‘Release the hounds!’: Buying a house in Sydney is a game of ruthless psychological warfare – The Sydney Morning Herald

If you are trying to buy a home in Sydney, get ready for a ruthless game of psychological warfare. And Im not talking about the game youll have to play with the real estate agent; the time-honoured game called Whats the price guide? No, really, whats the price guide?
Im talking about the passive aggressive game of Its already ours suckers, so dont even bother that happens at the Saturday open for inspection. Its a shrewd psyche-out contest, much like poker and the aim is to put everyone else off…

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