Best 15 Real Estate Agents In Torquay [2024]

Which Real Estate Agent's Best Torquay 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 agency. We do everything we can to identify these agents for you.

What To Pay Your Torquay 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 Torquay area from our agent comparison tool to sell confidently.

Torquay 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 Torquay average around 2.2%.

Compared to other areas in Australia, the commission rate in Torquay 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 Victoria. Amounts calculated include 10% GST, but exclude other costs an agent may charge such as advertising and marketing.

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Torquay Suburb Overview

Torquay is a township in Victoria, Australia, which faces Bass Strait, 21 km. south of Geelong and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road. It is bordered on the west by Spring Creek and its coastal features include Point Danger and Zeally Bay. At the 2006 census, Torquay had a population of 6,695.

Wathaurong Aborigines occupied the area before white settlement, with picnickers beginning to frequent the area from the 1860s. The area was settled as Spring Creek in 1871, after the watercourse along the south-western edge. In 1880 more settlers moved to the town, and it was renamed Torquay in 1892 after the seaside town in England. The Post Office opened on 20 August 1894. On 3 April 1908 the Spring Creek bridge was built, connecting the town to Anglesea.

In 1891 the Joseph H. Scammell sailing ship struck the reef near Point Danger in Torquay and subsequently became wedged on the reef and as a result the ship broke up in the heavy seas. The cargo of the Scammell was washed onto the beach of Torquay and was looted, the anchors of the Scammell are still on display at the Torquay front beach and the Torquay boat ramp.

In 1900 a primary school was opened in the newly built Presbyterian church, moving to the recreation hall in 1901, a permanent school building not opened until 1910. A bowling green, tennis courts and a golf course were opened by the 1920s. The town once had 145 bathing boxes on the main beach. In 1946 the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club was formed, opening their current clubrooms in 1971 after the previous one burnt down. Today it is the oldest and largest club in Victoria.

Recent years have seen increased development of the area, with the ‘old town’ between the highway and the beach fully developed, housing spreading to Jan Juc from the 1970s, and new estates opening up from the 1980s to the north of the town. There has been conflict between long term residents and those behind developments, with the former Torquay Primary School site on Bristol and Boston Roads sold by the government for luxury apartments and an expanded shopping centre, instead of being retained for community uses. The Sands golf club and residential development commenced construction on the site of the former Torquay Tip to the north west of the town in 2001, opening in 2004.

The Torquay area is famous for its surf beaches, with Jan Juc and the world famous Bells Beach located on the town’s south-west outskirts. It was home to the popular Offshore Festival in the late 1990s. Many of the world’s most famous surf companies have their home in Torquay, including Rip Curl, Piping Hot and Quiksilver – all of which make up part of the Surf Coast Plaza, which provides shopping and eating, as well as the Surfworld Museum.

Torquay’s population usually triples between January and end of February, when the school holidays end;the town also hosts end of year Schoolies week celebrations, joint with Lorne, Victoria’s most active Schoolies destination.

Torquay’s local schools are Torquay Primary School and St. Therese Catholic Primary. Torquay Primary School was once located in the ‘old town’, being moved to beside St. Therese in October 2001. The same year a review on the provision of Secondary Schooling in Torquay was commenced, and in 2003 it was recommended that Torquay Primary School become a P-9 school.

The local skate park has become a bit of a celebrity hotspot, with up and coming skating sensation Jake McMahon shredding it up on a regular basis. Jake has handled his rise to fame gracefully and quite happily boasts the title of being the biggest celebrity to hit the coastal town.

In October 2007, The new Torquay Police Station opened at the corner of the Surfcoast highway and central avenue. The new Police station was built at a cost of $7.8 million and is considered to be a state-of-the-art facility.

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