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.
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Success Stories – Nevenka, Queensland
Nevenka spent seven years trying to sell a Queensland commercial property through agents, then listed it privately. On pay-once-until-sold, and stolen signs.
Do you pay stamp duty when you sell a house? (What sellers actually pay in 2026)
Do you pay stamp duty when you sell a house? No, that’s the buyer’s cost. Here’s what a seller actually pays in 2026, and the free ATO clearance certificate you now need before settlement.
Your for sale by owner checklist: from “under contract” to handover
Under contract isn’t quite the finish line. Seven steps from sold to settled: paperwork, utilities, mail, the final inspection, and the insurance mistake to avoid.
Private sale vs real estate agent… which is better for you?
Stage by stage, what an agent actually does for you and what you would be taking on yourself. Preparation, pricing, paperwork, marketing and negotiation, side by side.
Become a styling expert to staging a home for a quick sale
Five styling tricks you can do yourself in a weekend: play up the good features, give each room an obvious purpose, take yourself out of the picture, and keep it neutral.
A 6-step approach to selling a house without an agent to get the best return
Setting the price, finding an angle, getting the place looking right, shooting it, listing it and negotiating. Six steps to selling a house without an agent, in the order you need them.
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.
What’s the most accurate property value estimator in Australia? (2026)
Three estimators, three different numbers for the same house. Which one’s right? How Australia’s free property value tools actually work, and how to get a figure you can price from.
6 Impacting Factors That Bring Property Value Down
Property values rise and fall for reasons that are mostly out of your hands. Here are six of the biggest, from interest rates and lending rules to what is happening on your own street.
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.
Real estate agent commissions – how much should you pay?
How much should you pay a real estate agent to sell your home? Here’s…
Cooling-off periods in Australia: a state-by-state guide (2026)
You’ve accepted an offer and the contracts are signed. Done deal? Not quite. In…
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.
Tenant Not Paying Rent? What Australian Landlords Can Actually Do
The rent hasn’t arrived. What you can actually do, when you can do it and which form you need, for every state and territory, plus what happens if your tenant pays after you’ve served notice.
What happens on settlement day? A plain-English guide for sellers
Settlement day sounds like the nerve-wracking finale — but as the seller you barely lift a finger. Here’s what actually happens (electronically, behind the scenes), when your money lands, and the one thing to organise early so it all runs smoothly.
Use a real estate agent or sell your own property via an online agent?
Every stage of a sale, compared both ways: what an agent does for their commission, and what you can do yourself with an online agent behind you.
How to sell your home on the internet and save thousands
The portals, the research tools and the social reach that used to belong to agencies are all open to you now. Here’s how to use them to sell without one.
Selling a house before Christmas? Top tips for success
December is thin on listings and heavy on buyers who have been looking since spring. Three ways private sellers can use that, including the one advantage agents cannot match.
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.
4 Ways PropertyNow is Changing the Australian Property Market for the Better
Our 2019 update on four things we had built for private sellers: instalment payments, instant inspection bookings from the portal listing, online offers, and no commission.
Mel Woods – Fingal, TAS
Mel found PropertyNow by googling on her phone, listed from her office computer, had an enquiry that afternoon and sold within days. Her account, in her own words.
Women In Tech Feature – CTO Coreyna Blachut.
PropertyNow CTO Coreyna Blachut on getting organised, making technology work for you, going into labour before a Monday meeting, and why sellers should back themselves.
Success Stories! Mardi – Loganholme, QLD.
Mardi sold in Loganholme, bought her next place at the same time, and would change nothing about how she did it. Her answers, and the sold selfie.