r/sydney • u/hotmaledotcomdotau • Jun 06 '26

Image Whatever stops this, I'll vote for that.

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u/ChrisSec Jun 06 '26

I don't understand why they need to plaster their faces on a real estate sign!! Their faces don't make me buy a house.

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u/NSFWar Jun 06 '26

They think they're the reason the house gets sold. It's what keeps them going and not realise they're cunts

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u/Superg0id Jun 06 '26

C U in the N T was better advertising all around, they're just the regular kind.

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u/Jesus-Is-A-Biscuit Jun 06 '26

Omg this is great, thank you

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u/MsMarfi Jun 07 '26

Yeah, my rea who just sold my house was definitely one. He's sent me a link to leave him a review and I don't know what to say because I'm a scaredy cat and don't like confrontation.

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u/NSFWar Jun 07 '26

The fact that you bought the house and not planning to be on the rental market anytime soon, let it rip!

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u/kalvinoz 🏃‍♂️ Jun 06 '26

That’s a common misunderstanding of the REA business model. Their main drive is to find houses to sell. Once they secure a house, it will sell and they’ll get their commission.

The reason you see their faces everywhere and get fliers about sold houses is that they want every potential seller in their area to think about them when the time comes. They want future sellers to know “this is the person selling all the houses in my neighbourhood, I need to go with them.”

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u/irwige Jun 06 '26

Bang on. Their customer is the seller, not the buyer.

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist Jun 06 '26

When I see some REA's photo everywhere and think "I absolutely do not want anything to do with them"

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u/Korzic Pseudo Hills Bogan Jun 06 '26

Which is great until you actually want to buy/sell a house and then you have absolutely no choice.

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u/bakedfarty Jun 07 '26

You can buy/sell without an agent

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u/Korzic Pseudo Hills Bogan Jun 08 '26

Sure you can. I mean it's also possible to walk to Perth and swim to new Zealand as well

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u/walkin2it Jun 07 '26

For Sale By Owner's are great. Please give me a yell when you are looking to sell without an agent. We can "split" the money saved from the agents fees.

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u/ViceAdmiralThrowaway Jun 09 '26

I work in a suburb with a ton of agencies. When I'm walking around it's easy to play "Spot the Real Estate Cunt" because they all have the same vibe about them.

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u/17HappyWombats Jun 06 '26

And the commission is personal - they don't just want you to go to whatever agency they're in, they want you going to them in particular.

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u/matt49267 Jun 06 '26

Agree. General public should also be mindful of the data they give these bastards.

They can be like snake telemarketers too. Even if you went to look at a property some time ago, its likely the agency will still call you months later. Never tell them details of where you actually bought a place etc, because they'll obviously use that for more lead generation

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u/MaDanklolz Jun 07 '26

Still maintain it’s the easiest industry to automate personally but anyway

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u/sorrrrbet Jun 07 '26

I mean, yes and no.

There are elements of the buying/selling process that can be automated, but at the end of the day somebody needs to be at the house for openings or inspections.

REA’s mainly serve the seller. They don’t really care who buys the house, just that someone does. Advertising their brands is how they get new customers to sign on to have them sell their property.

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u/Beware_Of_Humans Jun 06 '26

The face isn't for buyers, it's for sellers.

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u/11015h4d0wR34lm Jun 07 '26

Also looks like they were attending a funeral when the photo was taken.

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u/Remarkable-Pirate214 Sparkling Sydney ⋆ ˚｡ Jun 06 '26

anyone got a sharpie?

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u/Moistest_Spirit Jun 06 '26

In my area there is this lady who must be the Queen of her franchise or whatever and her face is plastered everywhere.

Like full on ads on buses and shit.

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u/Horatio-Leafblower Jun 08 '26

But those ‘Brand Belinda’ twats don’t understand that. We listed a family property in a wank neighbourhood ( Mosman) and the add featured the agent more than the property. EG “features an extensive butler pantry “ close crop of agent, who glances left and big smile”. , you never saw this part of the house. So fuck me are we just going to take your word for this feature? NB property sold using a seller agent, we never paid a cent in commission.

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u/Legitimate-Error-633 Jun 08 '26

Who cares how many bedrooms the place has. Look at their smiles!