Whether you’re a seasoned seller or new to the game, a refresher on what to expect as you navigate through open homes, offers and contracts can come in handy.
Here are some of the key phases you’ll go through on your journey to selling your property.
We’ve been working alongside Cantabrians to sell their homes for more than 30 years, helping many of them achieve record prices. And, in that time, we’ve seen that there’s a stark difference between the results a good agent can achieve and those that a great agent delivers. This is why we spend so much time, and invest so many resources, into developing world-class talent. Backed by industry-leading training systems and mentoring programmes, our agents are the best of the best.
We work with you to carefully develop both the content and placement of your marketing – so buyers are attracted to your property.
When you choose a Harcourts Grenadier agent, you don’t just get one agent. You get more than 500 of them. One of the biggest advantages of working alongside Harcourts is the strength of our network. As soon as your listing goes live in our system, it’s available to every agent in the city. That not only exposes your property to them, but to any of their buyers who may be looking for a home like yours.
Buyer enquiry and inspections will typically be at their highest when your property first enters the market. Current prospective buyers will always be quick to view a new listing that meets their requirements. However, once this initial rush of activity has passed, there’s no need to feel concerned or anxious as the level of enquiry decreases. On average, most buyers look at about 14 properties before they make a purchase. Rest assured your sales consultant will remain in regular contact with all potential buyers for your property.
When a buyer has viewed several properties, they often act quite quickly once they find the one that appeals to them the most. This can often lead to a keen buyer presenting an offer early to avoid missing out. Your Grenadier Sales Consultant will guide you through this process.
To enable your sales consultant to encourage a potential buyer to take emotional ownership of your property, we recommend you are not present in the property during open homes. Rest assured we will always maintain the security of your property and possessions. Group viewings at open homes will allow you to prepare the property to be seen at its best and allows you to control the viewing times.
Communication between your sales consultant and you is essential throughout the selling process. As their role is to be the messenger from the market, they will report all feedback to you. This way, when you receive an offer on your property, you’ll be able to make an informed decision.
At Grenadier we assure you that your sales consultant will follow any contract of sale through to settlement date, staying in communication with both the buyer and yourself. Be aware that we will continue to market your property if the contract has conditions waiting to be met, for example ‘subject to finance approval’. Marketing for a buyer will only stop when the property is legally sold.
Much of your sales consultant’s business comes from local property owners who become aware of the agents’ success. Once we have achieved a successful sale, we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to display the SOLD sticker on our signage.
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