From a first apartment to a home for a growing family, Buyers Collective works on the purchasing side of Brisbane property. Based in New Farm, the boutique agency represents buyers across Brisbane and South-East Queensland, with help that spans the initial search through to contract and settlement. Its position is clear: it works for the buyer, rather than carrying listings to sell.

The agency was founded and is led by Jack Freestone. Its company story describes a business helping people buy property with confidence, from researching local pockets to inspecting potential purchases and handling negotiations. According to the company, Freestone oversees every purchase and leads each search personally, working with agents, inspectors and advisers as part of the buying process.

Help for Different Stages of Buying

Buyers Collective identifies first home buyers, growing families, upsizers, downsizers and interstate or relocating buyers among the people it helps. Established buyers looking for an investment property are also part of its audience. The company describes giving a first apartment the same care as a larger purchase, with the search shaped around the client's particular stage of life and property brief.

Its service options are Full Service Buying, Negotiation Only and Auction Bidding. The full service starts with strategy and a property brief, then includes searches on and off the market, suburb research, inspections and video walkthroughs. Due diligence and risk guidance, negotiation or auction bidding, and contract management through to settlement complete the offering.

Jack Freestone beside a timber gate outside a white weatherboard house.
A company photo of Jack Freestone outside a Brisbane home. Image: Buyers Collective

For someone who has already found a property, Negotiation Only brings valuation guidance based on comparable sales, a negotiation strategy and advice on contract terms and conditions. Auction Bidding starts with setting a strategy and limit before the auction, followed by professional bidding on the day. The company also lists negotiation after an auction when a property passes in.

A brief before the search begins

The firm's buying process begins with a discovery conversation about the property, budget and timeline. That becomes a written brief covering property type, suburbs and pockets, budget, essential requirements and limits. Buyers approve that brief before the search begins. Public listings sit alongside properties sourced through agent relationships before or outside a public marketing campaign.

Inspections and due diligence then put the shortlisted homes under closer scrutiny. The company's published process includes building and pest matters, flood overlays, easements, contract terms and comparable sales. Negotiation uses those comparisons, while auction representation follows an agreed strategy and price limit. Contract management continues through conditions, deadlines and the final walkthrough before settlement.

Four adults standing beside a property sign marked sold.
Buyers Collective shares a photo of clients and its team beside a sold sign. Image: Buyers Collective

Local support for buyers from elsewhere

Interstate buyers are offered video inspections, local suburb and street knowledge, negotiation and bidding on their behalf, and an explanation of the Queensland contract process. The company does not present one fixed timetable for every search: each brief is different. For prospective clients, the starting point is a free discovery call about what they want to buy, their budget and their timeline, with no obligation to proceed.