Melinda Jennison

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Thanks, Craig, for having me.

It's exciting to be a part of it.

Look, I think that we've had a much better 2021 than the other capitals such as Sydney and Melbourne.

I mean, as you know, we haven't experienced those large lockdowns like the other capitals.

major capital cities have throughout Australia so I guess you could say we've been lucky we've dodged a bullet with COVID but of course you know with the border closures a lot of people haven't been able to get up to to Brisbane and into Queensland so we're looking forward to having Australia as one again and not being all of these separate states.

It's a great question.

And just to help people understand what we do as a buyer's agent, first and foremost, we do represent the buyer exclusively.

So we're retained by the buyer to help them to find a property that's suitable for what their requirements are, but also complete the necessary due diligence on that property.

That includes understanding all of the impacts on a property.

In Brisbane, it's things like flood impact, noise overlays, as well as bushfire overlays, what might be underground, but more importantly, what they need to pay.

And that's a really tricky thing for a

growing in the housing sector at between 2% and 2.2% every single month at a greater Brisbane level across the last five months of 2021.

So that's really strong price growth and it's really hard for a lot of buyers to understand what they need to pay.

So having that professional representation can really

put them ahead of others to understand what it takes to secure an opportunity.

But there's definitely things that may enable a buyer to be more competitive in a strong seller's market.

And the most important thing in relation to that is being ready to buy.

And I cannot stress enough for buyers looking to purchase in Brisbane that they do need to be finance ready first and foremost.

When you are competing with multiple other buyers in a real estate transaction, the seller will always have the opportunity to select the best offer.