Avoid becoming a real estate casualty in Como NSW 2226

Research has shown that 90% of home sellers and buyers have had a bad experience in dealing with real estate agents. Avoid becoming a casualty with your Como NSW real estate agent… their fees, costs and commission were only the tip of the iceberg!

Real Estate Agents in Como NSW 2226

If you are after a list of Como real estate agents, the best agent, the top agent, you won’t find your answer instantly on any website, well you will but you won't! The information made available in an instant on a comparison website or, on a rating website, is not complete, is not the whole picture. The information you are given on these websites is limited to only the real estate salespeople in Como that have joined their service.

If you are looking to sell, connect with an agent who will put more money in your pocket. Find out who they are from an independent source. A source that does not allow agents to subscribe to it, a source that does not have predetermined lists or affiliations with anyone. You can then rest assured that the information is truely independent. iREC- Vendor Advocate Service Como NSW

Who Has The Keys To Your Como NSW Home

How many people do you meet and after a brief chat of maybe 30 minutes or so you give them the keys to your home so they can come in whenever they like… whether you are home or not?

Do the people you trust the most in your life have the keys to your home... your Doctor, your Solicitor your Accountant?

Most people sell their home maybe once or twice in their lifetime. Most people take the decision of choosing their real estate agent far too lightly. Getting your real estate agent in Como NSW right the first time will be one of the single biggest financial decisions you will make, ever.

So, who has the keys to your home? Before you invite a stranger, a real estate agent, into your financial life, understand if they will improve it or destroy it.

Planning to sell your real estate in Como NSW?

There are 2 types of skilled real estate agents, you need to avoid one of them at all costs! read more >

Real Estate Commission and Fees in Como NSW

A Word To The Wise... it's not what the real estate agent charges you at the start that is important, it's what they cost you if you use the wrong one! We all want to maximise the result in our pocket but if you pick the agent purely because they have a lower fee than the others you're starting on the wrong foot from day 1.

We have compared the major Agent Comparison sites and have all the numbers... read more >

Did you know that even after you agree to a selling fee, it is still negotiable... read more >

Is Your Current Como Real Estate Agent Giving You Grief

If you are currently on the market in Como and things are not quite going to plan, feel free to contact us for a complimentary chat and we will get you back on the right path. iREC- Vendor Advocate Service Como NSW

Got a Question?

If you have any questions relating to Como real estate agents, their fees, commission, cost or just generally about selling your property in Como feel free to drop me a line, contact me personally (Robert Williams) on 1300 886359 or email me direct at robert@irec.com.au

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About the suburb Como

Como West was originally created from within the greater Como locality, & is bounded to the west by the Woronora River. The shoreline across Como features Bonnet Bay, Scylla Bay and Carina Bay.

