Property Investment Professionals of Australia – PIPA

Buyer’s Agents

Jan 2021Karen Millers

A buyer’s agent can assist property buyers and investors throughout the property selection and purchasing processes, including negotiating the best price.

Sometimes, a buyer’s agent may also be a Qualified Property Investment Adviser (QPIA).

A buyer’s agent carries the required real estate agent’s licence for the state(s) in which they operate.

A buyer’s agent can negotiate and secure you a property, but unless they are also a QPIA they do not have the extra qualifications needed to identify whether that property is right for your personal circumstances.  If they are not a QPIA they may work with someone who is.

You should not expect a buyer’s agent who is not a QPIA to be able to buy a property which is necessarily appropriate for your financial circumstances and goals.

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We strive to bring accountability, ethics, and education to the property investment industry.

PIPA exists to improve the professional standards of anyone providing property investment advice to consumers. Our voluntary Code of Conduct means that members adhere to a high set of professional standards to help protect consumers. Qualified Property Investment Advisers (QPIAs®) have the highest form of industry-recognised, specialist training and can be trusted to provide tailored and unbiased advice to consumers.

PIPA also regularly produces research, analysis, and publications to help educate our members, media, and consumers about the property investment sector.

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