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Need to sell your home?

Selling your home does not have to be stressful and daunting, our aim is to provide you with a service that you enjoy using and would recommend to your friends without hesitation. When you sell your property we believe you should be able to pay off your mortgage, go on an overseas holiday, or buy a new car instead of paying thousands in commission plus advertising charges. Contact us and you can rest assured that you will always be talking with a licensed agent who will know exactly what we offer and how to best sell your home.

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We offer owners two packages:

Sell for $1900		Sell for 0.8% commission (to a maximum of $4,800)
Professional valuation (3rd party) Professional photographs Internet advertising "For Sale" sign You run "open homes" "Open house" signs and flyers 250 marketing flyers We negotiate with buyers Support		Professional valuation (3rd party) Professional photographs Internet advertising "For Sale" sign We run "open homes" Local letterbox drop We negotiate with buyers Support
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Steps to listing your home

Before you are able to officially list your property on the market, the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003 requires a number of documents to be available to prospective buyers. You should allow approximately two weeks to have all of the reports and necessary documents completed, although this can sometimes be done in a shorter period of time. When you have made the decision to sell you home your need to:

• Contact point8estate to discuss your property, we will come and look at your property showing past sales in the area to give a ball park sales amount however we include a professional valuation of your property by a certified valuer into our service. Once you have read the valuation we leave the listing price up to you, we do this as some agents will over inflate sales prices to get listings and some give lower prices to ensure a quick sale, getting a valuation gives transparency and peace of mind for you as a seller.
• If you choose to use us as your agent we will provide you with an agency agreement which you can either sign or take to your solicitor to peruse first, with our agency agreements you are not locked into using our agency for a three month period, if at any time your are unhappy with our service or your personal circumstances change you can cancel the agreement. Once the agency agreement is signed we will make a time for our professional valuer and photographer to come to your home. Within 24 hours of the photo session we can show you a draft website and brochure for your approval.
• Make an appointment to see your solicitor who will draft a contract of sale. If you do not have a solicitor, a list of firms who do conveyancing in the ACT can be found on the Law Society's website: www.lawsocact.asn.au
• Choose an energy assessor who will provide an Energy Efficiency Rating Statement. A list of authorised professionals can be found on the ACT Planning and Land Authority website: www.actpla.act.gov.au
• Choose a building and pest inspector to carry out an inspection on your property. The Yellow pages lists professionals in the ACT who can provide this service www.yellowpages.com.au.

When you choose to use point8estate as your agent we are able to organise and be at your property during the inspections.

Once we have received the marketing contract from your solicitor your home is officially on the market, we are flexible with viewing times and are more than happy to run open homes as well as show buyers through at times that are convenient to them, including after hours appointments.

When a buyer makes and offer we will let you know and negotiate with them to achieve a great result, this not only means a high price but settlement times, inclusion etc are all discussed at an early stage to make sure sales go ahead smoothly. Even after a buyer signs a contract it is important to note that they have a 5 working day cooling off period in which they can withdraw their offer. If this is done, they are required to pay a forfeit fee of 0.25% of the purchase price or $250 per $100 000. This is usually drawn from the deposit held in trust and the remainder returned. Buyers in the ACT can waive this cooling off period, which is done by the solicitors.

In the ACT, there are two copies of the contract of sale, one which contains the sellers signatures and one with the buyers signatures. When these contracts are "exchanged" the sale has legally taken place and settlement is usually within four to six weeks. At the time of contract exchange the buyers are advised to take out insurance on your property.

If you would like more information on the selling process consult the Real Estate Institute of ACT's website www.reiact.com.au.

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