{"id":31867,"date":"2021-04-22T13:11:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=31867"},"modified":"2021-04-22T13:11:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T01:11:26","slug":"as-property-prices-surge-melbourne-homebuyer-looks-to-social-media-for-her-first-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/as-property-prices-surge-melbourne-homebuyer-looks-to-social-media-for-her-first-property\/","title":{"rendered":"As property prices surge, Melbourne homebuyer looks to social media for her first property"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PHOTO: Ms Higgins knew she wanted to stay in the Richmond area when buying her home. <cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<\/cite>Supplied: Katie Higgins<cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">)<\/cite><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">Sick of being outbid at auctions and competing with crowds of other people for a home in her dream suburb, Katie Higgins turned to Facebook.<\/p>\n<section class=\"vB11C _1tnlo _1w6Cw _1pc-9 _2EbnQ\" role=\"contentinfo\" aria-label=\"key points\" data-component=\"KeyPoints\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/teaser\/100077104\">\n<h2 class=\"_3mduI _2gTdF _1deB8 jwLlj _1O6ck _1GKnS _2o9MN _1-RZJ\" data-component=\"Heading\">Key points:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"W8pqX\" role=\"list\" data-component=\"List\">\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">Ms Higgins says she was contacted by tens of people after asking whether anyone in the area was selling<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">It&#8217;s hard to track the number of sales without agents, but one housing expert says it&#8217;s not surprising people would turn to social media out of &#8220;desperation&#8221;<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">The real estate peak body warns there could be risks for buyers and sellers who bypass real estate agents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">&#8220;Thought I would put this message out in the internet world for anyone looking to sell fairly soon and would be keen on private negotiations (avoiding sale preparations costs and hefty agent fees),&#8221; she wrote in a local community group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">The startup lawyer has lived in the Richmond area for years and works in the neighbouring suburb of Cremorne in Melbourne&#8217;s inner east.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">She and her partner Vin, who works in property himself,\u00a0wanted to buy in the area. But despite being told they might have more luck after Melbourne&#8217;s lockdowns, the opposite was true.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"_1w6Cw _1pc-9 _2b4MK\" data-component=\"Pullquote\">\n<blockquote class=\"_3imm8\">\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">&#8220;There was just an absolute influx of other buyers,&#8221; Ms Higgins said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">&#8220;And we were going to inspections where there were hundreds of people queued down the street, and it was really overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">&#8220;And it was also really disheartening to go through that process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"100077060\" class=\"_2w-Eq _1w6Cw _1pc-9 _357jP\" title=\"Melbourne auction\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"dls-id-386363\" data-component=\"Figure\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/100077060\">\n<div class=\"_3L4rN\" data-component=\"IntersectionObserver\">\n<div class=\"lt7xz\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_1MKdo _3lrlT\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/fd40d344a7497d14a7e1d6484a6e4bc9?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=1843&amp;cropW=2768&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=154&amp;width=862&amp;height=575\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"A property auctioneer at work on a Melbourne street.\" data-component=\"Image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"dls-id-386363\" class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _2FwWh\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\"><em><em><strong>House prices have continued to rise throughout 2021. <cite class=\"_21SmZ _3_Aqg _1hGzz _1-RZJ P8HGV _16dJg\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<\/cite>ABC News: Stephen Letts)<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\" style=\"text-align: left;\">So she turned to her local community Facebook group, where she knew &#8220;it was a really good way to target a large group of people really simply and easily&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1HzXw\">&#8220;Also looking to keep things completely 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