Should you sell and then buy, or should you buy and then sell? It can be tricky to time a sale and a purchase optimally. However, there are options for overcoming potential timing issues. For example, one common scenario for those downsizing is finding the ideal property before the original home is sold. In this case, you might not have the funds ready to make a quick purchase before another buyer does. In this case, bridging finance could offer the right solution.

If you wish to list your home for sale, you can still access sales by auction, sales by private treaty or sales by expression of interest (EOI).

The main difference is that auctions will now, and for as long as the COVID-19 restrictions are in place, only be available virtually. Your property will be listed for sale on an online real estate auction portal, where the virtual auction will take place when the day comes to sell.

We typically reccomend a mix of print and online elements to your property marketing campaign.
Digital marketing in particular  has become an important way to promote your home for sale.

We can use a number of digital assets for your campaign: virtual tours, emails, videos, floor plans, social media advertising and more. Your local real estate agent will be your best ally to guide you in creating the best marketing campaign to attract the most buyers.

If you wish to sell your home but are unsure about its current value, the best way to get started is to book an appraisal from your local real estate agent. This will give you a precise indication of how much your property is worth.

Appraisals can now be done virtually by using video communication apps and software such as FaceTime, Zoom or WhatsApp.

LJ Hooker Spring Competition 2024 Terms & Conditions ("Conditions of Entry")
Promotion: LJ Hooker Spring Competition 2024
Promoter: LJ Hooker Franchising Pty Limited (ABN 61 003 890 453) of 
L29, 85 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Promotional Period: The period between 9:00am AEST 19th August 2024 to 11.59pm 
AEDT 30th November 2024.
Definitions:
Appraisal: A valid appraisal (sales or rental) conducted by an LJ Hooker Franchisee.
LJ Hooker Franchisee: a qualified real estate agent authorised to operate within the LJ 
Hooker franchise network, as may be located at the 
website: https://www.ljhooker.com.au/find-an-agent.
Agency Agreement means an executed, written contract with an LJ Hooker Franchisee 
for the provision of either property management or property sales services that is 
compliant with all legislation and regulations relevant to the conduct of a real estate 
agent in the home state of the location of the Investment Property.
Eligible entrants: Entry is only open to Australian residents who are 18 years and over 
and own at least one (1) residential property in Australia and who are not:
• Directors, officers, management members or employees (and the immediate 
family members of directors, officers, management members or employees) of 
the Promoter or any of its franchisees or associated companies; or
• otherwise involved in the conduct or management of the Promotion. 
No entry fee is charged by the Promoter to enter the Promotion. Where entry is allowed 
online, there is no additional cost to enter the Promotion other than any cost paid by the 
entrant to access the website or social media platform of entry via their Internet service 
provider.

