List on realestate.com.au
One of the main advantages that traditional real estate agents used to have over those looking to sell or rent their own properties was the ability to advertise on realestate.com.au
realestate.com.au even now does not allow vendors to list with them privately. Only licensed real estate agents are able to do so, and only for the state(s) or territory in which they are licensed. However, they do allow listings from For Sale By Owner, which is a licensed agency and which can facilitate the advertising on your property on realestate.com.au
Listings that are facilitated by For Sale By Owner are no different to the listings of other agents on their site. The same upgrades are available, and traditional agents do not get any preferential treatment of their listings over those that are published by FSBO.
There are some guidelines that must be adhered to when advertising on realestate.com.au though, and these guidelines are in place to provide a level playing field for all agencies and to ensure that users of the site have the best possible experience when searching properties. One of these guidelines means that vendor details cannot be placed on the site itself; contact details must be those of the agency which is a paying subscriber of realestate.com.au
When advertising your property for rent on realestate.com.au, you will be able to access full online applications made through 1form. These are processed manually and sent to you for your consideration. This is another tool which until recently was only available to agents.
If you’d like the option to increase the prominence of your listing, they have a number of upgrades available. You can normally buy these for 30, 45 or 90 days, and the price of these is suburb-dependant, as each suburb has its own degree of popularity. An upgrade in Bondi, NSW will generally cost more than in an outer suburb of Alice Springs, NT as an example.