How it works
How Foleo matches buyers to buyer's agents
Curated, not searched. Ten focused questions, a hand-vetted bench, and a shortlist of two to four agents who actually fit your brief.
What we ask
The ten questions, demystified
The questionnaire runs in about five minutes. Each question feeds the matching engine. None of it is fluff.
Whether you're buying for an investment or a home
Tailors the rest of the questionnaire. Investors get growth, yield, balanced and first-investor framing. Home buyers get first home, family upgrade and downsizer framing.
Where you're buying
The state-level signal. A NSW-only buyer never ends up matched to a Perth-only agent.
Your sub-region
Cluster-level coverage is the hard filter. If an agent doesn't cover your area, they're dropped before scoring.
Your budget band
Agents work in different price tiers. The band you pick weights your shortlist toward agents who already operate at that price.
Your main goal
For investors: capital growth, rental yield or a balanced position. For home buyers: schools and family fit, lifestyle and location, a long-term family home, or right-sizing. This drives your archetype, which we frame back to you before the shortlist.
What kind of property
House, unit, dual-occupancy, SMSF-compliant. Surfaces agents who actually do the kind of deal you'd buy.
Where you are in your journey
First investment, second or third, refining a portfolio, or first home, upgrading, downsizing. Patient education-led agents win for first-time buyers; portfolio operators win for refinement; family-home specialists win for upgrades.
How you want to work together
Full service, guided, or a specific task like negotiation only. We weight agents whose style matches yours.
What fee models you're open to
Flat fee, tiered fee, percentage of price, or no preference. Agents and buyers regularly disagree on fee structure. We surface where you align.
If you're buying an investment
The four investor archetypes
Your answers route you to one of four investor archetypes if you've told us you're buying an investment. We frame the strategy back to you in plain language before the shortlist, so you can correct it if it doesn't fit.
Growth investor
Optimising for capital growth over yield. Metro and gentrification-corridor focused. Typical purchase: $1.2M to $2.5M house in a Sydney growth pocket, ten-plus year hold.
Yield investor
Cashflow-led. Regional NSW and interstate exposure. Typical purchase: dual-income property or sub-$700k regional unit chosen for stress-tested rent.
Balanced investor
Not chasing one extreme. Portfolio-level decisioning. Typical purchase: an outer-Sydney house or value-belt acquisition that adds growth without strangling cashflow.
First investor
First investment. Patient, education-led process. Typical purchase: a sub-$1.2M house in an outer-Sydney corridor or interstate, with joint planning with a broker.
If you're buying a home to live in
The three home-buyer archetypes
Your answers route you to one of three home-buyer archetypes if you've told us you're buying to live in the property. Same plain-language framing.
First home
First purchase, first home. Patient, education-led process. Typical purchase: a sub-$1.5M house or unit in a Sydney corridor or metro pocket, with joint planning with a broker.
Family upgrade
Outgrowing the current place. Schools, commute and street fit are the hard constraints — price is the soft one. Typical purchase: a $1.8M-$3.5M house in an established Sydney family suburb, ten-plus year hold.
Downsizer
Right-sizing — usually smaller, often closer in, sometimes single-level. Lifestyle and lock-up-and-leave matter more than yield. Typical purchase: a $1.5M-$2.5M apartment or villa in a known coastal or harbour-adjacent pocket.
How the shortlist gets built
The matching algorithm in plain terms
Geography is a hard filter. We never show you an agent who doesn't cover your area. If an agent only works in Newcastle and you're buying in the Eastern Suburbs, they get dropped before scoring even starts.
Archetype, budget band, fee model and engagement style are weighted signals. Agents are scored on fit across these dimensions, and the top two to four form your shortlist.
The order on the page reflects fit, not commercial arrangement. No paid placement. No sponsored ranking. If nothing fits, we'll tell you that and route you to a human curator rather than fudging a result.
Why Foleo is different
What independence means here
Foleo earns a referral fee from matched agents. That fee does not change the rate you pay your agent. Position on the bench is earned through vetting, not bought. We re-verify licensing, professional indemnity and track record annually. If an agent stops meeting the bar, they come off the bench.
Your moves
What you control after the shortlist
- Re-roll the shortlist up to three times if none of the agents feel right.
- Talk to a Foleo curator if you'd rather have a human help.
- Re-do the questionnaire any time your brief changes.
- Withdraw at any point. Your data is never sold and never used for marketing.
Going direct vs Foleo
Direct or matched
A short comparison of the two paths. Both are valid. Foleo exists for buyers who'd rather start with the shortlist than the search bar.
What happens next
After your introduction
The agent reaches out within one business day to book a Discovery call. If they don't, you'll get a follow-up from Foleo with the agent's contact details and a one-click option to request a re-match. You can withdraw your brief at any time. After settlement, we send a short feedback note that helps the next buyer make an informed decision.
Ready to find your match?
Five minutes, ten questions, two to four hand-vetted buyer's agents at the end.
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