Sellers picturing a real estate valuation Australia agents perform usually imagine a tape measure, a clipboard, and a brisk walk through each room ending in a number. What actually determines much of that number happens in the driveway, before the agent has stepped foot past the front door, and it i

What selling costs real estate agents quote at the outset rarely resembles what a seller actually works out after settlement. A seller expecting roughly ninety percent of their sale price, once commission and the obvious costs were accounted for, was surprised to find the real figure sitting closer

The selling costs real estate agents quote upfront rarely match the figure a seller actually calculates once settlement is done. One seller expecting to keep roughly ninety percent of their sale price, after commission and the obvious costs, was surprised to find the real figure closer to eighty-fou

Anyone quoted house prices Adelaide agents throw around is only getting part of the picture, as becomes clear the moment you compare two nearly identical properties launching in the same suburb within the same fortnight. Same block size, same number of bedrooms, same general condition, built within

How many sellers walk into a listing presentation having already decided which agent they want? More than most would admit. The presentation becomes a formality. The questions become polite conversation. The decision gets made on the wrong basis - and the consequences show up weeks later when the ca