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Hi Ms Chin,

Cheapest package available is $1271.16 for PropertyGuru currently for agents, which is close to the sum of a HDB whole unit rental commission for 1 year lease. It offers you 550 advertising credits. Should you decide to turbo your listing (premium ad), you will require about 80 credits to do so every week, and to refresh the turbo listing for better positioning, you will need probably around 15 to 20 ad credits each time you refresh. A listing is likely required to be refreshed every day in order to stay atop the search result list, therefore it means that each week, credit consumption is around 180 credits if you do not refresh it more than once a day, and therefore this basic account will likely last you for about 3 weeks. This does not guarantee you that you will be able to secure a buyer or tenant. In a crowded market place, your ads will likely be pushed down to page 2 or even page 3 if you do not refresh it 2 to 3 times a day.

In fact, I have spent over $25,000 this year alone just on PropertyGuru portal alone and will be putting in another $16,000 next week to top up my advertising credits (about $0.50 each credit). These are costs spent without guarantee that we get paid by owners for closing a deal. This is the reason why we encourage owners to consider engaging a realtor to do the job because commission is only applicable upon a successful transaction. Moreover, agents are also required to conduct background checks on buyers and tenants to ensure that the interest of owners are not compromised, especially for rental cases. All in all, the commission amount can be passed on to the buyer or tenant instead by building this amount into the final transacted price, plus it gives increased assurance to owner with the background checks, although not 100%. Read More

Hi Su Wah,

To answer your question...because property agents spend tens of thousands of dollars individually in order to advertise on this platform. For myself alone, I spend at least if not more than $10,000 each year.

Regards
Aaron
 9730 8455 
aaronchong2774@yahoo.com.sg Read More

Hi Ms. Su Wah Chin

PropertyGuru accepts listings from registered agents, who subscribed to the PropertyGuru Agent Package
There's other platform where you can post your property for Sale/Rent.

May I know why you prefer to sell/rent out without an agent?
Experienced agents are a source of information and keys to smooth sales proceed.
They will offer good tips, steer you clear of potential pitfalls
You will get expert advice on pricing, have someone to help calculate your finances and plan your timeline, and takes care of all the paperwork for you.
The good agents will also offer up-to-date information to back up their advice, such as reports on property prices in the surrounding area.

I have transacted many units recently and will be glad to assist you
I have helped various clients to transit smoothly to their next place as well
I hope I can assist you finding the right buyer/tenant

I will be glad to assist
Appreciate if you can contact me at (65) 96608508  with details of your unit
or click here https://bit.ly/WaSilvia to whatsapp me for no obligation discussion
Thank you.

Warmest regards,

Silvia Yang

Senior Marketing Director
ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd
Mobile: (65) 9660 8508 
Email: Silviayang8@gmail.com Read More