The cheapest property available is not always the most affordable one. Missing the distinction between low price and genuine affordability is a mistake with consequences that unfold over years rather than days.Affordability in residential property is routinely confused with purchase price. A

Most sellers commit some level of spending to their property before it goes to market. The relationship between pre-sale spending and sale price is not always the one sellers expect. Some of it never had a chance of returning anything at all.The gap between what sellers spend preparing a pro

The most accessible purchase price does not automatically mean the most affordable property over the full ownership period. The gap between those two concepts is not theoretical - it has real financial consequences that emerge over the hold period.Most buyers approach affordability as a ques

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

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