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Sell your home with confidence and ease. We're here for every step of the way, supporting all that goes into a successful listing or sale - whether it's helping make an offer on  or guiding through contract negotiation. Our friendly approach will be sure to bring out its best price by working closely alongside our knowledgeable agents.

We have extensive market knowledge in real estate so we can help make sure that when it comes time for selling the right person will give the right price. With our expertise there's nothing stopping us from getting results like no other company out here doing business today.

Recent Sale Successes 

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Under Offer - Starting In Style!

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Della Glassey
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Family Friendly

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Tracey Henderson
Too Good To Miss!

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Owner Has Purchased!

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Our Guide to the Selling Process

Selling your home can be stressful. But it doesn’t have to be. 

With practical knowledge and great support, you’ll be ready to meet the market with confidence. This helpful guide outlines what to expect in a successful sales process.

Let’s get started. 

Take your time to select a qualified, knowledgeable real estate agent who’s responsive to your needs, concerns and individual goals. 
You need an agent who:
  • understands your local area
  • has extensive knowledge of the current market
  • can tailor marketing strategies to suit your home and budget
  • understands what makes your home unique and saleable
  • encourages you to feel in control and supported
At Harcourts, Our Promise to you is what makes us stand apart from the rest. We believe our clients are for life, not just for the moment.

Preparing your home for sale helps you achieve the highest price for your property. A few simple techniques will ensure your home is seen in the best possible light by the most prospective buyers.

Here are our top tips for attracting more buyers and higher offers.
De-clutter 
Clean and tidy your home before it’s listed for sale and prior to each buyer inspection. It’s important to remove clutter and excess items to give your home a spacious feel. If you have lots of personal items (for example, photographs, memorabilia), it’s a good idea to package these up safely. This helps buyers picture themselves living in the home with their own personal effects.

Repair  
Undertake simple repairs and maintenance which improve the visual appeal of your home. Touching up paint chips, cleaning gutters and trimming gardens neatly all give buyers confidence in your home. Well-maintained and neatly presented homes attract more interest from quality buyers.

Style    
You can refresh your home’s look cost-effectively with new cushions, towels or window dressings in stylish tones. For a more substantial effect, consider updating the colour scheme, or engaging a home stylist or staging service to maximise your home’s appeal.

Photograph    
Quality photographs and video capture your home in the best possible light. Online marketing is a powerful tool for attracting the right buyers in the right price range. Well-lit, professional imagery highlights your home’s features and benefits, enticing online buyers to inspect. 

It can be difficult to determine the value of your own home. It’s important to research and understand the current market before deciding on a listing price, or price range. 
Your Harcourts sales consultantwill provide you with a well-informed, professional overview of recent home sales, current listings and comparable properties in your suburb or region. We base our sales advice on the latest market facts and figures and our extensive experience in local real estate.

There are several common sales methods to choose from when selling your home. Your Harcourts sales agent will explain the different options and help you select the best approach for your property in the current market. 

These include: 
Private Treaty  
Selling by private treaty is the most popular method in Australia. You list your home for sale at a set price or price range and invite private offers from buyers. Both buyers and sellers can negotiate conditions of sale. If you choose to accept a buyer’s offer, they pay a deposit and, in most states, a cooling-off period applies. 

Auction
An auction is a public sale inviting buyers to place their highest bid for your property. You set a reserve (minimum price), and the property will sell when offers reach this price, or higher. No special conditions of sale can apply (for example, building inspection) and there’s no cooling off period. 

Tender (or Expression of Interest) 
Selling by tender is a type of silent auction, often used with unique or high-end properties. You invite buyers to present their best offer (with any conditions of sale), privately sealed. The seller opens the offers on a set date and chooses a preferred offer (if one is suitable). This is not always the highest offer because conditions (for example, cash contract, unconditional) are a consideration. A cooling off period may apply.

There are also different ways to list your property with a real estate agent, and your Harcourts agent can explain the pros and cons to you. 

These include:
Exclusive listing  
This is the most common listing. You sign a contract with a professional real estate agent giving them an ‘exclusive right to sell’ your home for a set period of time. They focus their marketing attentions on your home and work to get you the best possible price. If your home sells during that time, they get paid a commission.

General Open Listing   
This is an open listing where multiple agencies can send buyers to look at your home. You would usually need to focus attention on marketing yourself, and different agents compete to sell your home. You only pay a commission to the agent who sells your home, and you don’t have to pay a commission if you sell it yourself.

So, your marketing strategy has been a success and you now have interested buyers.
At Harcourts, we give each prospective buyer a contract and present all buyers’ offers to you formally in writing. Both you and the buyer will have the opportunity to add conditions when negotiating the sale of your property.
Common conditions of sale include being subject to:
  • Finance approval
  • Building and pest inspections
  • Sale of another property
  • Solicitor’s approval of the contract
  • Specialist inspections
If you choose to accept the offer, all parties will sign the contract and the buyer will pay a deposit. The buyer’s deposit is typically 10% of the purchase price. For peace of mind, this deposit is held securely in a real estate trust account.

Settlement is an important date noted in the contract for sale. This is the day that ownership of your property passes from you to the buyer. This depends on what you agreed upon in the contract – usually 30–90 days after you both signed the contract.

Typically, settlement is arranged by your solicitor or conveyancer, the buyer’s legal representative and your financial institutions. 

Congratulations! Your property is now sold.

Our Team

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Jemma Burch
Jemma Burch
Operations and Compliance Manager
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Sarah Everist
Sarah Everist
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Della Glassey
Della Glassey
Licensed Sales Consultant
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Tracey Henderson
Tracey Henderson
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Phillip Kenny
Phillip Kenny
Principal Officer
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Jill Leonard
Jill Leonard
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Tammy McDougall
Tammy McDougall
Business Owner / Manager / Licensed Agent / Sales Consultant
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Financial & Administration Manager
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Rental Property Manager
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Property Management and Administration
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