Property investors moving into the Adelaide market regularly carry assumptions that were formed watching a different market behave. In the Adelaide context, those assumptions produce errors that can take several years to surface.Adelaide has drawn a growing number of property investors in recent years, drawn by a combination of factors that disting

Two suburbs can sit fifteen minutes apart and sell for prices that differ by two hundred thousand dollars. The explanation for that gap contains more useful market information than the median figures themselves.Suburb-to-suburb price comparison is a standard part of how buyers and sellers orient themselves in a property market. They are also one of

The cheapest property available is not always the most affordable one. Missing the distinction between low price and genuine affordability is a mistake with consequences that unfold over years rather than days.Most buyers approach affordability as a question of purchase price when it is actually a question of total cost over the ownership period. A

The median house price is the starting point for almost every property market conversation in Australia. What it actually measures is far less well understood than how often it is quoted.Regular median price publications from data providers reach buyers, sellers, and commentators across every market in Australia. They are repeated in news coverage,

Homeowners seeking a property appraisal generally expect to walk away with a single number. What they get from a property appraisal is a range, a set of assumptions, and an answer that can shift depending on who is doing the calculating.Pricing a property sounds straightforward until you examine what it actually involves. Behind that question sits