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Total Mortgages Talk About Being Prepared For Auction

Thursday 15 March 2018, 4:16PM

By Beckie Wright

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Selling by auction has become very popular with real estate agents in this over-inflated market, and it is certainly very effective, as you, the seller, can see exactly how much interest there is in your property. The property is sold to the buyer with the highest bid after your reserve price is reached.

If you are selling a property by auction, you will need a sole agency agreement with an agent, and you must set a reserve price before the auction. The reserve price is the lowest price you are willing to accept for the property, and is confidential. Buyers will receive an auction pack if they register their interest with your agent, and this will include a copy of the sale and purchase agreement and information about the property.

It is a good idea to hire a professional appraiser, who can tell you about the condition of every last detail of your home. These certified and licensed professionals conduct thorough searches of residences to gauge their worth and, as with a market analysis your agent performs, compare homes to those of others nearby in terms of quality, newness, and amenities.

You also need to re-evaluate the interior and exterior of the house, and make any reparations necessary, and then it’s on to staging. Making your home look both functional and beautiful and marketing your revamped home to the right audience takes some skill. Luckily, your agent can help you find the right designers and photographers to ensure your residence looks brand new and appealing.

A pre-auction offer is an offer that is made for the property before the day of the auction. If you are willing to accept the offer, the auction may be brought forward from the advertised date, or it may be cancelled if a sale and purchase agreement is signed. If the auction is held earlier than advertised, the pre-auction offer becomes the first bid at auction. The property can sell any time after that first bid.

A buyer cannot attach conditions to an auction purchase, but they can approach you to change the settlement date. Once the bid is accepted and the auctioneer’s hammer has fallen, the sale will be unconditional and must go ahead.

For more information on NZ mortgage rates, mortgage brokers Hamilton and loans Hamilton please go to https://www.totalmortgages.co.nz .