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What services do you offer?
We offer real estate marketing and advertisement services, brokerage services and property repair and maintenance services including office cleaning services.
How can I avail of your services?
Click Here and opt for any services. Drop your Name, Phone, Email and what service you need, we will get back to you.
How do I sell my property with housing.bt?
There are two ways you can try. Either simply advertise with us or avail our real estate broker service.
What is the procedure to sell property in Bhutan?
It’s a long procedure. Click Here to See brief detail here. You can avail our brokerage service for more detail.
What are verified properties?
Verified properties go through 3 layers of screening. With this you can rest assured that property is not in dispute.
- Seller Verification
- Onsite Property Verification
- Documents verification
What kind of properties can I advertise with housing.bt?
You can sell or rent properties including dry land, wet land, furnished apartment, commercial shops, duplex, bungalows and buildings
Why should I avail real estate broker service?
No you don’t have to avail broker service if you can do it on your own. It’s about your time and risk management. Brokers help you save time and screen buyer and sellers. If you have the experience and time to do it on your own, do it and save your money.
Can I use other advertisement and brokerage platforms while also opting for housing.bt service?
Yes, you can opt multiple channels. If property is sold outside of housing.bt involvement, please let us know so that we can remove the listing from our site.
Should I opt for property listing/advertisement services or brokerage services?
You can first try out with property advertisement and process the sale yourself.
Can I avail brokerage service without paying advertisement fees?
No you can’t. You must pay for Standard Plan of Nu.2999/- for property verification and listing process. Learn more about ad Plans here
How long does it take to rent or sell a property at housing.bt?
It depends on your property details and pricing. Expert property description and professional photography helps stand out and expedite buying and selling process.
Do you buy and sell a property?
No we don’t buy and sell property. We primarily offer marketing services to buyers and sellers.
I want to buy a property, but I don’t see what I want on your website?
You can post your requirement with us here. You will then be notified on new listings as per your requirement.
Do you offer cleaning services?
Yes, we offer on-demand and on subscription based cleaning services for corporate and household clients.
Do you offer house shifting services?
Yes. We offer house shifting services. We charge Nu.8500/- per DCM trip. You will be provided a DCM, 4 workers who will assist you to carry, load, unload and re-carry your items. Prices double as per number of DCM trips. For 2 DCM trip it is Nu.16, 500/- and so on. Please book our services 48 hours before actual date of shifting preferably on weekends.
What other repairing and maintenance services do you provide?
We offer corporate office cleaning, plumbing, electrical fixes, tile fixing, gutter maintenance, painting, carpentry etc. services
How much do you charge for advertisement services?
Our advertisement Plan is as below;
What are your brokerage fees?
Our brokerage fees are Nu.100, 000/- per transaction for property value up to Nu.10 M. And 0.5% additional charge for property value above Nu.10M.
What cost do brokerage fees cover?
The brokerage fees cover the cost of legal fees for sales deed, property transaction fee and new thram printing fees. Apart from this, any additional services is on chargeable basis.
What are the charges for cleaning and maintenance services?
Prices for repairing and cleaning are determined after onsite inspection.
Why should I avail your services?
Try it out. Ask our clients. We have the best web application to shop properties in Bhutan and boom lift and other high tech infra for high rise building maintenance services. Reduce cost; get it done faster and safer.
How can I avail your services?
Click Here and opt for any services. Drop your Name, Phone, Email and what service you need, we will get back to you.
Who can avail housing.bt services?
Real Estate Listing and Advertisement services can be availed by individual buyers and sellers, brokers and real estate developers. Property maintenance services can be availed by household and offices on demand on subscription.
Which areas do you serve?
We offer real estate marketing services across Bhutan while we offer property maintenance service in Thimphu only.
What is the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker?
Most states require real estate sales professionals to be licensed by the state, so that they can control education and experience requirements and have a central authority to resolve consumer problems.
The terminology used to identify real estate professionals varies a little from state to state. Brokers are generally required to have more education and experience than real estate salespersons or agents.
The person you normally deal with is a real estate agent or salesperson. The salesperson is licensed by the state, but must work for a broker. All listings are placed in the broker’s name, not the salesperson’s.
A broker can deal directly with home buyers and sellers, or can have a staff of salespersons or agents working for him or her.
Why should I use a real estate salesperson?
A real estate salesperson is more than just a “sales person.” They act on your behalf as your agent, providing you with advice and guidance and doing a job – helping you buy or sell a home. While it is true they get paid for what they do, so do other professions that provide advice, guidance, and have a service to sell –such as Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys
The Internet has opened up a world of information that wasn’t previously available to homebuyers and seller. The data on listings available for sale is almost current – but not quite. There are times when you need the most current information about what has sold or is for sale, and the only way to get that is with an agent.
If you’re selling a home, you gain access to the most buyers by being listed in the Multiple Listing Service. Only a licensed real estate agent who is a member of your local MLS can get you listed there – which then gets you automatically listed on some of the major real estate web sites. If you’re buying or selling a home, the MLS is your agent’s best tool.
However, the role of an agent has changed in the last couple of years. In the past, agents were the only way home buyers and sellers could access information. Now agents are evolving. Because today’s home buyers and sellers are so much better informed than in the past, expertise and ability are becoming more important.
The real estate agent is becoming more of a “guide” than a “salesperson” — your personal representative in buying or selling a home.
I have a family friend who is a Realtor. I like her and she is a help but she gives me one price to sell my home for and I think it is too low. So I called another agent who suggested a price more in line with my expectations. Who do I choose?
You might want to consult a couple more Realtors on the market value of your home. Most of the estimates should be in the same ballpark.
It could be that your friend is being more honest with you about the value of your home and the other Realtor gave you a higher number because he already knew you expected it. This is called “Buying a Listing” and is the subject of an article on our web site.
Or it could simply be that your friend is a good friend, but not that great of a real estate agent.
Mixing business and friendships is always risky to the friendship. On the other hand, if your friend is truly competent and was providing wise advice, she may be offended if you ignore the advice and choose another agent.
I have to make a choice between an updated home in an older neighborhood or a newer home in a more modern neighborhood. The home in the older neighborhood has almost everything I want and is much larger, but which makes the most sense as an investment?
If your goal is to buy a home for it’s resale value and the one you are thinking of buying in the older neighborhood is at the upper end of values for that neighborhood, then it may not be the wisest choice. If it is similar or lower in price to the others, then there should be no problem, because pricing should be considered in relation to the local neighborhood and not compared to homes in other neighborhoods (for the most part)
Plus, is it a neighborhood on the decline, or are others going to be fixing things up, too, so that it is a neighborhood that is improving? It could turn out to be a very good deal as long as you don’t “overpay” because of the recent improvements.
Remember that you also buy a home for it’s value to you as a “home,” and that is something else you should consider. Which neighborhood would you AND your family feel most comfortable in?
When buying a new home, what upgrades should we go for? What holds the most value? Do we upgrade the lot? Pick more square footage in the house? Add an extra bedroom?, etc.
A lot depends on why you are buying the house. Are you buying it mostly as a home or mostly as an investment? There is a difference.
For the most part, upgrades are high-profit items for builders. They aren’t designed to enhance the value of the house, but make you happier with the house you do buy.
If you are looking at your home as an investment, then you buy from the smaller to medium size in the tract and spend only a minimal amount on upgrades. If you are looking at your purchase as a home, then you select upgrades that will enhance your quality of living.
One rule of thumb is to always upgrade the carpet and padding.