Yes. And the numbers might surprise you.
Around 20% of properties sell before they ever reach the traditional portals. One in five homes. Never listed. Never seen by most buyers.
So why do so many sellers go off market?
A few reasons, and they make sense once you know them.
Marketing fees are getting expensive. A full public campaign costs serious money, and plenty of vendors look at that bill and decide it's not worth it.
Some sellers just don't want the stress. Running a public campaign, watching it sit there for weeks, fielding lowball offers. A quiet off-market sale avoids all of that.
Then there are investors. When an investor decides to sell, they're often weighing up whether to sell with the tenant still in the property or ask them to vacate. Neither option is simple. An off-market sale gets it done without the disruption.
What this means for you
There's a whole slice of the market most buyers never get near. They had the budget. They had the brief. The property sold before they knew it existed.
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