Naturally, you want to keep the costs down when trying to sell your property, but real estate marketing costs and advertising fees are a necessary investment if you want maximum exposure and the best sale price. There is a sliding scale, but you will need to spend a certain amount in these areas if you want to see results.
Below, you can find some typical costs for the different types of marketing output. Talk to a RFG agent to find out more about the discounts we can offer, as well as some complimentary services.
Private Sale
- Sale Board: size 6 x 4
- Professional photography: 7 – 15 Photo
- Floor Plan measure & sketch up
- Flyers: Up to 100 Flyers
- Websites
- Suburbs (3012, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3336, etc): $3,200
- Suburbs (3000, 3015, 3016, 3031, 3032, etc): $4,200
Auction
- Full Pictures/Sale Board: size 6 x 4 (upgrade to 8 x 6 for an additional cost of $200).
- Professional photography: 7 – 15 Photo
- Floor Plan measure & sketch up
- Flyers: Up to 100 Flyers
- Websites:
- Auctioneer included.
- Suburbs (3012, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3336, etc): $3,800
- Suburbs (3000, 3015, 3016, 3031, 3032, etc): $4,800
Rental Advertising and Fees
- Leasing Fee: Equivalent to 2 weeks’ rent (once)
- Advertising Fee: $360 (once)
- Management Fee: 7.7% of monthly rent
- Re-Leasing Fees: $110
- VCAT Fee:
- Existing properties: $380
- Properties not with us: From $550
Commercial Advertising and Fees
- Private Sale: $2,000
- For Lease:
- Leasing Fee: Equivalent to 4 weeks’ rent (once)
- Advertising Fee: $2,000 (once)
- Management Fee: 7.7% of monthly rent