The not-for-profit real estate agents of last resort aiming to disrupt a troubled housing market

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A new model of agency has emerged to assist lower-income earners and vulnerable people

Samantha Gatherum-Goss says managing a not-for-profit has given her a ‘sense of purpose’ that she didn’t have when she ran another real estate agency.Samantha Gatherum-Goss says managing a not-for-profit has given her a ‘sense of purpose’ that she didn’t have when she ran another real estate agency.Last modified on Fri 22 Jul 2022 21.02 BST

Gatherum-Goss ran her own real estate agency before selling it off so she could “make a difference” using her professional skills. “We do all the same activities – we manage, we sell, we help buyers find properties – we do everything like a Ray White would,” she says. “It’s just what we do with the money, at the end of the day, is different.”

In his first foray with HomeGround, he rented out one to a woman and her daughter who had been sleeping in their car after fleeing domestic abuse. Eight years later, he rents all four units through the social enterprise at rents well below market value.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning.

“What’s underpinning the model that is so great is … they effectively offer something of a guarantee to investors,” she says.

 

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