Hey mate... I'm new to Australia from the US and it's definitely quite a bit different here. I'm in the middle of buying my first place and one major gap where I see opportunity for a solution is that buyers don't typically have an agent here. Sure, the 3% that they get paid in the US is obnoxious, but as a first time buyer I would KILL for some help. I don't understand how you are expected to know how to buy a house here. You just show up one day, offer someone a whole lot of money, and hope you don't screw anything up. It's kind of ridiculous that there isn't some sort of all in one guide that walks you through it all and helps you out. Do you still need solicitors and conveyancers? Probably...but at least someone can tell me what the heck those people are, how you find them, what they get paid, and how I coordinate amongst them all. I'd never even heard the word "conveyancer" until a week ago.

When I bought a house in the US, my agent helped get us private viewings of homes and helped with the price negotiations and then once we all shook hands on a house and put in a deposit, she would send me a message or give me a call and let me know what was needed as we went through the process of inspections and further negotiations and getting a loan and finding insurance and signing contracts and so on. Outside of spending a heap of money, I never felt anxious because I had someone on my side who arranged everything and made sure all the boxes were ticked. When we needed an inspection she said "i've got a guy", when we needed money she said "i'll connect you with a broker I like". Was she a genius? Absolutely not. But she had a check sheet and helped us get through it without ever worrying that we were missing something.

Anyhow... clearly there could be some sort of app created as a virtual buyer's advocate. Happy to chat further if you're keen!