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      • First Home Buyers
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      • Seamless Service
      • Investment Services
        • Strategic Property Investment Service
        • Buying an Investment Property
    • How Does it Work?
      • Step 1 - FREE Consultation
      • Step 2 - Engaging Your Buyers Advocate
      • Step 3 - The Search
      • Step 4 - Due Diligence
      • Step 5 - Negotiation
    • Fees
  • Vendor Advocacy
    • What is a Vendor Advocate?
    • Services
      • Vendor Advocacy
      • Aged Care & Retirement Service
      • Seamless Service
    • How Does it Work?
      • Step 1 - FREE Consultation
      • Step 2 - Engage your Vendor Advocate
      • Step 3 - Set up to SELL!
      • Step 4 - The Campaign
      • Step 5 - The Sale
    • Fees
  • Seamless Service
  • About Us
    • Meet The Team
    • Our Advocates
      • Julie DeBondt
      • Alan Barker
      • Jo-Anne Davies
      • Mal Baini
      • Mark Kenny
      • Mary Maatouk
      • Jodie English
    • Privacy Policy
    • Reviews / Testimonials
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    • Website Terms & Conditions
  • EBooks & Resources
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      • Land Transfer Duty
      • Stamp Duty
        • What is stamp duty?
      • First Home Buyers Grant (FHBG)
      • First Home Owners Grant (FHOG)
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      • Ebook - The Risky Business of Selling Your Home
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Anna Aoun Finds An Off Market Property For An Overseas Buyer

8/2/2019

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Congrats to our overseas Buyers and really well done on the Teamwork with RT Edgar RE to create this purchase by locating an off the market purchase for our Client!

Great work Anna Aoun!!!​
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What Can A Buyers Advocate Or Buyers Agent Do For You?

8/2/2019

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Julie DeBondt-Barker and Mortgage Broker John Ng, talking about what a Buyers Agent can do for you.

​We had a great catch up with John Ng from Money Jar Concept who wanted us to let his followers know all about what a Buyers Advocate is, what they do, where they do it and some good tips along the way!

​Thanks for the opportunity to speak with your audience John!
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How A Buyers Advocate Can Help You Build Your Property Portfolio

10/10/2018

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In this episode, we speak to Julie DeBont-Barker. After enjoying 10 successful years at selling Real Estate, Julie decided to “level the playing field” for Buyers.

Shocked to find the market full of commission based Advocates (a direct conflict of interest for the Buyers), Julie set out to create Australia’s first low flat fee Buyers Advocacy service.

Julie and her Team all work from a home base keeping overheads low and passing that savings onto the Buyers. Leading from the front Julie creates a culture of integrity and honesty. She is absolutely passionate about saving Buyers time, heartache and money.
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When Julie is not hard at work running Property Home Base or helping you find your ideal property, you will find her travelling with her husband to visit her children and grandchildren, playing with their dog Jazzy, or enjoying good food, wine and music with friends.

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Stamp duty cuts hurt first-time home buyers

7/4/2018

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Michael Bleby reported in the Australian Financial review on April 7, 2018, that recent Stamp Duty cuts have hurt first time home buyers

(Original: http://www.afr.com/real-estate/first-home-buyers-battle-higher-prices-prompted-by-last-years-stamp-duty-cuts-20180405-h0yepj).

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Calling all Baby-Boomers & Down Sizers!

26/6/2016

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New "Seamless Service"
Are you thinking of Selling your existing home, AND then Buying a new one? Before you start talking to the Real Estate Agents and interviewing them, talk to us.

We'll become your own personal professional that oversees the entire process of both selling and buying for you. From interviewing and selecting the right Agent to sell your home, to negotiating the very best price for your new home….and everything in between. All you have to do is start packing.  Sound too good to be true?
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See what Graeme and Maree thought of our  “SEAMLESS SERVICE ADVOCACY"! ​

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EOFY: And That’s A Wrap……

19/6/2016

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As we approach another close to the financial year, we look at the crazy Melbourne property market and ask ourselves, “where to from here?”

