out of the buying process. Using a buyer’s agent can mean you never have to deal with sometimes slick, fast-talking real estate agents whose job is to get as much money out of you as possible.

iv) Give you access to off-market sales: many vendors don’t want to advertise their property on the market and prefer to sell it privately. A buyers’ agent (with their real estate agents and other contact networks) can get you access to these off-market properties. According to the AFR, there’s a substantial amount of property being offered for sale not listed online with its best guess being that such properties account for at least 50 per cent of all properties. At the coal face, the percentage is a lot higher than that. If you want access to all these fantastic off-market real estate opportunities, you should be using a buyer’s agent.

Buyer’s Agents generally charge a fixed fee or a fixed fee in your price range. This fee is for the time, effort, contacts and advice they have given you in the buying process. Most people generally ignore this fee and think about all the benefits they received by not having to deal directly with the real estate agent and about the financial and lifestyle gains they achieved by using a buyer’s agent instead of buying on their own.

Also Read: HOW MUCH DOES A BUYER’S AGENT COST?

In Sydney, the vendor or seller does not pay the buyers’ agent. The buyers pay buyers’ agent’s fees for their work to secure a property, such as finding, researching, shortlisting, appraising and negotiating on your behalf.

We come across properties for sale throughout Sydney daily. But, before we delve deeper into giving our clients any property details, we need to know why the seller has put their property on the market. What’s their motivation, and what time frames are they looking to sell? To help buyers get critical information from sellers’ agents, the following are six great questions you can ask them when doing the Saturday shop around.

1. Why is the vendor selling?

Understanding the key reasons why a vendor has listed their property can give valuable insights into the price and what they are willing to accept. Once you have this information at your fingertips, you’ll be better equipped to negotiate with the agent and know a reasonable starting offer price.

2) Are there any other variables in the selling price?

The asking price is only sometimes the significant motivating factor for vendors. They’ll often want a short settlement period (they might need the cash), change cooling-off periods, larger deposits, etc.

3) How long has the property been on the market?

This is a crucial question because the longer the property has been on the market, the more likely the vendor is to sell. That is unless they have unrealistic price expectations. If the property has been on the market for months, then you might be lucky enough to get an exhausted vendor looking to drop the price to get the whole process over and done with.

4) How many contracts have been issued?

Let’s be honest here. The selling agent could pluck any number out of the air, but most honest agents will give you an accurate figure. Logically, popular properties will have more contracts than unpopular ones—the more contracts out, the more likely there will be aggressive bidding at the auction. A buyers agent guiding you through this process., especially for properties in demand in Sydney’s Eastern & Northern Suburbs, will give you a competitive advantage.

5. How did you determine the list price?

How did the agent arrive at the asking price? Was it based on sales around the local area, or was it what the seller thought was a reasonable educated price? Knowing what’s selling locally will help you counter any unrealistic prices pitched in your direction during the sales process.

6. What else should I be told?

If you’re buying an apartment, you need to know if any significant structural works in the pipeline will incur special levy fees that you’ll have to fork out on top of the sale price. And, are any structural or utility issues hidden if it’s a house? Perhaps there’s a new DA at the council for a new development that will block those gorgeous views. So, naturally, the selling agent will be reluctant to divulge any negative news about the property. Still, it’s the buyer’s agent’s job to uncover these morsels of gold that can reduce the sale price.

These are six quick questions to ask the agent and put them in the spotlight and are vital, especially if you’re buying a property in the super competitive Sydney market. Knowing the answer to these will better understand the vendor’s motivation for selling and put you in the driver’s seat for a far better deal. Of course, this will be their job if you use a buyer’s agent like Curtis Associates, but these tips are super-useful if you plan on going it alone.

An off-market property is a house, apartment or off-the-plan property that has yet to be advertised for sale online and where only a hand full of selected buyers, agents and purchasers have been told about the property. The vendors may have engaged a real estate agent and have a price in mind, but they want to avoid going through an auction campaign and sell it discreetly through the agent’s database of clients. Many properties in Sydney are sold this way which is where engaging a buyers agent is perfect, as you are privy to many properties on the market.

Whether you’re relocating to Sydney for the first time, returning from years overseas as an ex-pat or are an overseas buyer from China, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the USA or India, our team will be able to help you purchase a property legally. We know all the laws about foreign investment in Australia, plus we have contacts with many seller agents, so we can help you buy a property in Sydney without any hassles. In addition, we are experts in the local Sydney property market.