Selling Advice

Constantly evolving regulations, a fluctuating market, ever-changing neighbourhoods… the property market is a constantly-moving industry that requires expert insight and knowledge. Private Property provides the latest news and advice on everything property related for all sides of the spectrum. In our one-stop Property Advice portal, you can find:

Keep your doors open to buyers this summer
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Keep your doors open to buyers this summer

Why you shouldn't take the For Sale boards down over the summer holiday period.

Behind the scenes of a property transaction
Property Advice

Behind the scenes of a property transaction

From start to finish, the sale of a property involves a cast of professionals and institutions to make it happen, with an array of fees and costs that not everyone is aware of.

Seller’s guide to pricing property right
Property Advice

Seller’s guide to pricing property right

For most sellers, property pricing is the most important factor in the sale. Here's how to get it right.

Pricing your home to sell
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Pricing your home to sell

In today’s housing market, both sellers and buyers are bombarded with a variety of often mixed messages on pricing their homes to sell, or an array of bargains at reduced prices.

Safety concerns during home sales
Property Advice

Safety concerns during home sales

To avoid becoming victims of crime, sellers will need to proceed with caution before allowing strangers into their home.

Don't make the value vs marketability mistake
Property Advice

Don't make the value vs marketability mistake

The most common mistake sellers make, especially given the current market conditions, is failing to distinguish between the actual value of their home and its current marketability.

6 myths preventing your property sale
Property Advice

6 myths preventing your property sale

Over pricing and other common property selling mistakes - how to sell your home in the current market.

Compliance certificates needed when selling your home
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Compliance certificates needed when selling your home

Sellers are responsible for providing certificates of compliance (CoC), but buyers also need to know what they entail.

Going from renting to buying in Sectional Title
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Going from renting to buying in Sectional Title

Going from renting to buying a sectional title home is not just a case of exchanging rent for a bond repayment and adding the levy.