Is anyone else annoyed with re.com.au???
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They are all slow in removing sold properties from their websites.
I use both but I prefer to use Domain because they are sorting their properties automatically in price order (I want to see the cheapest ones first).
With RE.com their properties are initially all over the shop and I have to remember to sort them out, but on the other hand they have the VIEW ON MAP function which I often find very handy.
Cheers
I use both but I prefer to use Domain because they are sorting their properties automatically in price order (I want to see the cheapest ones first).
With RE.com their properties are initially all over the shop and I have to remember to sort them out, but on the other hand they have the VIEW ON MAP function which I often find very handy.
Cheers
It's not hard to sort out the townhouses and units from the houses on RE.com.au.
Choose your state, then click on "click here for more search options". This page gives extra parameters and has a box to put in the minimum land size. I find that 300 sqm eliminates units and townhouses, but the occasional duplex will slip through. This page also lets you sort by price or latest listing.
Marg
Choose your state, then click on "click here for more search options". This page gives extra parameters and has a box to put in the minimum land size. I find that 300 sqm eliminates units and townhouses, but the occasional duplex will slip through. This page also lets you sort by price or latest listing.
Marg
I just entered Coorparoo for rentals and sales of houses into both sites and got 6 rentals with Domain and 20 with realestate.com, 42 houses for sale Domain and 63 houses with realestate.com.
I never use Domain, and possibly it is more used in places other than Brisbane.
Wylie
I never use Domain, and possibly it is more used in places other than Brisbane.
Wylie
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But how many of re.com.au's listings are old or sold? They might have more listed than domain but if half of them no longer exist then its pointless.
I went to look at a unit yesterday that I saw on RE.com.au and when I got there there was an Under Contract sticker on the sign and no inspection. The thing that annoyed me was that the inspection times were still posted up. I'm partly to blame as I didn't ring the agent but I dont see why you should have ring an agent everytime you want to go to an inspection.
but i wonder who is to blame there , RE.com.au for not taking it off or the agent for not letting them know.
ive done the same - very frustrating , gone to watch an auction only to find out it was sold previous , but it is never going to be perfect and whilst there are frustrations , i couldnt imagine things without RE.com au
re.com provides the service, they have nothing to do with what goes up and how long it stays there - its entirely up to the agent.
my earlier post should explain the under contract sticker question
my earlier post should explain the under contract sticker question
What really annoys me is the fact that re.com.au does not accept Private ads (for sales and rentals)
. I understand it is due to the fact that they make all of their money from agents and the agents don't want private ads there. But i still don't get it as to why they wouldn't take the money from private sellers - it is not like it would cost them anything at all and they receive more income.
It suprises me that the newspaper still accept ads for private sales, as they get heaps of cash from agents as well. Lucky they do, otherwise there would be no-where for private sellers and landlords to advertise.
. I understand it is due to the fact that they make all of their money from agents and the agents don't want private ads there. But i still don't get it as to why they wouldn't take the money from private sellers - it is not like it would cost them anything at all and they receive more income.It suprises me that the newspaper still accept ads for private sales, as they get heaps of cash from agents as well. Lucky they do, otherwise there would be no-where for private sellers and landlords to advertise.
You will also miss houses where the land size is not quoted. Still, not a bad way of knocking our units etc.
TB
Another way to separate the houses from the townhouses on realestate.com.au is to set up your entries in the "my alert". In the "my alerts" you can enter only houses for your chosen suburbs.
cheers WB
cheers WB
WOW! Very impressed with the new feature added this morning! When you look at the map at the bottom of a property - every block now has the street number on it, which makes is MUCH easier to find the block you're looking at as the old flag didn't always fall in the correct location.
Now that is very convenient!
Now that is very convenient!
damn!!! that is handy - didn't even know it was coming...but very welcome!!
If that get's you off maybe this'll be even better and on a full screen scale if wanted.
http://www.suburbview.com/
Dave
http://www.suburbview.com/
Dave
Thanks Dave, that's a good one too - looks they all have it now, I also use http://maps.google.com.au/maps but that doesn't have REA listings like SuburbView.
Nice one...