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We're now at the Home Innovation Centre

17/6/2016

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We're now at the Home Innovation Centre

Now there's a permanent place for people to get inspiration on their home renovations. It's called the "Home Innovation Centre" and is located at 111 Cranbourne-Frankston Rd, Frankston. They are open 7 days a week.

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If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail

15/6/2016

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The End of Financial Year (EOFY) is a great time to review - or start a plan.
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Whether you are a First Home Buyer - or an investor, now is a good time to take stock of your financial situation and plan ahead.

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Settlement before June 30? It’s possible!

18/4/2016

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If you’re time poor and think settling BEFORE June 30 this year is out of reach… think again!

Every year, right before the end of the Financial Year, Mortgage Brokers brace themselves for the storm! The storm starts when Financial Advisors, who understand the value of investing in property because of the various tax reduction benefits, advise their clients to purchase an investment property before June 30.

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See you at the HIA Home Show!

18/4/2016

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It’s on this week – from Thursday April 21 thru Sunday 24 at Jeff’s Shed (Melbourne Exhibition Centre).


Opening times are Thursday 10am - 6pm, Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 10am-9pm and Sunday 10am-6pm.
Come visit us at Stand S-16, on the outside wall.  It’s the perfect opportunity to discuss your plans, and see how we can help you out of the Home Buyer’s maze. Want discounted entry tickets? Find out how - here!

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How Buyers Home Base is helping Mortgage Brokers all across Melbourne

21/3/2016

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We have been creating great relationships with several Mortgage Brokers all across Melbourne quite simply by bringing their Pre-Approved clients back to them much, much sooner

having purchased their home. The average reported conversion rate from them giving their Clients a Pre-Approval - to actually purchasing a home has gone from 50% to 95%.

​ That means that you will get paid for the work that you are doing when preparing the Pre-Approvals 45% MORE of the time.

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Making Sense of Stamp Duty

21/3/2016

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What is Stamp Duty?
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In real estate, Stamp Duty is paid by the purchaser of a property and determined by the value of that property, the purpose, the type of property and most importantly where it is located.

Like the First Home Owners Grant, stamp duty is administered on a state level and so how much you pay depends on the current state legislation.

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When persistency pays off!

21/3/2016

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We just wanted to say thank you to Axton Finance for referring across a couple of their clients, Deborah & John who we’ve just helped secure their dream home!

After spending several weeks perusing the marketplace searching and inspecting, we finally found it for them.  We then did all of the due diligence with them, along developing a strategy to take it off the market.

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Why this Mortgage Broker is glad he spoke with Buyers Home Base!

23/11/2015

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"To be honest, as licensed Mortgage Brokers, we get a lot of calls from other businesses wanting to do work with our clients.

When we were recommended to Buyers Home Base by a financial planner, I wasn’t too enthusiastic - but I'm sure glad that we made the time to catch up!
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Since we started referring our clients to Buyers Home Base only 5 months ago, we have achieved at least 7 successful purchases for our clients who have been continually frustrated by the auction buying process and the imperfect information available out there for home buyers. Buyers Home Base service represents excellent value to our clients when taking into account the overall cost of the transaction - paying a modest professional flat fee to stop you buying the wrong property or paying too much makes a lot of sense in my opinion."



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BEWARE of Buyers Agent imposters

19/11/2015

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When considering selecting a Buyers Advocate, what things should you be looking for?

Great negotiation skills? Yes, of course.  Good area and local market knowledge? Absolutely. Someone who is well connected with the local Real Estate Agents so you’ll also find out about any OTM (Off The Market) opportunities first? Brilliant.
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Also ensure that they offer a low Flat Fee that is fair and that they do not charge a percentage. If a Buyers Advocate charges a percentage of the sale as their Fee, this means if you spend more, they make more. How does that work? This is a direct conflict of interest. In short, a percentage Fee doesn’t work for you……the Client.

