Blue_boost
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I keep my eye on the real estate market, not just domestically but internationally as well.
How many times have you went to see a house in Australia which just doesnt measure up to the ridiculous commentary in the ad.
There should be some mandatory disclosures in real estate ads.
I noticed in USA, they advertise a property and state square feet of residence. In Australia they use words like spacious and generous for a tiny tuna tin sized house, just ridiculous. At least the USA square feet gives a comparable measure of the size of one residence to another. It should be mandatory. There are too many tiny sized properties that are dressed up to sell, but they are tiny shit houses that are tried to make appear bigger, mutton dressed as lamb.
Also how many times do you go to a property and there are power lines in very close proximity, on a busy street, park next door or across the road, just things that will piss you off. These sorts of obvious disclosures should be in all ads. Ie corner block or school within 250 metres or distance to power lines (closest point)
Or the ad has bullet points and all ticks next to them. But what about what isn’t ticked? Just doesn’t make the list? There are no crosses. There should be a standard list that is either ticked or crossed.
Condition is another point. No point saying words like classic bathroom decor, in other words it’s an old bathroom in need of renovations. Kitchen, bathroom, paint and flooring should have an age since renovated / built. Gives the buyer a proper way to assess the age and likely cost to repair. Like a car has odometer
Size of block should be mandatory, only larger blocks are disclosed the size but small blocks you gotta dig through the fine print to see how small they are.
The ads placed in Australia are designed to just get people to the door, then it’s a matter of what bullshit can you tolerate in order to proceed with your interest in the property.
How about some proper ads, with proper disclosures, standardised, not bullshit to oversell a property, standardised categories and either yes or no answers or specific sizes no fluffy words
Also for renters out there does this also happen in the rental market, turn up to many properties to be hugely disappointed in the property and what is written in the ad.
How many times have you went to see a house in Australia which just doesnt measure up to the ridiculous commentary in the ad.
There should be some mandatory disclosures in real estate ads.
I noticed in USA, they advertise a property and state square feet of residence. In Australia they use words like spacious and generous for a tiny tuna tin sized house, just ridiculous. At least the USA square feet gives a comparable measure of the size of one residence to another. It should be mandatory. There are too many tiny sized properties that are dressed up to sell, but they are tiny shit houses that are tried to make appear bigger, mutton dressed as lamb.
Also how many times do you go to a property and there are power lines in very close proximity, on a busy street, park next door or across the road, just things that will piss you off. These sorts of obvious disclosures should be in all ads. Ie corner block or school within 250 metres or distance to power lines (closest point)
Or the ad has bullet points and all ticks next to them. But what about what isn’t ticked? Just doesn’t make the list? There are no crosses. There should be a standard list that is either ticked or crossed.
Condition is another point. No point saying words like classic bathroom decor, in other words it’s an old bathroom in need of renovations. Kitchen, bathroom, paint and flooring should have an age since renovated / built. Gives the buyer a proper way to assess the age and likely cost to repair. Like a car has odometer
Size of block should be mandatory, only larger blocks are disclosed the size but small blocks you gotta dig through the fine print to see how small they are.
The ads placed in Australia are designed to just get people to the door, then it’s a matter of what bullshit can you tolerate in order to proceed with your interest in the property.
How about some proper ads, with proper disclosures, standardised, not bullshit to oversell a property, standardised categories and either yes or no answers or specific sizes no fluffy words
Also for renters out there does this also happen in the rental market, turn up to many properties to be hugely disappointed in the property and what is written in the ad.
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