The Battle Of Multiple Offers
OPINION
by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B
Solicitor
Consumer Advocate
watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au
My blood pressure rose a tad when I read a purportedly helpful article in The Courier Mail’s weekend real estate supplement.I still don’t know if the piece was intended to be helpful to consumers or agents. Certainly the very caption ("Good advice for buyers") made me suspicious straight away.
The un-bylined article began by asserting that, with demand for South-East Queensland homes apparently outstripping supply, multiple offers to sellers (or early offers in an “auction program”) had become a “problem for some would-be buyers.”
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