Introduction The advertised price of a property is rarely the full financial picture. Between stamp duty, lender’s mortgage insurance, legal fees, and a dozen smaller line items, the actual cost of buying property in Australia typically runs several percent above the purchase price itself — enough to catch out buyers who’ve budgeted right down to […]
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Introduction If you own an apartment, townhouse, or any property within a strata scheme in Australia, a strata manager is almost certainly working behind the scenes on your building’s administration — whether you’ve ever directly interacted with them or not. Here’s what they actually do, and why the quality of your strata manager matters more […]
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Introduction “Off-market” is one of the most-used and least-understood terms in Australian property. It gets thrown around loosely in marketing material, but the genuine version of it — properties that trade without ever being publicly advertised — is a real and increasingly relevant part of how competitive markets actually function, particularly as on-market listing volumes […]
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Introduction Buying your first home in Australia in 2026 means navigating a market that genuinely doesn’t have a single, simple story right now. National forecasts from major research houses range from a projected 7.7% price rise (KPMG) to a far more modest 2.8% (ANZ Research), with some of the most recent quarterly data actually showing […]
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