Sellers are understandably reluctant to put their homes on the market while house prices are starting to drop — so how can you find the right property at a time of historically low supply?
As a buying agent, one thing I can offer my clients is the ability to find homes that aren’t officially for sale. About a third of the homes we buy are what’s known as “off-market”: not on websites or in estate agents’ windows. We get access to these because we are professional shoppers; agents know and trust us and people selling homes know that we are always looking.
