A low purchase price and genuine affordability are not the same thing. That distinction sounds subtle but the financial consequences of missing it are not.Purchase price and affordability are regularly treated as synonymous in property conversations - they are not. When the purchase price is low, affordability feels self-evident - that feel… Read More

Interstate buyers and sellers arriving in Adelaide from Sydney or Melbourne tend to repeat a consistent error. A framework built on eastern capital market behaviour is not the right tool for reading the Adelaide market.The Adelaide housing market has its own structure, its own demand drivers, and its own rhythm. Knowing how Adelaide differs… Read More

A fifteen-minute drive can separate two suburbs by two hundred thousand dollars in median house price. What produces that price difference is the insight - the numbers alone are just the symptom.Comparing suburb medians is one of the most routine activities in property research. They are also among the most frequently misinterpreted. Identi… Read More

Most sellers commit some level of spending to their property before it goes to market. A significant portion of what sellers spend before listing does not return at settlement. Some of what sellers spend before selling was never going to move the price in any meaningful way.Few things produce more disappointment for sellers than discovering… Read More

The commission rate is usually the first question a seller asks and the last thing they properly understand. It gets asked in the first conversation and rarely examined beyond the surface.Real estate agent fees in Australia are calculated as a percentage of the final sale price. It varies depending on the agent, the agency structure, and th… Read More