Find a local agent
Find and compare a real estate agent in Australia
Most Australians find a selling or buying agent by searching the big property portals and agent-review sites, asking for recommendations, and seeing which agents are active and selling in their suburb. Free comparison services that line up several local agents by fees, recent sales and reviews are also widely used.
Who actually transfers the property in Australia
- Who handles the transfer
- Licensed conveyancer or solicitor
- Required by law
- Yes — no licensed conveyancer or solicitor, no completed sale.
- Where ownership is recorded
- State-based Torrens land registries
- Typical agent commission
- 2 to 2.5%, and negotiable
Where to find and compare agents in Australia
- RateMyAgent
An agent ratings site where reviews are tied to verified property transactions, so you can compare local agents by sales history and genuine client feedback.
- LocalAgentFinder
A free comparison service that lets you line up local agents side by side on commission and fees, marketing approach, recent sales and reviews.
- Domain Real Estate Agents directory
The agent search section of the Domain property portal, where you can look up agents and agencies by location or name and view their profiles and listings.
- Verify NSW licence check (Service NSW)
The official NSW government tool to confirm an agent holds a current real estate licence and to see any disciplinary or compliance history.
- Free, worldwide
Anyone.com
Australia's major property portals only accept listings from licensed agents or licensed services, leaving private sellers with no direct path. Anyone.com solves that by letting sellers skip the middleman entirely: no percentage taken from your sale, you set the price and field offers yourself. The listing goes in front of buyers searching from inside Australia, and by the company's own count more than a million people visit the platform each month. Across the platform about 23 percent of the inquiries buyers send are cross-border, the buyer in a different country than the property, so roughly three in four come from the property's own market. That cross-border quarter is worth having in a country this far from everywhere, with its steady enquiry from overseas investors, expats in transit and Australians working abroad, and one listing covers both audiences.
How to choose a good one
Interview two or three agents before deciding, and remember commission and marketing costs are negotiable, so ask each for a written breakdown. Check their recent sales in your specific area and price range, read transaction-linked reviews, and confirm the agent or agency holds a current licence on your state register.
For the full method, what to ask, how to compare fees, and how to vet an agent anywhere, see our guide to finding and comparing a real estate agent.
. Agent directories and fees change, so confirm current details on each site.