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Let’s take a look at Melbourne Real Estate in 2016!

15/11/2015

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We’ve just pulled the crystal ball out of the bottom drawer, dusted it off and thought we’d have a look at what may be in store for 2016.

Having said that, who could have possibly predicted this years activities? Interest rates going down to all time lows - and staying there. Property prices continuing to climb with clearance rates soaring - even through the Melbourne winter months. Changes for overseas investors are also starting to take hold.

So, where will we be in a year? Here's our summary, based on our extensive experience within the Real Estate Market.

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Will a crackdown on Foreign Investment work?

7/7/2015

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If you are not a permanent resident of Australia, and want to buy a home here, you must obtain prior approval from the Australian Government.

There are a few exceptions to these rules [as outlined on the Australian Government Website [http://www.australia.gov.au/topics/family-home-and-community/housing-and-property].
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The Australian Government believes that foreign investment in the housing sector should increase the supply of homes. Foreign Investors, by law, have to apply for a permit to purchase in Australia.  This policy is designed to channel foreign investment into increasing the supply of new housing.

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How Mortgage Brokers are completing more Home Loans

7/7/2015

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Mortgage Brokers all over Melbourne are discovering that we purchase property for their clients – FASTER. Before using Buyers Home Base, some Mortgage Brokers have waited a year or more for their clients to find a house.

We usually have a Home Buyer purchasing their new home within weeks – instead of months (and sometimes years!)
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Once a Home Buyer is referred to us, we use our knowledge of the market, search for appropriate properties, utilize our keen negotiation skills……. and close the deal.

​It’s not just a win-win situation, it’s a WIN-WIN-WIN situation.

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Mortgage Brokers love Buyers Agents Buyers Home Base

6/7/2015

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Leading Mortgage Broker, Marissa Rock, from iRock Financial Group, explains how Buyers Agents, Buyers Home Base helps her close deals.​

Buyers Agents, Buyers Home Base make us look good! Some new home buyers take months to find their ideal property.
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Often their property search becomes confusing, as they're looking everywhere - with no direction and increasing frustration.

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Does property negotiation scare you? Then read this!

5/7/2015

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Rule #1: Everything is negotiable! A recent article on realestate.com.au provided some great insights into the art of negotiation.

However, we'll begin by adding one key negotiation tip that they DIDN'T include: Use a professional negotiator.
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Real estate agents ARE professional negotiators. They are trained to negotiate the highest price for the seller. Real estate agents deal with selling property every day.

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Seamless Service

2/7/2015

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Purchasing a property is tough. There are so many areas you need to be an expert in. Property inspection,negotiation, mortgage comparisons, are just a few of our included services.

Which are of these service receives the most positive feedback? Actually, all of them.

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As Buyers Agents, Who Do We Help?

2/6/2015

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The spirit of Buyers Home Base will always be focused on helping First Home Buyers. We love helping them secure their first home – for less.

Because of the large number of clients referring their friends, we now find ourselves servicing an expanded market. Including investors and second home buyers.

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    About the Author

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    ​Julie DeBondt-Barker
    Founding Director, Buyers Advocate
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    Created Australia’s first low flat fee Buyers Advocacy service. She is absolutely passionate about saving Home Buyers time, heartache and money.

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As first home buyers, my wife and I decided to engage the services of Buyers Home Base-and we are incredibly glad that we did!

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It was our first time buying a property and Jo-Anne Davies was nothing short of brilliant from start to finish.

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Nathan & Liv Morrow

Huge thanks to Mal from Buyers Home Base for helping us buy our first home! Mal's knowledge and experience was invaluable, and guided us at every step of the way to making a great purchase!

We're already looking forward to working with Mal again in the future to find property #2!
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Meredeth Barnes

Moving your familly interstate is always going to be stressful!

Thank you so much Julie for helping make the process a lot easier and helping us find the right place for us that met all our (very specific!) requirements!
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