What is a Buyers Advocate?

A Buyers Advocate is a licensed real estate agent who works on behalf of the purchaser, rather than the vendor. They are sometimes also called a Buyers Agent or Buyer Broker. The Buyers Advocate's job is to find, assess and acquire a property for the purchaser.

Why use a Buyers Advocate?

In today's age of easy access to information and property sale data, the role of the Buyers Advocate has become more specialised. The real value in using a Buyers Advocate is getting access to Off Market properties, saving purchasers time and avoiding costly mistakes.

How much does a Buyers Advocate cost?

Generally speaking, Buyers Advocates in Melbourne charge the purchaser a fee for the service. The cost varies between the size and difficulty of the job, between 1% and 2.5% of the purchase price. Always be wary of low cost or low flat fee service providers, these often come at the cost of higher volume and lower customer service.

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Good decisions come from experience

There are three things to consider when searching for a property and this is what we do as a buyers advocate.

Firstly, there’s Price. This one is pretty self explanatory. It’s the budget you are willing to allocate to purchase your home.

Secondly, there’s the Property. The physical characteristics you require in a home. The number of bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas, floorplan, condition and quality of the building, the style or construction.

Lastly, the Position (location, suburb, precinct). Things to take into account here are streetscape, amenities, transport, commerce, security and demographics.

Most people will need to compromise on at least one of these three criteria. Our job as a buyers advocate is to understand your situation and future goals enough to educate you on the correct compromises, because neglecting one of the P’s too much could leave you stranded in that property forever.

Meet Our
Advocates

We bring each client a combination of deep industry knowledge and expert perspectives from both sides of the real estate industry resulting in brilliant outcomes.

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Tim Picken

BOROONDARA & STONNINGTON

Nuno Raimundo

MELBOURNE INNER NORTH

Phillip & Tom

BAYSIDE MELBOURNE

Michael & Andrew

MORNINGTON PENINSULA

Julio & Hamada

SYDNEY - INNER WEST

David Turnbull

SYDNEY NORTH SHORE & EASTERN SUBURBS

Seaton Jones

SYDNEY - EASTERN SUBURBS

Lachlan Delahunty

PERTH

Rowen Powell

PERTH - INNER WESTERN

David Robbins

MANNINGHAM & WHITEHORSE

Ryan Lobik

PERTH - OUTER WESTERN

Richard Lambert

PERTH - SOUTH WEST

Christopher Loftus

PERTH INNER

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The first step in your property journey, whether it be buying or selling, is gaining clarity on your situation.

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Services for Buyers

With teams in Melbourne, Sydney & Perth, our experienced buyer agents / Buyers Advocate are here to help you today. Our prestige home-buying service consists of on and off market search, assessment and negotiation to secure your perfect home.

Full Search

Full search of homes on and off market, expert assessment and price analysis, negotiation and auction bidding.

Assess & Negotiate

If you've found your perfect property we can help negotiate the deal for you.

Sales Advisory

We can help you with the sale process of your home and act for you by dealing with the selling agents

Buyer brief

A young expatriate family contacted us from New York where they’d been living for the past 5 years and engaged us to find them a home to relocate to. The brief was to find a large family home in the inner-eastern suburbs with proximity to private schools and good access to the CBD. Within 3 months we had found a fantastic home for our clients which they loved and after evaluating the right price we successfully acquired it at auction and negotiated a longer settlement period to tie in with their return date to Australia.

Time magnifies mistakes

Many people subscribe to the theory that it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake with property, it will fix itself over time. Sure, you might have paid too much but you’re in the home you love, what could be the problem? The longer you leave it, the worse it becomes, and we’ll show you why.

Determining A-Grade property

It is pretty simple but so many people get this wrong. The decisions you make, and the compromises that you take or don’t take, will have a big effect on your available options should you want to change your mind later. If the market has shifted since you bought, you could find yourself in hot water.

How to value a property

There’s a few different ways to value a property, and these days the banks have more control than ever on agreeing with the market price you have paid. It can depend on the type of property, how unique it is, the number of sales in the area, and the speed that the market is moving – up or down.