Property investment in Australia generates consistent buyer activity across most market conditions, and the confusion between the two primary assessment tools - the appraisal and the formal valuation - generates consistent problems for investors who mistake one for the other. The appraisal and the valuation serve different purposes, are conducted b… Read More

Adelaide house prices have attracted consistent attention over recent years, but the commentary rarely goes deeper than the direction of the headline figure. The median price tells you what the market did on average. It does not tell you where the growth came from, which segments drove it, or what the data means for anyone making a decision in the … Read More

Buying property in Adelaide has changed in ways that catch unprepared buyers off guard. Three years ago Adelaide buyers had time. The market now moves faster than most buyers are calibrated for, and the gap between interest and action is where most missed purchases happen. The buyers who are purchasing well in Adelaide right now are not necessarily… Read More

Here is something the property industry rarely says out loud. For a significant share of vendors in Gawler, the decision to sell is not driven by the market at all. It is driven by life. A job offer in another state. A marriage ending. A household that has changed in ways the current property no longer fits. A parent who can no longer manage stairs… Read More