How to Enter: Entry to Competition
To enter the Promotion, Eligible Entrants must, during the Promotional Period:
1. Own at least one (1) residential property in Australia; and
1. Book and complete an Appraisal for a residential property they own with an LJ 
Hooker Franchisee. 
(Qualifying Appraisal Entry)
Each Eligible Entrant who completes a Qualifying Appraisal Entry will be entered into 
the Prize Draw for Appraisal Prize.
Each Qualifying Appraisal Entry who, during the Promotional Period, enters into an 
Agency Agreement for the same residential property with the same LJ Hooker 
Franchisee that conducted the Appraisal will receive a Qualifying Listing Entry and be 
entered into the Prize Draw for Listing Prize. 
(Qualifying Listing Entry)
Entries Permitted: 
Qualifying Appraisal Entries will be limited to one (1) entry for each residential property 
owned by an Eligible Entrant. If more than one Appraisal is conducted for the same 
residential property, only the first Appraisal will be deemed to be a Qualifying Appraisal 
Entry.
Qualifying Listing Entries will be limited to one (1) entry for each residential property 
owned by an Eligible Entrant.
Each entry must be submitted in accordance with the entry requirements outlined in 
these Terms and Conditions.
Prize Description 
There will be two (2) prizes drawn:
1 x Appraisal Prize of $15,000.00; and
1 x Listing Prize of $15,000.00
The Appraisal Prize and Listing Prize will be referred to as a 'Prize' and the winner of 
each Prize will be referred to as a 'Prize Winner'.
Prize Draw:
A random electronic draw of all Qualifying Entries will take place at L 29, 85 Castlereagh 
Street, Sydney NSW 2000 at 1:00pm AEDT on Friday 13th December 2024, and;
• one (1) Qualifying Appraisal Entry will be drawn from all Qualifying Appraisal 
Entries in Australia for the Appraisal Prize; and
• one (1) Qualifying Listing Entry will be drawn from all Qualifying Listing Entries in 
Australia for the Listing Prize.
The draw will be conducted by the Promoter and will be entirely random.
Unclaimed Prize Draw: 
If the Prize is not claimed by the winner of the Prize Draw in accordance with the Terms 
and Conditions, an unclaimed prize draw will be held on 13th January 2025 at the same 
time and place as the original Prize Draw. All Qualifying Entries (except the Qualifying 
Entry drawn in the Prize Draw) will be entered in the unclaimed prize draw and one (1) 
Qualifying Entry will be randomly drawn.
Winner Notification and Claiming the Prize:
If the Prize is not claimed by the winner of the Prize Draw in accordance with the Terms 
and Conditions, an unclaimed prize draw will be held on 13th January 2025 at the same 
time and place as the original Prize Draw. All Qualifying Entries (except the Qualifying 
Entry drawn in the Prize Draw) will be entered in the unclaimed prize draw and one (1) 
Qualifying Entry will be randomly drawn.
Winner Notification and Claiming the Prize:
The Promoter will, within 2 business days of the Prize Draw, notify the winner of the 
Prize Draw in writing by email via the email address provided as part of the Qualifying 
Entry. The winner of the Prize Draw must claim the Prize within 14 days of being notified, 
by confirming their acceptance of the Prize to the Promoter in writing 
to marketing@ljhooker.com.
The Promoter will provide the Prize to the winner via electronic funds transfer into a 
bank account nominated by the winner in writing and additionally confirmed over the 
phone to ensure accuracy. The Promoter will use its best endeavours to transfer the 
funds within 28 days of receiving the details of the winner’s nominated bank account.
If the winner of the Prize Draw fails to claim the Prize in accordance with the above, the 
winner will be taken to have forfeited the Prize and the Promoter will then offer the Prize 
to the winner of the Unclaimed Prize Draw. 
The Promoter will notify the winner of the Unclaimed Prize Draw in writing by email, via 
the email address provided as part of the Qualifying Entry. The winner of the Unclaimed 
Prize Draw must claim the Prize within 4 days of being notified by confirming 
acceptance of the Prize to the Promoter in writing to marketing@ljhooker.com. 
Publication of Winners:
 The name (surname and initial of fist name) and postcode and/or State/Territory of 
residence of the Prize Winner will be published on www.ljhooker.com.au within 2 
business days of the Prize Draw and/or Unclaimed Prize Draw.

