Selling houses in Australia can be stressful if you are not familiar with the various procedures and laws involved. You might have got several tips and suggestions from your friends and family. You can get professional help if you are prepared to meet the costs involved. You can also get DIY kits and follow the directions. The process of selling houses online is becoming popular because it is easier than selling through agents and private treaties.

Different methods of selling houses in Australia:

• Selling through real estate agents
• Selling through private treaty to property investors
• Selling in auctions
• Selling through online portals
• Using the ‘Rent to Buy’ method
• Using ‘Vendor Finance’

Listing on real estate sites

There are numerous real estate websites that provide specialized services for selling houses in Australia. Online portals are the best place to place your advertisement as they provide the necessary resources such as information, tools and online assistance to help you.  They have tips and articles to educate you on pricing, marketing, advertising, home inspections, paperwork, legal procedures and more.  Some sites also provide sign boards and services like Conveyancing.  Most of the sites allow you to list your house free of charge.  These sites market your house proactively and consistently. Your house will stay 24/7 on these sites until it is sold.  Your privacy is protected by these sites. There are sites dedicated to private sale known as ‘FSBO’ sites for selling houses in Australia who do not charge any commission. You are contacted by the buyers directly.

Once you finalize the online portal you can place an advertisement online. You can upload photographs of the house to get more buyers interested.  Some sites allow virtual tours of houses so you can get a professional to create a virtual tour of your house and add it to your house’s description. This can attract the prospective buyers from far and wide.

Pricing your house

The next important step is fixing up the reserve price for the house. You should definitely have an idea of the current market price for his house, by comparing the other similar properties in your area or he could bring in the evaluators to identify the market value and could fix the minimum reserve price for the property. However this task can be entrusted to a certified professional as they know the market better. They make sure that the reserve price includes all the costs involved in selling the house. On finalizing the reserve price you could tag it along with your advertisement.

Offer & Acceptance

For selling houses in Australia both the buyer and seller have an option to back out from the proposed deal at any point of time, before the cooling off period. At the end of this period, if you are happy with the price offered by the buyer, you can finalize the deal by signing the contract.

Closing the Deal and Moving out of property

It is better to use the services of the conveyancer to close the deal to ensure that the legal aspects are fulfilled. After transferring the property title to the buyer, hand over the house to the buyer and moves out.