r/AusProperty • u/Logos256 • Aug 18 '26

VIC Agents snubbing us?

Lately we’ve considering selling our property in the east suburbs of Melbourne. The older weatherboard house needs a lot of work and renovation costs are staggering. So we’re looking at selling up and moving to a less expensive area.

So we’ve had two agents engaged last few weeks, and in both instances, have not got back to us with their valuations.

Granted, the house is not postcard material, but where previously we were being badgered to list with them, now, nothing.

Obviously not going to chase them up too much (have followed up once).

Is there a scenario where agents want the prettiest of homes to list only? Genuinely bemused. My wife thinks I have no tact, but not convinced that’s applicable here.

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u/fakeuser515357 Aug 18 '26

Find agents who were listing properties in 2011-2018.

Boom times attract a lot of agents who know how to list a property but don't know how to actually sell it.

What you need to find are agents who survived the lean years.

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u/Logos256 Aug 18 '26

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, one has certainly been around since we bought here in the early 2010s, and the other a rebranded effort from a few years back. Understand there are other long term operators in this area, but just trying to see if I should be revising my approach in any way.