Best 21 Real Estate Agents In Meringandan [2024]

Which Real Estate Agent's Best Meringandan Agents

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 Meringandan 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 Meringandan area from our agent comparison tool to sell confidently.

Meringandan is one of the more expensive suburbs in Australia when it comes to real estate agent commission rates. Experience has shown us that real estate agent commission rates in Meringandan average around 3%.

Compared to other areas in Australia, the commission rate in Meringandan is higher - remember that you can negotiate with your real estate agent about their fees and commissions, as well as inclusions on marketing fees.

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

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Meringandan Suburb Overview

Meringandan is a small town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located near Highfields, 19 kilometres NNW of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, Meringandan had a population of 1,474.

It contains two parks;it is also the gateway to Cooby Dam. Meringandan has one school, a country pub, convenience store and a butcher. It has an annual rodeo which many people attend. It is drained by the meandering Meringandan Creek.

The name Meringandan is a corruption of the aboriginal words, Moorin meaning fire and Gandan meaning clay. Therefore Meringandan means ‘place of fire and clay’.

Following the settling of the Leslie brothers at Toolburra, near Warwick, Henry and Fred Isaacs occupied the Gowrie Estate, including Meringandan in 1841.

In 1866 the estate was sold to a French Count, Ernest de Satge de St. Jeon, his younger brother Oscar and George King. During 1868, the Count returned to France, and the Gowrie Estate became the sole property of the Hon. George King and his sons. The owners originally used the property for sheep raising. Later, owing to heavy losses caused by dingoes, the sheep were replaced by cattle. The Isaac brothers built a homestead in Meringandan, and here, in 1860, was born the first white child, Eliza Hunt, her father being an overseer and stockman on the estate.

The Land Act on 1868 meant that the Meringandan portion of Gowrie Station was resumed and thrown open for settlement. Many German farmers emigrated to Queensland in the 1860s, some coming to the Darling Downs. Many families in this district are of German descent. These pioneers were amazed that the minimum amount of land they could select was 40 acres. What were they going to do with such a huge area?

After being thrown open for selection in 1872, the land was soon occupied. A railway line was constructed from Toowoomba to Cabarlah, the first train running in September, 1883. Meringandan being their nearest railway station, the settlers in the Goombungee and Haden areas used it to forward their goods. Most of the farmers did their own carting, but well known carriers were Jack Wieck, Herman Lau, George Klein and Jack Lange.

The township grew rapidly. General stores were erected, and hotels were built, “The Criterion;Farmers Arms”. Blacksmiths were kept busy, and so were the butchers. Before 1900, the farmers’ wives baked their own bread, but early in the century a bakery was established by O. Wuersching, the first baker employed being Walls.

The spiritual welfare of the district was not neglected. The German settlers congregated in their little slab church, built in 1870. Later the Church of England, the Congregational Church, and the Church of Christ built Churches.

During 1875, a state school was built in the present grounds, Jack Maag being the builder. Mr. Isaac John Thomas was appointed head teacher of the school, which was opened on 24 January 1876. The enrolment for that year was 80 pupils.

At the beginning of the century, the Court House was moved from Cabarlah and erected at Meringandan. But the construction of the railway to Haden in 1910 saw the town begin a decline, hastened by the advent of motor transport. In the early 1900s a line of teams stretching a distance of half a mile, waiting to load or unload at the railway station, was a familiar sight. Now the railway yards have vanished and a park stands where the railway station used to be.

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