About Cohen Handler Buyers Agents Sydney
Cohen Handler is a Sydney-based buyer’s agency, headquartered in Double Bay, that helps property buyers across Australia find, negotiate and secure property on their behalf — both on and off the open market. Founded in 2009 by Simon Cohen, the agency has grown into one of Australia’s largest and most recognised buyer’s advocacy firms, having facilitated more than 5,000 purchases totalling over $13 billion in property acquired for clients.
Cohen Handler works with first home buyers, investors, owner-occupiers upgrading to a dream home, and overseas buyers relocating to Australia. The agency’s process follows a structured five-stage engagement model — The Brief, Search, Due Diligence, Negotiation, and After Care — designed to give buyers a competitive edge at every stage of the purchasing process. Approximately 50 per cent of the properties secured for clients this year were purchased off-market, made possible through the agency’s deep relationships with selling agents and vendors across all major Australian cities.
While headquartered in Sydney, Cohen Handler operates offices and deploys local specialist buyer’s agents across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, and Newcastle. The agency’s Sydney work spans suburbs including Bellevue Hill, Dover Heights, Camperdown, Fairlight, and Marsden Park, with local market specialists assigned to each buyer’s target area rather than operating from a centralised call centre.
Cohen Handler was founded by Simon Cohen in 2009 and is led by a senior leadership team that includes Managing Director QLD Jordan Navybox, Managing Director VIC Nicole Jacobs, and Chief Operating Officer Jenny Cohen. The agency has been featured in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, Domain.com.au, Realestate.com.au, The Australian, 9News, and other major Australian publications. The agency holds a 4.94-star average rating across 520 Google Reviews from its offices nationally.
Cohen Handler offers a free initial consultation to prospective buyers. Fees are typically charged as a percentage of the purchase price, generally ranging from 1 to 3 per cent depending on the brief and service type, with fixed-fee arrangements available in some cases. The agency’s after-care service extends support from exchange through to settlement and beyond.
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Specialties & services
Full Search & Acquisition
Cohen Handler buyer's agents manage the entire property search across on-market and off-market opportunities, leveraging established relationships with selling agents across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and other major Australian cities to surface properties before they reach public portals.
Expert Property Negotiation
The agency's negotiators apply due diligence insights and market data honed over more than 16 years and thousands of completed transactions to secure property at the right price, whether through private treaty or pre-auction negotiation.
Auction Bidding Service
Cohen Handler provides professional auction representation for buyers who have identified a property independently, deploying experienced advocates to bid strategically on their behalf at auctions across all cities where the agency operates.
Investment Property Buying
Dedicated buyer's agents assist investors — including overseas buyers and SMSF purchasers — in identifying and acquiring residential investment properties across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, and other Australian markets.
Property Due Diligence
Using techniques developed across more than 5,000 completed purchases, Cohen Handler conducts thorough due diligence to uncover risks that may affect the value or safety of a property before the buyer commits to purchase.
Investment focus: Auction bidding, Commercial property, Downsizers, First home buyers, Investment property, Off-market access, Off-market purchases, Overseas buyers, Property due diligence
Reviews
Reviews from Google
Simon and Thomas helped us narrow our search from a wide brief, find a fantastic family home quickly and help us secure it. The experience was faster and better than working without advice - they are well networked and excellent negotiators who represented our interests well. We recommend their service without hesitation.
LJ · 2 months agoBuying a property without an agent is like showing up to a gun fight with a water pistol, it just doesn't make any sense, especially in the highly competitive Sydney market. Julie and the Cohen Handler team are highly talented professionals who can level the playing field on the buyer side and help to ensure you get the best outcome possible in your property search. I couldn't recommend this amazing service more!
Matt Haakinson · 2 months agoSimon and Bel are a godsend. Prior to engaging Cohen Handler’s services, we had been searching for a property in Sydney’s east for more than six months without success. We were unsure about the benefit cost ratio of contracting a buyer’s agent, and falsely believed the concept to be more a luxury than a necessity. We were happy to be proven very wrong. From the first meeting Simon and Bel were proactive, warm, and highly accessible. Responses were swift if not immediate, no matter the hour (or the timezone). In the weeks that followed, many suitable off and pre market properties were efficiently sourced and inspected, and for each property Bel would serve us nuanced, unbiased intel on a silver platter, saving us time and bandwidth, and indeed saving our sanity. When the time came to make offers, Simon was a consistent voice of reason and wisdom, curbing our temptations to overpay. He shielded us during the brutal negotiation process, but also involved us at every turn and pivot, ultimately empowering us and giving us complete ownership of all decisions. We secured the perfect property for our needs well within budget. We could not have done it with such ease and momentum without Simon and Bel. Never in our combined property purchasing history have we experienced this kind of advocacy, support, and safety. Call them, it’s a no brainer.
Dianna Li · 7 months agoWe recently engaged Cohen Handler (Marcus) to assist with the purchase of a property and was thoroughly impressed with Marcus and Doron's professionalism and expertise. From the outset, they focused only on properties that met our requirements and stayed within our budget. Their market insight and network allowed them to source an off-market property perfectly located in our preferred area. The team did an exceptional job managing and executing the off-market transaction efficiently and seamlessly. I would highly recommend Marcus / Cohen handler to anyone seeking a knowledgeable and results-driven buyers agency. Extremely helpful throughout the whole process.
Daniel Ezekiel · 6 months agoI could not have expected a better outcome. Having not had the time to explore a complete number of options, I was comforted by the customer service I received from Thomas. It appears that the market to satisfy my requirements had been thoroughly researched in a very short time span, a satisfactory and realistic price submitted and acceptance prior to auction which was welcomed by this interstate purchaser.
Peter Houghton · 3 months agoFrequently asked questions
What does Cohen Handler do?
Cohen Handler is a buyer's agency that searches for, negotiates and secures property on behalf of buyers across Australia, working both on-market and off-market. The agency has completed more than 5,000 purchases totalling over $13 billion in property since it was founded in 2009.
Does Cohen Handler buy off-market properties?
Yes. Approximately 50 per cent of the properties Cohen Handler secured for clients this year were purchased off-market, made possible through the agency's established relationships with selling agents and vendors across all major Australian cities.
What suburbs and cities does Cohen Handler cover?
Cohen Handler operates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, and Newcastle, with dedicated local specialist buyer's agents assigned to each city and target area.
What does Cohen Handler charge?
Cohen Handler typically charges a fee based on a percentage of the purchase price, generally ranging from 1 to 3 per cent depending on the service type and the buyer's brief. Fixed-fee arrangements are also available in some cases. An initial consultation is free.
Who founded Cohen Handler and when?
Cohen Handler was founded by Simon Cohen in 2009. Simon Cohen remains Founder and CEO and the agency is supported by a senior leadership team including Managing Director VIC Nicole Jacobs, Managing Director QLD Jordan Navybox, and Chief Operating Officer Jenny Cohen.
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