A low purchase price and genuine affordability are not the same thing. Missing the distinction between low price and genuine affordability is a mistake with consequences that unfold over years rather than days.Most buyers approach affordability as a question of purchase price when it is actually a question of total cost over the ownership p… Read More

The typical homeowner goes into an appraisal expecting one clear answer. The reality is a range informed by market data, interpreted through judgement, and subject to variation depending on who conducts the assessment.On the surface, finding out what a home is worth appears to be a simple exercise. What produces that answer is more complex … Read More

For most people selling a home, the agent fee is the number they focus on before almost anything else. It gets asked in the first conversation and rarely examined beyond the surface.Agent commission in Australia is expressed as a percentage of the final sale price achieved. That percentage varies between agents, between agencies, and betwee… Read More

Interstate buyers and sellers arriving in Adelaide from Sydney or Melbourne tend to repeat a consistent error. They apply a framework built in one market to a market that operates by different rules.Understanding the Adelaide market requires setting aside the eastern capital framework and engaging with a market that works differently. For a… Read More

The commission rate is usually the first question a seller asks and the last thing they properly understand. The percentage becomes the decision point when it should really be a starting point.The way real estate agent fees work in Australia is straightforward on the surface - a percentage of the sale price. That percentage varies between a… Read More