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Currently buying/selling a house? How is it going? READ MOD NOTE POST #1

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  • #11492
    Hontou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭Hontou


    Thanks @astrofool I think we will put it back on the market with a different agent. Will report back here on how it goes.



  • #11493
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,263 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123147901#Comment_123147901

    That sucks

    Our contract with the agent gave a 12 month window. So any sale within 12 months and the commission would go to them.
    I imagine it’d be standard.

    Did they not check if the purchaser had funds


    best of luck .



  • #11494
    Hontou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭Hontou


    @ted1 The buyers were selling a house in an expensive part of Dublin. Oddly (in this market) that sale never materialised. We were given a host of reasons why in the early months after we went sale agreed. The first of these made us realise there was an issue. (Long delay in them getting a survey). However, we trusted the agent. Eventually, we asked our solicitor was something up and they agreed the delays were unusual and they had issues contacting the buyers solicitors. We asked for contracts to be returned 3 months ago. The house is still on daft with the original agent. We asked the agent to remove it. We also contacted daft to remove it. It's still on daft.



  • #11495
    Bielsa2020
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭Bielsa2020


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  • #11496
    sterz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 528 ✭✭✭sterz


    Long time lurker of this thread and a bit surprised there hasn't been any posts here in nearly two months. Although maybe not all that surprising considering the state of the market.

    As someone who is looking to buy, I'm interested to hear how people are getting on in the Dublin 1-8 areas.



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  • #11497
    Kaybaykwah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    You really need to diminish the time allotted to the buyers to sell their house on these agreement terms. The loss of selling opportunity is galling to say the least. 6 to 12 months waiting to see it fizzle out to nothing is big when viewed in terms of a lifetime.



  • #11498
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,168 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123114483#Comment_123114483

    1.3 million and they cant stretch to more than one pic?



  • #11499
    GiftofGab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,490 ✭✭✭GiftofGab


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123308967#Comment_123308967

    I'm currently bidding on a house in Dublin 16. Bidding is done online and we can see the highest bidder. I'm currently the highest but I overheard another couple viewing the property saying that they will wait until the final day to start bidding again. Its going to be a very long 10 days. Its an ideal property for me.



  • #11500
    Kaybaykwah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,574 ✭✭✭Kaybaykwah


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123317715#Comment_123317715

    The best of luck to you!



  • #11501
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,263 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123317715#Comment_123317715

    that’s what we tend to do.

    Just know your limit and don’t go above it.



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  • #11502
    Baybay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,205 ✭✭✭Baybay


    Currently a family member is the top bidder on a house that is 15k over asking. The agent has just said that the bid is unlikely to be the last as there has been huge interest & that the seller is expecting to go sale agreed at 70-80k over asking. We know there’s interest but we also know there are two bidders, at the moment, for a nice house in a small town with limited employment in an area where houses of this type generally don’t go for 70-80k over asking. 30-35k over at most to date. The agent is encouraging bids in 10k increments which hasn’t happened so far though she has said the first one to do so will “blow the other bidder out of the water”. Hard to see how if the seller is going to hold out for the 70-80k. Anyway, let’s see what Monday brings.



  • #11503
    herbalplants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,449 ✭✭✭herbalplants


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123329021#Comment_123329021

    Unbelievable a house in small town with limited employment is demanding 70 to 80k over asking price and increments of 10k. It just sums up the ponzi scheme is going on in this country regarding house prices. I would step out if I was your the family member.

    Remember the shills only get paid when you react to them.



  • #11504
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,263 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123329729#Comment_123329729

    not really. Unbelievable, the asking was clearly set low to attract people in the door.



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