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FindersKeepers real estate buyers agents is perfect for people living outside Sydney who simply can’t be here to effectively assess all available properties.
Almost half our clients live outside Australia - so far, we’ve managed projects for clients living in:
- Athens
- Bangkok
- Dubai
- Hong Kong
- Jakarta
- Johannesburg
- London
- Los Angeles
- Minneapolis
- New York
- Paris
- San Francisco
- Shanghai
- Singapore
- Tokyo
- Zurich
and other cities around the world.
We understand the additional requirements and special challenges of buying property remotely and will make sure all the details are taken care of when you can’t be here in Sydney to organise them yourself.
We’ll coordinate all aspects of the property search and purchase on your behalf.
We’ll advise you on the Sydney suburbs and property types that will suit you best.
As exclusive buyers agents, we are completely independent of selling agents, vendors, developers and project marketers and we don’t take any fees, commissions or ‘kickbacks’ from them, so you know we’ll consider all suitable properties when we’re selecting the best ones for you.
When we find properties that we think meet your needs, we’ll take and email photos so you can see for yourself the property and its surrounds - the pros and the cons!
We’ll even organise Powers of Attorney where necessary, appoint a professional property manager, and ensure a tenant is found.
Special Australian government rules apply to "foreign investors"
If you are not an Australian citizen and do not have a permanent resident visa for Australia, there are Federal Government limitations on your ability to buy property here.
Your acquisition of real estate in Sydney will have to be approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB).
See the quick summary below and for more information, visit the FIRB website.
You will generally not be able to buy established property, that is houses or apartments that have been sold or lived in before. Approval is normally given for foreign investors to buy properties in the following two categories only.
New and ‘off-the-plan' apartments and townhouses
You can normally buy property that is newly constructed and has never been occupied or previously sold, property that is under construction or property where construction has not yet started (known as buying ‘off-the-plan’). This typically applies to apartment and townhouse developments.
However, no more than half the dwellings in any one development may be sold to foreign interests.
Vacant residential land
Approval to buy is given on the condition that continuous construction of a dwelling starts within 12 months of the purchase.
Read more about the Australian Government rules for foreign investors on the FIRB website.
Other pages of special interest for overseas buyers
Buying property in Sydney and NSW, Australia
Basics of buying property in Australia
Using a buyers agent to buy property in Sydney, NSW Australia
About buying property in Sydney CBD and inner-city
About buying property in Sydney's eastern suburbs
About buying property in Sydney's lower north shore
About buying property in Sydney's upper north shore
About buying property in Sydney's inner west
About what's happening in the Sydney real estate market
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