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 property market is not a smaller version of Sydney or Melbourn

Sellers typically know what percentage an agent charges long before they understand what that percentage actually means. That focus on the number rarely extends to what the number actually represents.Agent commission in Australia is expressed as a percentage of the final sale price achieved. That percentage varies between agents, between agencies,

The most common mistake made by buyers and sellers arriving in Adelaide from eastern capital markets is carrying assumptions built in a different market. A framework built on eastern capital market behaviour is not the right tool for reading the Adelaide market.The Adelaide property market is not a smaller version of Sydney or Melbourne - it has it

How to Understand Local Property Market ConditionsProperty 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 conditions are not a single variable. They are a composite reading of se

How First Impressions Influence Appraisal OutcomesMost sellers arrive at an appraisal having spent time and money on the property. Some of that work moves the needle. Some of it does not. The challenge is that sellers rarely know in advance which is which.The buyer response to a home - the impression it forms on entry, the sense of maintenance and