OVERSEAS BUYERS

Pro Real Estate Buyers Agent specializes in helping overseas buyers (expats and foreign investors). Buy your dream home or investment property in Sydney Australia with confidence using the local professionals.

We understand the local market and have access to new and sometimes “hidden” listings that may be suitable for you via our Real Estate Agents network and online advertisings. Australian expatriates returning to Australia from overseas postings, and those looking to buy investment properties, will find our services of particular importance and assistance.

We also help immigrants to locate their new dream homes, and give advice on Sydney’s best suburbs for a variety of budgets.

If you are an Australian citizen, or a foreign national holding a permanent residence visa, there are no restrictions on purchasing real estate in Australia.

Visa Holders

You are entitled to purchase selected real estate in Australia if you hold a temporary residence visa or have a student visa. All applications to purchase Australian real estate must be submitted to the FIRB for their approval before purchase is permitted.

Temporary residents and students will be required to sell established property purchased when leaving Australia.

Non Visa Holders

Foreign interests are normally given approval to buy new dwelling(s) from a developer, where the developer has pre-approval to sell those dwellings to foreign persons and has provided you a copy of the pre-approval notice Vacant residential land – construction of a dwelling must commence within 24 months of the purchase of land. For further information and detailed Australian government’s foreign investment policies, we recommend that you check from the following place first before further research.

Internet Website: www.firb.gov.au

Who is the Foreign Investment Review Board?

The Board examines proposals by foreign interests to undertake direct investment in Australia and makes recommendations to the Government on whether those proposals are suitable for approval under the Government’s policy.
If you are new to the website, we recommend that you read their “Guidance Notes” section first https://firb.gov.au/guidance-notes You may find that your questions are answered there.