PHOTO: Ray White Albion real estate agent Jamie Charman has started his own buyer’s agency.

More home hunters are using buyers’ agents to help them snag a property in Brisbane in a sign the market is hotter than ever. But are they worth it?

Buyers’ agents were a rare breed in the river city only a few years ago, but a rising appetite for auctions, increasingly stiff competition at open homes and busy lifestyles have changed that.

Time-poor buyers fed-up with spending their weekends house-hunting are hiring licensed professionals to help them search, evaluate and negotiate the purchase of a property on their behalf.

A buyer’s agent can bid on a buyer’s behalf at an auction. Image: AAP/Julian Andrews.

A buyer’s agent can bid on a buyer’s behalf at an auction. Image: AAP/Julian Andrews.Source:News Corp Australia

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