Vendor Shield

13/07/2023

Across the state, Real Estate Agents are taking advantage of unsuspecting homeowners and buyers.

There is state legislation that controls the behaviour of Real Estate Agents. It is this legislation that can bring their undoing.

The best time to take action against an unethical, dishonest or incompetent Real Estate Agent is while it is taking place.

We know what to look for.

Once you sell or fail to sell and give them their fees and charges, it's too late.

We serve to ensure your real estate agent complies with the law at all times and only works in your best interest.

There are calls for a crackdown on dodgy real estate agents following hundreds of complaints from South Australians who have been stung.The government is bei...

24/05/2021

Is it okay if your real estate agent convinces you to sign their sales agency contract by promising you a higher price than they can actually sell it for in the market?

Are you okay with paying them their commission percentage in addition to the thousands of dollars in additional advertising and marketing fees when it feels like they misled you to get your business?

What about when they can't get a buyer for your property at all?
Can you afford to hand over thousands of your personal savings with nothing to show for it? After all, wasn't it them that told you what your property was worth that got you into this mess?

If the answer is NO, contact us today on (08) 81190238 and we will help you with a current problem you may be facing or help you avoid one if you are about to hire an agent.

OVER-QUOTING is a common real estate agent practice to get your signature before another agent can. You signature makes you responsible for all costs whatever happens.

There is a better way. Call Vendor Shield to find out.

20/05/2021

When it comes time to sell your home what is more important for you?

The real estate brand you sell with?

The real estate agents selling fees?

How much your property actually sells for?

Whichever one you pick as being of the highest importance will most likely shape who you look for as a real estate agent and what sort of questions you are going to ask them.

VENDOR SHIELD is a real estate agent broker. We will interview and negotiate with real estate agents on your behalf to ensure the right questions are asked and that honest answers are given. And it costs you nothing!

Not only that, our Home Seller Agreement document keeps you in control from start to finish so if the agent goes rogue you can fire them on the spot with no financial exposure to fees and charges.

Nearly everyone knows someone who has had a bad experience with an agent they hired. Don't let that person be you!

20/05/2021

Your biggest financial asset deserves the best real estate agent you can hire.

Avoid poor performing agents and those who are only interested in their personal financial gain at your expense.

Have Vendor Shield manage the hiring and ongoing supervision of the agent your hire to ensure things don't go the wrong way.

We protect you from the worst of practices that are common in real estate and ensure that if the agent fails to achieve what they promised you are not liable for the financial fallout - advertising and marketing expenses that run into the thousands of dollars!

We help you find an agent who focuses on the highest price, not one that gives your home away.

15/05/2021

Which sales agency agreement document do you want to sign when giving a real estate agent the privilege to sell your home.

The one that was written by lawyers for the real estate agent to protect their financial and legal interests yet sets no performance standard for the real estate agent to achieve.

OR

The one that Vendor Shield has created with lawyers so that you can protect yourself from a dishonest, incompetent or negligent agent if they can't get you the sale price they promised to win your business.

Vendor Shield gives you the choice real estate agent's do not want you to have.

One will cost you thousands of dollars in advertising and marketing fees if the agent fails to sell your home or brings you a far lower sale price than was promised.

The other allows you to fire the agent and walk away with no money lost to advertising and marketing fees that was wasted as a result of the agent not meeting their price promise to you.

There are plenty of real estate agents available. There is only one you. You have the right to control the terms of your contact with them from start to finish. It shouldn't be the other way around.

Vendor Shield puts you first.

14/05/2021

Who can you trust when it comes to real estate agents?

Many a home owner has fallen foul of a real estate agent they hired based on promises made that could not be kept.

Trust is crucial when it comes to placing what is most likely your biggest financial asset into the hands of a stranger.

Have you ever given a complete stranger $3,000, $4,000 or more of your hard earned money with no questions asked about what will happen with it?

Would you happily hand it over to a real estate agent who has failed to sell your house?

Of course you wouldn't.

Advertising in real estate is expensive but that doesn't mean you should pay for it when the real estate agent you hired fails to deliver on their promises. The promises they made to get hired.

Plenty of real estate agents get hired based on the price promises they make to secure employment over other agents. The problem is that many home owners fail to ask for proof to support the claims being made.

Without Vendor Shield by your side to help interview the real estate agents your are considering, what you will find when you go looking for a way out of your sales agency agreement is a binding civil contract making you responsible for all costs.

We make sure the real estate agent we help you select carries the risk for their shortcomings, not you..

14/05/2021

Are you planning to sell your home or investment property soon?

