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Post by mrhappy on Jul 12, 2008 11:44:40 GMT 1
There is nothing more irritating than trying to look at properties for sale online and seeing POA. I simply wouldn't bother with that agent. The idea of having properties online is to quickly be able to see what you can get for x amount of money.
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Post by darcy on Jul 12, 2008 12:42:54 GMT 1
Thanks, Carol.
I can only add - get lost when buyers are coming to look at your property, go for a coffee or for a walk. If you stay in the house, the buyers feel less relaxed. You want to sell, isn't it? Then remember that buyer is always right.
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Post by balkanbabe on Jul 12, 2008 13:53:55 GMT 1
I'd like to see you try and convince a Croatian seller to leave his house filled with his precious belongings for a bunch of strangers to inspect!
They might damage something or even worse, steal something of great value (I'm trying with great difficulty to think what that might be unless of course he stashes his cash under the mattress which is very likely).
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Post by ray51 on Jul 12, 2008 21:18:21 GMT 1
Carol : from one who for many years was an estate agent ( both : broker and principal , CRS-diploma ) far elsewhere , long-time ago ( where & when that business was nevertheless light years' more advanced than today's RE practice in Croatia ) : you have my heartfelt Empathy ! As a newbie here , I am not yet aware of a private message-ing facilities - if those exist , do send me a p.m. , as I'm keen to discuss a few matters , which might yet be of mutual interest ; if not , perhaps we can e-mail ? Have y'self a Grrreat Weekend in Dalmacija , R.
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Post by Madgolfer on Jul 13, 2008 9:30:00 GMT 1
Hi Irac
"Where are the out of town business developments?"
Answer.... Vrbovec !
The new urban plan finalised last year provided for 116 Hectares of green field land to be opened up next to the A4 motorway just outside of Vrbovec and Zelina.
So far over 60% has been taken up by companies, many of which are being enticed out of the city. (Badel, Pic, Billa etc) with concessions and the like.
While this is good news in that it frees up huge areas of land in Zagreb for mixed development, it is putting huge pressure on the existing housing stock in and around Vrbovec and Zelina.
We have seen rapid price increases for all types of property, so much so that we now have new apartments being built in the town centre on offer for over €1500sqM. If you know what Vrbovec and Zelina are like you will understand how unrealistic this is !
Expansion into our area is good, but the rate of growth and the rate of price increases is not.
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Post by zoran on Jul 13, 2008 17:37:32 GMT 1
Thanks, Carol. I can only add - get lost when buyers are coming to look at your property, go for a coffee or for a walk. If you stay in the house, the buyers feel less relaxed. You want to sell, isn't it? Then remember that buyer is always right. I agree and that is the basic of selling.I think that the seller and buyer dont have to met untill agent make sure they are ready to do that. The seller is to emotional and simply dont underestand that.
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Post by darcy on Jul 13, 2008 22:07:33 GMT 1
I think seller is more emotional then any buyer (there is always another property to look at), but all you want is for the buyer to get the first impression right. Zoran, do you as a RE agent suggest to the seller to negotiate the price or are you prepared to help out with a part of your buyer/seller fee to close the deal?
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Post by zoran on Jul 16, 2008 11:49:09 GMT 1
I think seller is more emotional then any buyer (there is always another property to look at), but all you want is for the buyer to get the first impression right. Zoran, do you as a RE agent suggest to the seller to negotiate the price or are you prepared to help out with a part of your buyer/seller fee to close the deal? The negotiations are to much important to let seller and buyer do it alone.I think that an agent must be involved in the process because the things can go wrong.For me that is the best part of the job.
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Post by ray51 on Jul 16, 2008 20:43:18 GMT 1
Please , do excuse a silly question , asked in ignorance but also in utter Good Faith : Just WHY should the seller and the buyer meet , before all is done & dusted ? Is it not the agent's job ( and a part of justification for the commission/fee ) to act as benevolent go-between , mend the bridges , cross the t's and dot the i's?
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Post by darcy on Jul 16, 2008 23:03:12 GMT 1
I think seller is more emotional then any buyer (there is always another property to look at), but all you want is for the buyer to get the first impression right. Zoran, do you as a RE agent suggest to the seller to negotiate the price or are you prepared to help out with a part of your buyer/seller fee to close the deal? The negotiations are to much important to let seller and buyer do it alone.I think that an agent must be involved in the process because the things can go wrong.For me that is the best part of the job. Zoran, that was not my question. I am asking you, do you suggest to the seller to reduce the price and are you prepared to give up some of your buyer/seller fee to get the deal done (and have you ever done it in the past)? Seller and buyer might decide almost at any time at any time to conduct their business all by themselves, but in that case there is nothing or very little for the agent and really it is up to them. Of course, not many people are doing that and certainly none of the foreign buyers would.
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Post by Madgolfer on Jul 17, 2008 10:40:05 GMT 1
Hi Darcy,
The main job of a real estate agent, after finding and marketing properties, is to act as negotiator between the two parties.
As the term implies "negotiation" is what it is all about and any agent not prepared to consider their own fees and commissions as part of any deal would be foolish.
"Better to have a little of something than all of nothing" i think is the term.
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Post by Valleycat on Jul 17, 2008 11:49:24 GMT 1
Where are all these Russians buyers that the Croatian sellers think are buying up all the properties?
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Post by darcy on Jul 17, 2008 11:49:37 GMT 1
Hi Madgolfer,
Knowing reasonably well current situation in Croatia, I think my question is make sense. Usually they ask the buyer to put more money on the table, have understanding for the "circumstances" (the seller is not really the owner as other parties have also some interests even Land Office says there are none, additional costs in fixing property defects (sometimes significant), time to finally vacate the premises following the paperwork etc.) and everything else that favours the buyer is very unlikely.
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Post by Madgolfer on Jul 21, 2008 8:41:35 GMT 1
Hi Darcy,
At some point in the future, (probably light years away) all properties in Cro will be offered with clean title and most if not all of the current problems most people are having will not apply.
Fixing property defects (if known) are generaly the responsibility of the new owner.
Vacating of the property is always a condition of the sale in the contract.
If there are any unusual restrictions applying toa property, these should be dealt with, or at least raised, by the agent.
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Post by Carol on Jul 21, 2008 8:54:41 GMT 1
Hi Madgolfer
just want to clarify... do you mean fixing physical defects is the responsibility of the buyer but legal defects (removing plombes, paying for names to be cleaned off etc) is the responsibility of the seller?
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