The middle of the year is shaping up as one of Rose Buyers Agents most action-packed periods. No matter from how hard the country seems to be buffeted by economic headwinds or general uncertainty, it’s not stopping a steady rise in the number of buyers seeking our help.
“We are very active from within the agency right through to our social media,” says Rose Buyers Agents CEO Simon Rose. “The only uncertainty we’re experiencing is from those people who fear they won’t be able to secure the home they want after selling the property they’re currently in.
“But - and this isn’t banging our own drum – we are genuinely proving exceedingly helpful to the many people experiencing the double-edged sword-style circumstances in which sellers and buyers now find themselves.
“On one hand, the strong rise in values mean people are able to sell for particularly healthy prices. Yet despite being cashed up they’re also quite concerned they won’t be able to find not only another home they adore, but a home at all.
“This is where we’ve been stepping in. It’s keeping us exceedingly busy. I believe word is spreading fast about the strength of our large network of selling agents plus our authentic service.”
Rose Buyers Agents is becoming just as active in Melbourne as it is in Sydney, too. “Clients have been asking us to find quite the mixed bag of properties,” Mr Rose says. “We’ve been able to find and secure for our clients everything from a two-bedroom apartment in Parramatta to houses in Williamstown in Melbourne to properties in prestige Sydney suburbs like Bronte and Mosman.
“The fact we can do this so well is testament to RBA’s effectiveness. And when we follow up our clients to see how they’re going and how the property’s working for them, the feedback is that they’re not only happy, but that they couldn’t have secured the property without our help.”
High interest rates are also having little if any impact on our agency. We are simply flat chat. It’s just as well after this week’s federal budget signalled interest rates will not start falling until the middle of next year. Not widely reported was a statement in the budget papers thus: “The cash rate is assumed to gradually ease from around the middle of 2025 to reach 3.6% by the middle of 2026.” Mid-2025 is far later than market forecasts for the first interest rate cut since 2020. The figure of 3.6% is also higher than projections for halfway through 2026.
But whatever comes to pass, this goes hand in hand with my tried and tested theory that we should all encourage clients to buy when they feel ready regardless of the state of the economy. Australia’s economy will always be in flux and what appears favourable for one will inevitably be perceived the opposite by another. So, no matter the circumstances, we can find our clients and yours the style of property they desire.