When the time comes to discuss the sale of your property with a real estate agent would you like to have someone on your side who knows how real estate agents operate to ensure you do not fall victim to the common tricks and traps of overquoting and bait pricing?

The real estate agent selection process is where you face your greatest financial risks. Placing your trust in the wrong agent will cost you dearly. How do you pick the right agent when they all claim to be the best?

Vendor Shield will ensure the real estate agent you hire is working in your best interests and that they guarantee their selling price so that you do not get left with a hefty advertising and marketing bill if they fail to deliver on their claims.

Why should you be expected to pay thousands of dollars in expenses for marketing and advertising if they want you to sell for less than they promised you or not at all.

If you sign a real estate agents 'standard' agency agreement you are made to carry the risk of their shortcomings. It does not have to be that way.

Call Vendor Shield and have one of our representatives help you avoid the risk before it's too late.

13/05/2021

Is the real estate agent you are thinking of hiring to sell your property endorsed by Vendor Shield?

What difference does that make?

That depends on how much risk are you prepared to carry when you commit yourself to a real estate agent's sales agency agreement.

Most homeowners do not think their property will fail to sell so the idea that they may be forced to pay a real estate agent thousands of dollars in fees and costs for not selling isn't high on the list of things to consider.

Real estate agents are aware of this potential outcome, tactically keeping your attention away from the binding financial responsibilities written into their sales agency agreement (which is really a legally binding contract).

Your signature on their sales agency agreement gives them the escape clause, not you.

Most homeowners only read the agency agreement for the first time when they are looking for a way to leave their agent but it is already too late.

If you do not want to face a problem with your real estate the time to protect yourself is now and with the help of Vendor Shield it will cost you nothing to do so.

Now is the only time you can protect yourself if your property doesn't achieve a price you are happy to sell at.

It is your choice. Vendor Shield is here to help you.

11/05/2021

Warning!

Are you about to call in 3 real estate agents to discuss the sale of your home?

Before you do, what questions are you going to ask them to make sure they are working for you and in your best interests?

Don't be fooled. You risk speaking with real estate agents that work neither for you nor the buyer. They work for themselves.

The advice they give you is not in your best interests, it's in their best interests.

When you are focusing upon a successful sale at a price you want, they are focusing on getting your trust and signature on their contract paperwork to make sure they have an income.

If you aren't prepared to pay someone thousands of dollars in fees and charges for a sale price less than was promised or for no sale to occur at all you need to know how to protect yourself.

Vendor Shield will protect you from the common practices agents apply to win your trust and your business irrespective of what the truth actually is.

11/05/2021

Selling your property soon?

Are you aware of the risks you will be facing when it comes time to appoint a real estate agent to market your property.

While you are still in control of the relationship (before you sign a sales agency agreement) you need to know what you are committing yourself to financially (the fine print in the sales agency agreement) before it's too late.

There is no such thing as a standard sales agency agreement and it isn't written to protect your financial interest... quite the opposite.

Worst of all, it sets not minimum performance standard for the agent. It's designed to make sure they get paid no matter what the outcome!

Vendor Shield will help you remove the controlling clauses within the sales agency agreement that binds you to pay significant costs irrespective of the property selling or not. If you sign an agreement before speaking with us, it's too late.

You should only sign an agency agreement that ensures the agent achieves their price claim or higher before they are entitled to receive any payments at all.

Vendor Shield brings control back to you. Why would you settle for anything less?

10/05/2021

When you decide to sell, which real estate agency agreement would you want to be selling under if you home fails to sell:

'No Sale No Charge' or 'No Sale, Big Charge'?

To charge a home owner thousands of dollars for doing nothing is unprofessional.

The Sales Agency Agreement your agent wants you to sign provides them with a No Fault and No Penalty outcome.

Stay away from agents who charge you thousands of dollars in costs if you fail to sell.

Vendor Shield will engage real estate agents on your behalf and make sure your sales agency agreement protect you!

07/05/2021

When do the problems begin with real estate agents for home sellers?

"Just sign here"

The Sales Agency Agreement you sign to hire your real estate agent is the document that denies you the ability to walk away from thousands of dollars in costs payable when things don't happen the way the agent promised. The promises made to persuade you to sign their agency agreement.

Vendor Shield gives you a better risk free way to select a real estate agent to sell your home.

Vendor Shield will assist you in the real estate agent hiring process to ensure the empty promises and questionable sales tactics used to get your signature are avoided.

Don't fall into the "just sign here" trap. It's too easy.

We are a free service for home owners.