Few numbers get more attention in Australian real estate than the median house price. It is also one of the least well understood.Regular median price publications from data providers reach buyers, sellers, and commentators across every market in Australia. They are repeated in news coverage

Interstate buyers and sellers arriving in Adelaide from Sydney or Melbourne tend to repeat a consistent error. They apply a framework built in one market to a market that operates by different rules.The Adelaide housing market has its own structure, its own demand drivers, and its own rhythm

Few numbers get more attention in Australian real estate than the median house price. It is also one of the most misunderstood.Every month, data providers publish median house prices for suburbs, cities, and corridors across the country. They are repeated in news coverage, shared across soci

What Data Powers Online Property EstimatesOnline property estimate tools have become more visible. That has not made them more accurate.Automated valuation models work from publicly available data - primarily historical sales records, basic property attributes, and in some c

The Problem With Having a Number Before the AppraisalIt happens quietly. A seller does not announce they have already decided what the property is worth. But the figure is there. And when the appraisal lands somewhere different, the gap between the two produces friction that is diff