Affordable is one of the most used words in property and one of the least defined. A suburb described as affordable by a real estate agent, a property website, and a first home buyer rarely means the same thing to any of them. This article examines what genuine affordability means for first home buy
What the Adelaide House Price Data Shows When You Look Beyond the Headline
Picture a buyer who has spent three months following the Adelaide property market. They know the median. They have watched it move. They have a budget. What they do not have is any useful understanding of what their budget actually buys in the suburb they want to live in - because a single city-wide
Property Appraisal - What Sellers Need to Understand Before They Agree to Anything
Most homeowners requesting a property appraisal assume they are receiving an objective assessment of what their property is worth. In practice, the appraisal process is more nuanced than that - and understanding the difference between what an appraisal measures and what it can not measure is one of
How Much Is My House Worth Right Now - Understanding the Appraisal Process
Most homeowners think about this question long before they decide to sell. How much is my house worth is one of the most searched property questions in Australia, yet the answers people find online often create more confusion than clarity. What follows is a clear explanation of how market value is a
Adelaide House Prices - Why the Median Misleads and What to Use Instead
The Adelaide median house price is one of the most cited numbers in property commentary and one of the least useful for anyone trying to make a decision about a specific suburb. What follows is a framework for reading Adelaide house price data in a way that is actually useful - not as a single figur