Private versus agent sales

The superhot housing market means demand for property is running high, particularly in Auckland. Odds are now tipped in favour of sellers.

This means many a property owner planning to sell will be pondering whether they need a real estate agent to help them.

After all, it can’t be too hard to sell in a booming market, can it?

In the August issue of NZ Property Investor magazine, our journalist set out to find the pros, cons and realities of selling a property privately as opposed to selling via a real estate agent.

She found that it’s not hard to establish why a private sale might seem an attractive option.

Potential savings and greater control of the process might be on the cards for the private seller.

But it’s also easy for a private seller to overlook crucial components of the sale process which, in turn, can have a significant impact on the end sale result.

To read more details about selling privately versus selling via an agent – and to find out the top 10 tips for private sellers - click here to get the digital issue of NZ Property Investor magazine.

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