Well before it became "Como", the locality had previously been known as "Woronora". Circa early 1883, a small weatherboard & iron roofed building called the "Woronora Hotel" had been constructed by the proprietor, Mr Thomas Hanley, in response to the rapidly growing railway worker's camp situated adjacent to where they were planning to extend the Illawarra railway line across a bridge being constructed over the Georges River. The "Woronora Post Office" opened on 16 May 1883, adjacent to the "Woronora Hotel", this facility also being operated by Mr Thomas Hanley. Shortly after, the postal locality of "Woronora" was changed to "Como" upon a suggestion offered by Mr James Frederick Murphy, Manager of the Holt-Sutherland Co. & the affairs of Thomas Holt (1811-1888), who at the time owned much of the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla. Mr Murphy likened the area to its namesake in Italy on account of its similarity to Lake Como at the foot of the Lepontine Alps and Lugano Prealps in Italy. The Italian influence on the suburb is also reflected in many of the existing street names, which were named after various cities located throughout Italy including Genoa Street, Verona Range, Tivoli Esplanade, Ortona Parade, Novara Crescent, Pavia Road, Cremona Road and Loretta Avenue (originally named Loretto, a misspelling of the Italian city of Loreto). On 5 May 1883, a Government notice in the Evening News (Sydney) announced a proposal for "a new Public School at Worinora, George's River". Shortly after, on 10 Jul 1883 first mention of the "Como Post Office" appears in an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald, thus confirming the locality had already officially been re-named to "Como". On 25 Sep 1883, the NSW Government awarded the tender for timber construction of the new "Worinora Public School" to R.G. Troughton, for the sum of ?199 4s. The "Worinora School", built just to the south of Scylla Bay, opened on 16 April 1884. Some newspapers & periodicals in the period 1884-1885 went so far as to wax lyrical over the broader section of Georges River water east of Murphy's Pleasure Grounds and bounded by the rising headlands & hillsides, frequently referring to it in their articles as "Lake Como" . On 14 Jun 1884, an article in the Australian Town & Country Journal notes that Mr Hanley had enlarged a room at the "Woronora Hotel" to cater as an assembly hall and theatre for the now hundreds of women & children encamped nearby. The article also mentions that the "Como Public School" grounds were soon to be improved, thus confirming the school name had also been officially changed to "Como". Around this time, James Murphy & his brothers John Francis & Michael Vincent were also partners in managing "Murphy's Pleasure Grounds" where to the annoyance of many locals, they had fenced off the small promontory east of their boat house & constructed a rotunda lookout & adjacent flag mast upon the highest viewing point (known by locals today as "Como Mountain") & began charging day-trippers & tourists a small fee for access. Murphy's Pleasure Grounds would later be reclaimed for public use & is generally known as the "Como Pleasure Grounds" to this day. James Murphy also constructed "Como House" which burnt down in 1969. After James F. Murphy died, his estate provided scholarships for young men studying agricultural science at St John's College Sydney and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College. In January 1887, the 1st (presumed small) version of George Agnew's "Como Hotel" had been constructed - but only in a non-liquor capacity. It was most likely built upon the same site as the later iconic larger versions would stand on. This small first establishment would last around two years, until the much larger second version build began in Mar 1888 (see the version one timeline below for full details). In Mar 1888, Tenders were called for the construction of a major 20 room hotel at Como, by master building contractor Robert Fielding (on behalf of George Agnew). However, this decision had been made at the same time when the majority of the railway workers with their families would have been moving out of Como & heading further south, as the line extension progressed towards Wollongong. In effect, George was building a bigger, grander hotel that would be reliant on a rapidly dwindling population to survive. In hindsight, a very poor business decision. By 9 Jul 1890, leasing agent W.H. Tulloh was advertising the new, grand "Como Hotel" was for purchase or lease. It seems by now George Agnew may have over-extended spending to get the second version build completed. Unsurprisingly, there were no takers for an expensive-to-run hotel in a town with a declining populace. With no further takers after more advertisement in Oct 1890, George Agnew was forced to apply himself for a Publicans' License. He struggled on, operating the "Como Hotel" until he could sell it to Daniel Sullivan in Sep 1891. By 1894, George Agnew was forced to sell all his household furniture & effects from his Como residence. The second establishment of the "Como Hotel" was frequented by the Australian poet Henry Lawson, who lived at Como in the early 1900s. Local legend has it that Lawson "used to row a boat from his house to the hotel and sell or recite his poems for beer." Unfortunately, the tale of poor business woes for successive owners of the "Como Hotel" was to continue for many more years, as the tiny, slowly re-growing population, WW1, Depression & WW2 all took their toll on the takings (see Timeline from 1890-1925 below for details). Como was severely affected by bushfires in 1994, with upwards of 70 houses burnt down. Como West Public School was also destroyed by the fires and a new school was built on the original land. The iconic original second version of the "Como Hotel" was destroyed on 3 Nov 1996, after an electrical fault in the restaurant kitchen started a massive blaze. A sympathetically styled third version reconstruction was completed in 2001.

Suburbs surrounding Como, NSW

Alfords Point, 2234
Bangor, 2234
Barden Ridge, 2234
Bonnet Bay, 2226
Bundeena, 2230
Burraneer, 2230
Caringbah, 2229
Cronulla, 2230
Dolans Bay, 2229
Engadine, 2233
Grays Point, 2232
Gymea, 2227
Gymea Bay, 2227
Heathcote, 2233
Illawong, 2234
Jannali, 2226
Kangaroo Point, 2224
Kareela, 2232
Kirrawee, 2232
Kurnell, 2231
Lilli Pilli, 2229
Loftus, 2232
Lucas Heights, 2234
Maianbar, 2230
Menai, 2234
Miranda, 2228
Oyster Bay, 2225
Port Hacking, 2229
Sandy Point, 2172
Sutherland, 2232
Sylvania, 2224
Sylvania Waters, 2224
Taren Point, 2229
Waterfall, 2233
Woolooware, 2230
Woronora, 2232
Woronora Heights, 2233
Yarrawarrah, 2233
Yowie Bay, 2228