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What is landlord insurance and do you need it?
What landlord insurance actually covers, what to check before you buy a policy, and four questions worth asking about your particular property.
Private Seller’s Guide to Auctions
You can absolutely take your home to auction without an agency. What it costs, how to set a reserve, and what the bidding rules look like in each state.
5 ways to handle tricky homebuyers
Most buyers are fine. For the ones who aren’t, here are five ways to keep a sale civil, from the note on the front door to what to do about demands after contracts.
What to expect in a final inspection presettlement
The buyer’s last look before settlement. What they are entitled to check, what counts as fair wear and tear, and what happens if the two of you disagree.
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 create a real estate video that helps sell your home
You can shoot a decent property walkthrough yourself with a camera and a tripod. The light, the angles, the sequence, and where to put it once it’s done.
5 things you need to disclose when selling your home
Easements, covenants, zoning, building consents, known defects and an accurate asking price. What a private seller is expected to put on the table, and what they are not.
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.
Hiring a real estate agent – will you get more for your home?
Agents talk about time, contacts, expertise and reputation. Here is what each of those is actually worth now that buyers find your listing themselves, and what the commission costs you.
Foreign Resident Capital Gains Withholding: What Every Seller Needs to Know
The $750,000 threshold is gone and the rate is now 15%, so every Australian selling any property needs an ATO clearance certificate. It’s free, it takes up to 28 days, and it’s the one thing worth sorting out the week you decide to sell.
4 winter gardening tips to boost your home’s selling power
A garden does not have to look dead in July. Lawn care, plants that actually flower in the cold, birds, and an outdoor spot buyers can picture themselves using.
How to sell your house in a buyer’s market
Buyers have the numbers right now, and they know it. How to price off sold evidence, make your home the one they remember, and negotiate well when the market leans their way.
8 property apps and resources to help sell your home
Floor plans, photo editing, price estimates and paint colours, all from your phone. Eight apps and online tools that make selling your own home easier.
How to advertise your property for sale and save thousands
The portals do the heavy lifting, the sign and socials mop up the locals, and print can stay in 2005. Where to advertise your home for sale, and what it should really cost.
How to stop emotions impacting the outcome of your sale
Selling the family home is genuinely hard, and feelings cost money. Six things that trip sellers up emotionally, and how to handle each one.
Tenant background checks: what they show, what they miss, and how to run one
A clean database result doesn’t mean “good tenant”. What a tenant background check actually shows, the gaps it leaves, and how to run one properly without an agent.
Are the winter school holidays a good time to sell?
The winter school holidays get written off as a dead selling period. Fewer listings, buyers who are actually serious, and parents with time on their hands all say otherwise.
Colour psychology and using it to sell your home
A colour and feng shui consultant on which shades lift a buyer’s mood, why most homes are too cool, and how to fix it with cushions rather than paint.
What’s a buyer’s advocate? And how should you go about negotiating the sale of your home through one?
A buyer turns up with a professional negotiator in tow. What a buyer’s advocate actually does, the tactics they use, and how to hold your ground.
How to spot the genuine homebuyers from the tyre kickers
Sell privately and every enquiry comes to you, including the neighbours. Eight signs that tell a serious buyer apart from someone having a look around.
The truth behind agent commissions
Your agent sees only a fraction of the commission you pay. An industry insider on where the money really goes, and why it doesn’t buy you a higher price.
10 ways to catastrophically screw up the sale of your home
Photoshopping out the phone tower, throwing in the hamster, and nine other ways to make sure your home never sells. Written entirely in jest, from twenty years of watching.
We have some exciting news to share…
Our 2017 update: Mark Bouris and Yellow Brick Road joining as shareholders, a government innovation grant, and Domain backing down on its proposed price rises.