Most first home buyers go through the process alone, against selling agents who negotiate professionally every day. Our licensed buyer's agents level the playing field — we search, inspect, and negotiate on your behalf, so you buy with confidence.
150+
First home buyers helped
across Greater Sydney
$34K
Avg. savings vs asking
through professional negotiation
8 weeks
Avg. time to find
and secure the right property
100%
No conflicts of interest
Is This Right For Me?
Pre-approval in hand? Now you need to find the right property before someone else does. We run the search so you don't have to spend every weekend at open homes.
When two people have slightly different priorities, decisions can stall. We facilitate the brief, translate market reality, and help you find a property you both love — efficiently.
The vendor has a professional agent on their side. You should too. Our buyer's agents are experienced negotiators who know how to protect your interests in a competitive market.
Budget, lifestyle, school catchment, commute time, growth potential — there are a lot of factors. We help first home buyers understand the trade-offs and find suburbs that genuinely match their priorities.
Our Process
We review your pre-approval amount, lifestyle requirements, and long-term plans to develop a clear brief. We then shortlist suburbs that offer genuine value within your budget — not just the ones you've seen on Instagram.
We monitor all listings daily, attend inspections on your behalf, and assess each property critically: structural condition, renovation needs, comparable sales, and whether the asking price is justified by the market.
When we find the right property, we handle all negotiation or auction bidding. We set a maximum price based on genuine comparable data — not vendor expectations — and work to achieve the best outcome within your budget.
What We Do
We help you understand the real trade-offs between suburbs: what $800,000 actually buys in Parramatta vs. Penrith vs. Campbelltown — and which areas offer the best combination of lifestyle and future capital growth.
We monitor every listing on Domain, realestate.com.au, and agent networks daily. When a property matches your brief, you hear about it immediately — often before the weekend open home crowd.
We attend every inspection with a critical eye, assessing structural integrity, potential defects, renovation costs, and comparable sales value. We give you an honest assessment — even when the answer is 'don't buy this one'.
Auctions are stressful, fast-paced, and require experience to navigate without overpaying. We bid on your behalf with a clear strategy and a maximum price we set together — removing the emotion that causes first home buyers to overpay.
For private treaty sales, we negotiate directly with the selling agent using comparable sales data and market conditions. We know when to push and when to walk away — skills that most first home buyers are learning for the first time.
Pair our buyer's agent service with CPL Finance's first home buyer mortgage service. Your finance and property search run in parallel — we communicate directly with your broker so nothing falls through the cracks.
The Situation
A 28-year-old nurse had a pre-approval for $720,000 and wanted to buy in Homebush or Strathfield — suburbs where she'd been outbid twice at auction and felt priced out of the market.
What We Did
We identified an off-market 2-bedroom apartment through our agent network. The vendor wanted a quiet sale and didn't want to go to auction. We negotiated at $685,000 — $42,000 below the comparable sales range for the same building — and the deal settled without ever appearing on the portals.
The Outcome
She moved in 6 weeks after engaging us. She had a stamp duty exemption as an eligible first home buyer in NSW, and we connected her with CPL Finance who had already secured her pre-approval. Total time from first consultation to keys: 9 weeks.
$42K
below comparable sales — found off-market before public listing
"All cases are anonymised. Results vary by individual circumstances."
You don't need one — but it's a significant advantage. Selling agents negotiate professionally every day. Most first home buyers negotiate property transactions once in their lives. Our buyer's agents have negotiated hundreds. The playing field is not level, and we help level it.
Yes, ideally. Pre-approval tells us your exact budget and means we can move quickly when the right property appears. If you haven't arranged pre-approval yet, we can refer you to CPL Finance — our broker team can usually have pre-approval in 2-3 weeks.
Yes. Auction bidding is one of the most valuable things a buyer's agent does. We set a clear maximum price based on comparable sales data, attend the auction, and bid on your behalf — calmly and strategically. Our auction success rate for client bids is 95%.
CPL Finance focuses on the loan — comparing lenders, securing pre-approval, managing the First Home Guarantee application, and handling settlement finance. APIG focuses on the property — suburb selection, searching, inspecting, and negotiating. The two services work together as a complete first home buyer solution.
Greater Sydney primarily, with particular depth in the Inner West, Western Sydney (Parramatta to Penrith), North Shore, South West, and the Hills District. We also help clients looking at Newcastle and Wollongong as alternatives to Sydney pricing.
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Sydney CBD Office
Phone Number
(02) 9261 0769Email Address
info@cplinternationalgroup.com.auSydney CBD Office
Level 2, Suite 203B, 309 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000Hours
Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm
