Every campaign starts with momentum. New listings attract a concentrated level of buyer attention that does not last - and if the campaign does not convert that attention into inspections and offers, the window closes. What follows is a familiar and uncomfortable sequence: a week passes with nothing meaningful, the open days get quieter, the agent … Read More

Most vendors do not walk into an appraisal intending to be misled. They invite agents through, listen to presentations from people who appear to know the local area, and at the end of it they have a figure. The problem is that not every figure they receive is designed to be accurate. Some are designed to win the listing - and those two objectives a… Read More

There is a version of this that plays out regularly. A vendor lists at a number that feels right to them - maybe it reflects what they paid, what they spent on renovations, what a neighbour got three years ago. The first two weeks pass with thin enquiry. Then the feedback starts coming in. Then the price drops. By that point the damage is already d… Read More

Selling a home in Gawler comes down to the calibre of the specialist you choose to work with. The local property market has its own characteristics and sellers who understand this early almost always walk away with stronger results than those who go in unprepared.This is not a difficult market to navigate — but it does reward th… Read More

I was talking to a homeowner a few weeks back who had just come from three independent appraisals on their Gawler house. What they were told were sitting anywhere between a $60,000 range. They were confused — and rightly so.That kind of variation is not unusual in the Gawler region — and it points directly to the importance of… Read More