- Brisbane, QLD
- Run from Brisbane
- Licence checked
The Home Buyer Helper is a buyers agency in Brisbane. It has a 5.0 Google rating from 32 reviews, 6 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.
The Home Buyer Helper reviews
Of the newest 33 reviews, 0% are 1 or 2 stars (Brisbane median 0%) and the firm replied to 94% (median 83%). 15% come from Google accounts with only one review.
Checked 30 Oct 2026 · Read the reviews on Google
The Home Buyer Helper fees
The Home Buyer Helper 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 Kenneth Medlin, no. 4694557Checked 31 Oct 2026
- Acts only for buyers
- Also sells or lists property
- Paid by sellers or developers
- Doesn't say
- Principal
- Ric Medlin (Director and Founder)
- Services
- Search to settlement · Auction bidding · First home buyers · Investment purchases · Off-market access · Vendor advocacy
- Suits
- Auction bidding · First home buyers · Investors · Off-market
What The Home Buyer Helper says about itself
From the firm's own website. We haven't verified these and they don't affect the score.
- Experience
- Over 20 Years of Property Experience
- Team
- 1
How the score adds up
| Check | Points | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Google rating | 19.5 /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 | 3.3 /5 | How many Google reviews, on a log scale. 200 or more scores in full. |
| Recent reviews | 5.2 /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 | not checked | 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 | 0 /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 The Home Buyer Helper
What do clients say about The Home Buyer Helper?
The Home Buyer Helper has 5.0 stars from 32 Google reviews (checked 30 Oct 2026). 6 were posted in the last 12 months. 0% of its newest 33 reviews are 1 or 2 stars.
How much does The Home Buyer Helper charge?
The Home Buyer Helper 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 The Home Buyer Helper licensed in Queensland?
Yes. Found on the Office of Fair Trading register: licensee Richard Kenneth Medlin, no. 4694557 (checked 31 Oct 2026).
Does The Home Buyer Helper only act for buyers?
No. Also sells or lists property, according to its website.
Sources
Profile data checked 30 Oct 2026