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How agents can help you problem solve in a tricky market

Conditional offers, pets in the house, how can agents help?

Gill South
Last updated: 24 September 2024 | 5 min read
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Top agent trainer Josh Phegan shares how agents help sellers navigate a tricky market. For conditional offers, a good agent vets the buyer's property to minimise risk while keeping your home on the market.

For tired listings, agents can recommend improvements, with services like List Now offering finance for staging and maintenance. To counter low offers from buyers, agents must justify the asking price with market data. It's also best practice to remove pets during open homes.

Buyers commonly put in offers conditional on selling their own homes. What can agents do to help solve the chain situation?

Some listings come to market tired and under-maintained. What can agents do to help?

How can agents help sellers with pets when it comes time for open homes?

A lot of buyers are expecting a bargain when they bid on a home and they may ignore the asking price. How can an agent help them kick off negotiations close to the asking price so the seller is happy to engage?

Authors

Gill South Gill South
Business and property journalist

Josh Phegan Josh Phegan
Real Estate Speaker, Trainer & Coach