"The seller of this house is asking for 1200 gold pounds, but I think there's room for negotiation. If the seller's family doesn't want to pool the money to buy a large manor in the countryside, it's basically a family asset that has been passed down from generation to generation. They wouldn't sell it!" Sensing that "Mr. Warren" was interested in the house, the real estate agent, Mr. Harland, told him the price of the house.
"Twelve hundred gold pounds?"
Hearing this price, Connor slightly frowned. It wasn't that he couldn't afford it, but it was out of the budget that he had given Harland. Although the average price per square meter of this house was one level higher than that of the nearby areas, and he liked this house very much, it was still a thousand and two hundred gold pounds. Even if he could bargain, it would be great if he could reduce the difference by two hundred gold pounds. Furthermore, it was two hundred gold pounds higher than the budget that he had given Harland. If he agreed too quickly, it would be too suspicious.
"Let's look at the others!" Having made up his mind, Connor said nonchalantly. The house was here, and it definitely couldn't run away. One thousand two hundred gold pounds wasn't a casual price even to nobles and wealthy merchants. He would first take a look at the other houses, and if he wasn't satisfied with any of them, he would return to discuss this. When the time came, it wouldn't be too abrupt.
Seeing that Connor seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the price, Mr. Harland smiled and said, "Our Meilinger Real Estate Agency's agency commission is generally 10% to 20% higher than our peers, but our company isn't expensive for no reason. On the one hand, we have our own real estate resources, and on the other hand …" Mr. Harland paused for a moment before saying in a more serious tone, "Our company has its own connections in many big banks in Loen, and we can help our clients with housing mortgage loans!"
Connor glanced at Mr. Harland in surprise. He really didn't expect Mr. Harland's Meilinger Real Estate Agency to be so capable of handling housing mortgage loans. Over the years, because East Hoy Company was becoming less and less satisfied with its previous role as a pure exporter of resources in its trade with the Kaman Empire, it began to upgrade its industry and seek a higher position in the industrial chain. Naturally, the business of the empire's West Coast, led by Loen, was directly impacted. Although the economic development was still growing, the growth rate had indeed slowed down significantly. From the original growth rate of more than 5% per year, it had dropped to about 2% per year.
The most obvious feeling of the slowdown in economic growth was that the income of some of Loen's factories had begun to drop significantly. With a drop in income, they naturally couldn't afford to pay off their loans to the banks. About 60% of the rich businessmen who ran these factories borrowed from the banks with their houses, so when the factory owners couldn't afford to pay off their loans, the banks had a lot of mortgaged houses in their hands. Therefore, in recent years, the major banks in Loen rarely accepted housing mortgage loans in order to avoid risks. However, Mr. Harland said that Meilinger Real Estate Agency could help him with housing mortgage loans. Obviously, their connections in the banks were very strong.
"I'm sure Mr. Warren understands the current situation in Loen. The conditions for housing mortgage loans are still relatively harsh. For example, this house costs 1,200 gold pounds, and you can only borrow 50% of the market price at most!" Mr. Harland met Connor's surprised gaze and said very frankly.
After pondering for a moment, Connor shook his head and said, "Let's look at other houses …"
"Okay, then let's go to the next one!" Mr. Harland didn't have any objections to Connor's final decision. After all, this was the characteristic of his line of work. It was normal for him to look at other houses if he didn't take a good look at this house.
After spending a total of three hours, Mr. Harland brought Connor to the fourth house they looked at today.
"Mr. Warren, this house is located on Ramsey Street in the North District. Two streets ahead is the East District, so the security is very guaranteed. The transportation is also very convenient. The house has two floors and a basement, with a total of 212 square meters. The house also comes with a small garden. The house is surrounded by walls that are two meters high. When you close the door, the whole house can be said to be equivalent to a small manor!" Despite taking Connor around for so long, Mr. Harland's professionalism was still very good. Although there was a hint of fatigue on his face, his voice and service attitude were as good as ever.
"How much is it?" After scanning the house with his mental strength, Connor was pleasantly surprised to find this house. The house he was in now was more in line with the conditions of a safe house than the first house he looked at. He couldn't help but ask for the price directly.
"The seller is asking for 850 gold pounds!" Mr. Harland immediately said, but after that, a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes under his glasses. He then added, "Although the seller is asking for 850 gold pounds, Mr. Warren, if you really want it, I think you can still negotiate the price!"
After hearing Mr. Harland's answer, Connor patted Mr. Harland's shoulder and said, "Mr. Harland, my bottom line is 750 gold pounds. I'll have to trouble you to talk to the seller for me. In addition to the commission I'll give Meilinger Real Estate Agency, I'll give you an additional 50% for the actual transaction price of this house!"
After hearing that Connor was a real estate agent, Mr. Harland's tired eyes suddenly lit up. After silently calculating how much money he could get, he nodded at Connor and said with a smile, "Mr. Warren, thank you for your trust in me. I believe I won't let you down!"
After leaving the matter of purchasing the house to Mr. Harland, Connor got on the public transport. Of course, for safety's sake, he didn't directly return to his house at East Borough's Lander Street. Instead, he took the public transport and circled around the Loen District a few times before changing back to his original appearance and returning to his apartment at 16 Lander Street in East Borough!
After taking out a bottle of gin from the wine cabinet, Connor was in a good mood after finding a house suitable for a safe house. He leaned on the sofa and drank without pouring the gin into a cup.
After drinking half the bottle of gin in one gulp, a strange smile appeared on Connor's face as he savored the refreshing taste of the gin in his mouth.
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