The assumptions investors bring to a new market are almost always formed in a different one. Applied to Adelaide, those assumptions produce miscalculations whose consequences often do not become clear until years into the hold period.Over the past several years the Adelaide residential marke

Pre-sale spending is a near-universal part of the selling process. 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 disappointmen

Price and affordability are not interchangeable terms in residential property - the distinction matters more than most buyers realise before they purchase. That distinction sounds subtle but the financial consequences of missing it are not.The most common misreading of affordability in resid

The median house price is the most quoted number in Australian property reporting. It is repeated constantly and understood correctly far less often than it is used.Regular median price publications from data providers reach buyers, sellers, and commentators across every market in Australia.

What Data Powers Online Property EstimatesMost sellers check an online estimate before speaking to an agent. Understandable. Also where the first pricing misconception usually starts.That is the extent of their input. No inspection. No condition assessment. No awareness of w