PRIVACY
1. a) Entrants' personal information will be collected by the Promoter. Personal 
information will be stored on the Promoter's database.
2. b) The Promoter may use this information for future marketing purposes 
regarding its products, including contacting the entrant electronically. The 
Promoter is bound by the Australian Privacy Principles in accordance with the 
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and its privacy policy which is located at 
http://www.ljhooker.com.au/privacy-policy. The Promoter's privacy policy 
contains information about how the entrant may access, update and seek 
correction of the personal information the Promoter holds about them and how
the entrant may complain about any potential breach by the Promoter of the 
Australian Privacy Principles or any other Australian privacy laws and how such 
complaints will be dealt with. The Promoter collects personal information about 
entrants to enable them to participate in this Promotion and may disclose the 
entrants' personal information to third parties including its contractors and 
agents, prize suppliers and service providers to assist in conducting this 
Promotion and to the State and Territory lottery departments as required under 
the relevant lottery legislation. If the entrant does not provide their personal 
information as requested, they may be ineligible to enter or claim a prize in the 
Promotion. The Promoter may transfer entrants' personal information to 
countries specified in the Promoter’s privacy policy. Entrants acknowledge that 
the Promoter cannot guarantee that any overseas recipient will not breach the 
Australian Privacy Principles. By entering this promotion, entrants consent to 
overseas transfer on these terms and agree that the Promoter is not liable for 
any such breach. See the Promoter’s privacy policy for a list of countries where 
personal information may be disclosed.
3. c) For the purposes of public statements and advertisements, the Promoter may 
only publish the winner's surname, initial and State/Territory or postcode of 
residence.
DISPUTES
1. a) If there is any dispute to whom an entry for a property appraisal/bonus entry 
for a property listing is awarded or any other matter, the Promoter’s decision will 
be final and binding.
2. b) If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant or winner, the Promoter 
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine the identity of the entrant 
or winner.
3. c) The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify entries in the event of noncompliance with these Conditions of Entry. In the event that there is a dispute 
concerning the conduct of the Promotion, the decision of the Promoter is final 
and binding on each entrant and no correspondence will be entered into.
GENERAL
1. a) The entrant agrees and acknowledges that they have read these Conditions of 
Entry and that entry into the Promotion is deemed to be acceptance of these 
Conditions of Entry (and Schedule). Any capitalised terms used in these 
Conditions of Entry have the meaning given in the Conditions of Entry, unless 
stated otherwise.
2. b) The Promotion commences on the Start Date and ends on the End Date 
("Promotional Period"). Entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt 
by the Promoter and not at the time of transmission or deposit by the entrant. 
Records of the Promoter and its agencies are final and conclusive as to the time 
of receipt.
3. c) Valid and eligible entries will be accepted during the Promotional Period.
4. d) All appraisals are to be conducted in a physical or virtual manner. Some may 
be required to be completed virtually due to COV-19 within the Promotion 
Period.
5. e) LJ Hooker Limited reserves the right to request for further proof of ownership 
of the property prior to conducting the appraisal.
6. f) All information detailing how to enter this competition forms part of these 
terms and conditions. By submitting an entry form, you will be taken to accept 
the terms and conditions of this competition.
7. g) All entrants indemnity and release LJ Hooker Limited from any liability, cost, 
claim, damage, loss or expense arising out of, or in connection with, entry into 
this competition.
8. h) It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner and their guest for the 
prize may be required to sign a legal release as determined by the Promoter in its 
absolute discretion, prior to receiving the prize. If the winner’s guest for the trip 
prize is under the age of 18, a nominated parent/legal guardian of the guest will 
be required to sign the release on their behalf.
9. i) Any guarantee or warranty given is in addition to any relevant statutory 
guarantees and warranties and nothing in these Conditions of Entry restricts, 
excludes or modifies or purports to restrict, exclude or modify any statutory 
consumer rights under any applicable law including the Competition and 
Consumer Act 2010 (Cth).
10. j) If for any reason any aspect of this Promotion is not capable of running as 
planned, including by reason of computer virus, communications network 
failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failure or 
any cause beyond the control of the Promoter, the Promoter may in its sole 
discretion cancel, terminate, modify suspend the Promotion and invalidate any 
affected entries, or suspend or modify a prize, subject to State or Territory 
regulation without further notice to the entrants.
11. k) The Promoter and its associated agencies and companies will not be liable for 
any loss (including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss or 
loss of profits), expense, damage, personal injury or death which is suffered or 
sustained (whether or not arising from any person's negligence or wilful 
misconduct) in connection with this Promotion or accepting or using any prize 
(or recommendation), except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law 
(in which case that liability is limited to the minimum allowable by law).