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Good agent selection means you increase your chances dramatically of a higher property price and an easy, quick sale. We can calculate a shortlist of top agents through our agent comparison tool.

To start selling, it's best to speak with a top-performing local real estate agent who has experience with properties like yours and can work well with you.

A suitable agent should be focused on selling property near yours (bonus for the same street!), experienced at selling property like yours, have a strong history of successful negotiations, and possess a personality that works well with potential buyers and yourself. Most agents have a particular focus, e.g. houses within a certain area, price bracket, and a ranking within their office. We do everything we can to identify these agents for you.

What To Pay Your Your Suburb Agent

The lowest fee should not be your top requirement in an agent. Rather, you should look for agents that can strongly back up their fee structure and commission rate.

An agent with a strong sales background in selling quickly and for a higher price will often cover their fee and more. Receive a shortlist of top agents in the local Your Suburb area from our agent comparison tool to sell confidently.

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affordable suburbs in Australia when it comes to real estate agent commission rates. Experience has shown us that real estate agent commission rates in Your Suburb average around
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The commission rate in Your Suburb is on average lower than most other suburbs in Australia, which means you get to keep some more of your profit compared to sellers in other areas. Don’t forget that you can still negotiate a better rate with your agent, or how much goes into advertising.

Use the real estate agent fee calculator below to determine how much it may cost to sell your property in
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. Amounts calculated include 10% GST, but exclude other costs an agent may charge such as advertising and marketing.

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Your Suburb Suburb Overview

Lake Wendouree is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia located immediately west of the Ballarat CBD and encompasses the man-made recreational lake Lake Wendouree after which it is named. At the 2006 census, Lake Wendouree had a population of 1,471

It is Ballarat’s most prestigious address and home to many of the city’s wealthiest residents and home to much of its old money. It has the highest median value in the Ballarat urban area, the suburb also holds the record for the highest declared price for a residential property sale in Ballarat – $1.5 million and has highest percentage of home ownership in Ballarat.

Lake Wendouree is bordered by the Ballarat railway line to the north, Drummond Street North and Lexton Street to the east, Mair and Sturt Streets to the south and Gillies Street to the west.

The area was established in the 1870s. As the lake became a recreational landmark during the land boom of the Victorian era which followed the Victorian gold rush days the area became popular with the city’s wealthy. Led by the bluestone gothic Bishop’s palace and later the entrepreneur William Bailey many large mansions and impressive homes were established in the area close to the lake. Despite the decline in Ballarat’s wealth, the march of large expensive homes toward the shores of the lake continued well into the 1920s. Further subdivision has occurred but been mild preserving many of the original homes and much of the suburb is now part of council Heritage Overlays.

The suburb with a high proportion of large homes and mansions exploiting views and proximity to the lake. Tree lined Webster Street in particular is frequently proclaimed by estate agents to be Ballarat’s most prestigious and most expensive address and properties in nearby streets will often be advertised based on their proximity to Webster Street area in order to boost their sales value.

The Lake Wendouree remains the wealthiest area of Ballarat and the centre of the city’s old money. According to Property Data Lake Wendouree has the highest percentage of home ownership in Ballarat.

Parks circumnavigate the lake at Lake Wendouree have many recreational facilities including boats and rowing sheds. The most prominent park is the Ballarat Botanical Gardens at the west end of the suburb.

The City Oval precinct is in Lake Wendouree. It is one of Ballarat’s largest and oldest stadiums and hosts both Australian rules football, cricket and a nearby bowling club. North of the lake on Gregory Street is the Central Wendouree bowling club.

St John of God Hospital complex is located in Lake Wendouree.

Lake Wendouree has a number of schools including the Ballarat campus of the Australian Catholic University;Loreto College and the Pleasant Street Primary School.

A prominent building in Lake Wendouree is the Nazareth House convent complex.

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