About us
EstateRoo lists real estate agents, buyers agents, conveyancers, building and pest inspectors and mortgage brokers in Australian cities, so buyers and sellers can compare before signing.
A home purchase pulls in more professionals than most people expect, and each one tends to be found in a hurry: a broker the week before an auction, an inspector the night an offer is accepted, a conveyancer once the contract has already landed in your inbox. EstateRoo gathers, for each Australian city, the businesses that buyers and sellers deal with and explains what each one does, so a shortlist is ready before the deadlines begin.
What you will find
Separate lists in each city for real estate agents who sell homes for vendors, buyers agents who act only for purchasers, conveyancers and property lawyers who handle the contract and the settlement, building and pest inspectors, and mortgage brokers. The conveyancing lists take in licensed conveyancers, the settlement agents of Western Australia and law firms with a property practice. Among the inspectors you can look for pool safety, strata reports, asbestos, new home stages and dilapidation reports, and among the brokers, for help with a first home, an investment property, a refinance, a self-employed application or a commercial loan. Every listing shows what the business does, where it is, its hours and how to reach it, and state and territory pages group the cities.
What we are not
EstateRoo is a guide. It does not sell or advertise homes, lend money, inspect buildings or run settlements, and it holds no deposits. It cannot value a property, read a contract or a report for you, or give legal, financial, credit or tax advice. Using it costs nothing, and we never pass your details to a business or make bookings on your behalf. Licences are not checked by us one business at a time, so the section below explains where you can do it.
Licences and registers
Real estate agents and buyers agents are licensed by the state or territory where they work, and most regulators run a public licence search, among them NSW Fair Trading, Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Office of Fair Trading in Queensland. Conveyancers are licensed in most states. In Queensland conveyancing is done by solicitors or under their supervision, and in Western Australia licensed conveyancers are called settlement agents.
Anyone arranging home loans as a broker needs an Australian credit licence, or works as a credit representative under a business that holds one, and the law requires brokers to act in your best interests. Licensees and representatives both appear on ASIC's professional registers, which anyone can search for free.
Inspectors are regulated differently from one state or territory to the next, and a timber pest inspection can call for a different qualification from a building inspection. Ask which licence or qualification covers your job, ask to see their professional indemnity insurance and confirm it with the building or fair trading regulator where you live.