You can sell your own commercial property and skip a hefty commission — but it’s a different game from selling a house. Here’s how it differs (buyers, yield, GST, leases) and a step-by-step guide to doing it privately.
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Selling a house online? Our easy step-by-step guide shows you how.
Eight steps from tidying up to settlement, with what to expect at each one. A short, practical run-through for anyone selling a house online for the first time.
A Rental History Check is Vital for Landlords | PropertyNow
References are easy to stack in a tenant’s favour. A rental history check gives you the record instead: what a database listing means, and what else to look at.
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How to sell your house fast in Australia (without giving it away)
You need this sold. Not eventually, not when the market picks up. Sold. Maybe…
How to write a rental ad that attracts great tenants
Most rental ads lease the property eventually. A little deliberate effort puts yours at the front of the pack: here’s what to cover, headlines that work, and the advertising rules most guides skip.
Private treaty vs auction: which is right for your property?
Auction or private treaty? It’s the first big decision when you sell — and it shapes your cost, timeline and stress. Here’s the honest guide to which method actually suits your property and your 2026 market
How much rent should I charge? Pricing your rental without a property manager (2026)
Price it too high and it sits empty; too low and you leak money every week. With no property manager to hand you a number, here’s how to work out fair market rent yourself — and where to get the comparable data free.
Do you need a conveyancer to sell your house privately? (2026 guide)
Worried about the legal side of selling your own home? You’ll still want a conveyancer — but it’s more straightforward than you’d think. Here’s what they handle, who can do it in your state, and what it costs in 2026.
Real Estate Agent Commission by State (2026)
What you’ll pay an agent to sell your home depends less on the agency than on your postcode. Here’s commission state by state in 2026, what it means in real dollars, and how it compares to a flat fee.
How to screen tenants: a landlord’s guide to choosing well (2026)
One property, a stack of applications, and no agent to lean on. Here’s how to screen tenants the thorough, fair way — the checks that matter, what you can and can’t legally ask, and the 2026 privacy rules.
What Not to Fix When Selling a House (and What Actually Pays Off)
Not every repair pays for itself. Which fixes to skip before you sell, which ones are actually worth doing, and how to spend where it lifts your sale price.
Cleaning your house before sale: a room-by-room checklist that pays for itself
Of all the money you’ll spend getting a house ready to sell, the best-spent is the cheapest: a good clean. Here’s a room-by-room checklist for a spotless home, plus the jobs everyone forgets.
Is spring 2026 a good time to sell? What’s actually different this year
Spring 2026 isn’t the seller’s market of a few years back. More homes listed, buyers watching the RBA, auction clearance under 50%. What it means for you, and how to sell well anyway.
Showcase your home through a 3D virtual house tour
A 3D walkthrough lets buyers and tenants move through your property from their browser. What’s involved, what’s included, and how it reaches your listing.
3 Things You Should Fix Before Selling Your Home
You can’t fix everything before you list, so fix the three that buyers price you down for: street appeal, building inspection red flags, and walls and floors.
5 Photography Home-Staging Tips To Help Sell Your Home
Great listing photos start before the camera comes out. Five things to do to the house, the yard and the light so the shots do the property justice.
Downsizing in 2026: the incentives that actually exist now
The 2017 downsizing proposals became real, and in places more generous. What the downsizer super contribution, the Age Pension exemption and state stamp duty rules actually offer you in 2026.
Real estate photography tips from the professionals themselves
Four professional photographers on how to shoot a house properly: prepping each room, finding the angle, working the light, and the shots buyers expect to see.
How to write a real estate ad that sells your house
Long before anyone stands in your living room, they meet your house as a…
Top 4 tips for staging your home to sell
Napkins in wine glasses and cookies in the oven won’t sell a house. Four staging rules that actually work, from two stylists who do it for a living.
Preparing your home for sale – Home staging and home styling
A room-by-room checklist for presenting a property, from the cheap fixes anyone can do in a weekend to the bigger jobs that are worth it on the right home.
Price Advertising Rules
What you can and can’t put in the price field, state by state. The plus symbol, price ranges, “offers over” and the wording each jurisdiction bans.
Top 10 Mistakes Private Sellers Make
Ten things that cost private sellers time, buyers and money, from overpricing and missed calls to paperwork that is not ready when an offer lands on the table.
Will a For Sale Sign Help Your House Sell Faster?
The “silent salesman” still works. Why a For Sale sign is non-negotiable for a private sale, what a good one includes, and why quiet streets need signs most of all.
How to Take Good Property Photos Like a Professional
Six things that separate a decent property photo from an amateur one: light, angle, clutter, camera height, and the shots buyers expect to find.