The most common mistake made by buyers and sellers arriving in Adelaide from eastern capital markets is carrying assumptions built in a different market. What they know about property from Sydney or Melbourne is real knowledge - it simply does not apply in the same way here.The Adelaide hous

Pre-sale spending is a near-universal part of the selling process. Not all of that spending is reflected in the final sale price. Some of it never had a chance of returning anything at all.Seller spending and buyer willingness to pay do not always align - and the gap between them is one of t

What Market Conditions Are and Why They MatterProperty values do not sit still. They move with the market - sometimes gradually, sometimes quickly - and the market is shaped by variables that have nothing to do with the physical attributes of any individual property.Market c

Appraisals Involve Interpretation Not Just DataGetting two appraisals that disagree is not evidence that one agent is wrong. It is evidence that pricing involves judgement, not just calculation.The data is public. The methodology is consistent. What varies is the interpretat

The Limitations Behind Automated Valuation ModelsMost sellers check an online estimate before speaking to an agent. Understandable. Also where the first pricing misconception usually starts.The algorithm has never walked through. It does not know the kitchen was renovated la