- Brisbane City, QLD
- National firm with a Brisbane office
- 25 years operating
- Licence checked
Propertybuyer is a buyers agency in Brisbane City, part of a national firm, operating for 25 years. It has a 5.0 Google rating from 79 reviews, 14 of them in the last 12 months. Besides buying for clients, it also sells or lists property. It doesn't publish fee amounts on its website. Its licence is current on the Queensland Office of Fair Trading register.
Propertybuyer reviews
Of the newest 50 reviews, 0% are 1 or 2 stars (Brisbane median 0%) and the firm replied to 50% (median 83%). 6% come from Google accounts with only one review.
Checked 30 Oct 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
Propertybuyer fees
Propertybuyer doesn't publish fee amounts. Ask for the fee, any engagement fee and what's included, in writing, before you sign.
Licence and business checks
- Queensland licence
- Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Richard James Harvey, no. 3656643Checked 31 Oct 2026
- Acts only for buyers
- Also sells or lists property
- Paid by sellers or developers
- Doesn't say
- Operating since
- 2001ABN records (ABN 61 675 089 912)
- Principal
- Rich Harvey
- Memberships
- REBAA Checked on the member directory
- Office
- 3135/3 Parkland Blvd, Brisbane City QLD 4000
- Services
- Search to settlement · Negotiation only · Auction bidding · Investment purchases · First home buyers · Interstate and overseas buyers · Off-market access · Commercial property · SMSF purchases · Vendor advocacy · Portfolio strategy
- Suits
- Negotiation only · Auction bidding · Investors · First home buyers · Interstate buyers · Off-market
What Propertybuyer says about itself
From the firm's own website. We haven't verified these and they don't affect the score.
- Purchases
- 5,000+ Properties Secured
- Experience
- 25+ Years of Experience
- Team
- ~25 named (5 QLD: Glen Sainsbury, Lisa Whayman, Robyn Toohey, Harman Khosa, Matt Wilkins + Gold Coast)
- Awards
- "Australia's most awarded independent buyers agency"; 50+ Industry Awards; Finalist 2026 REIQ Buyers Agency of the Year
- Media
- Rich Harvey regular media commentator; Media section + podcast
How the score adds up
| Check | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 19.7 /20 | The Google rating, blended with 30 reviews’ worth of the Brisbane average so a handful of reviews can’t top the list. An adjusted 4.5 or below scores nothing; 5.0 scores in full. |
| Review volume | 4.1 /5 | How many Google reviews, on a log scale. 200 or more scores in full. |
| Recent reviews | 7.3 /10 | Google reviews posted in the last 12 months, on a log scale. 40 or more scores in full. |
| Works only for buyers | 0 /20 | Buyer-only scores in full. Also acting for sellers as a vendor advocate scores 60%, also running property management 30%. Also selling property or marketing developer stock scores nothing. |
| Fees published | 0 /15 | A fee schedule with amounts and what’s included scores in full. A "from" price or range scores two thirds, a described structure with no numbers one third, "contact us" nothing. |
| Years operating | 8 /8 | Years since the business started, from its ABN records, or the start year the firm states where we can’t match an ABN. 10 years or more scores in full. |
| Recent Brisbane purchases | not published | Purchases in South East Queensland the firm has published (with suburb and month) in the last 12 months. 15 or more scores in full, 5–14 five points, 1–4 three points. |
| Memberships and awards | 5 /10 | REBAA member 5 points, REIQ member 2. Awards with published judging criteria in the last two years add up to 3 (finalist 1, winner 3). |
| Conduct record | not checked | Full marks once we’ve checked QCAT, Fair Trading and ACCC records and found no adverse finding in five years. |
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Questions about Propertybuyer
What do clients say about Propertybuyer?
Propertybuyer has 5.0 stars from 79 Google reviews (checked 30 Oct 2026). 14 were posted in the last 12 months. 0% of its newest 50 reviews are 1 or 2 stars.
How much does Propertybuyer charge?
Propertybuyer doesn't publish fee amounts on its website, so you'll need to ask for a quote. Our Brisbane fees page shows what firms that do publish charge.
Is Propertybuyer licensed in Queensland?
Yes. Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Richard James Harvey, no. 3656643 (checked 31 Oct 2026).
Does Propertybuyer only act for buyers?
No. Also sells or lists property, according to its website.
Sources
Profile data checked 30 Oct 2026