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How to sell your house without a real estate agent in Victoria (2026 complete guide)
A complete, step-by-step roadmap: Section 32, pricing, photography, inspections, offers, and settlement. Specific Victorian legal requirements covered.
Ben Williams · 8 May 2026
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Selling guide · 13 min
How to Price Your Property: A Guide to Setting the Right Asking Price
Pricing is a strategy, not just a valuation. How comparable sales, buyer demand and the right asking price create competition and a stronger final result.
Ross Summers · 10 September 2026
Selling Tips · 18 min
Should You Buy or Sell a House First?
Selling first fixes your budget. Buying first buys you time. Which one you can afford comes down to three numbers, and most homeowners have not worked out any of them before they start looking.
· 26 August 2026
Selling Tips · 6 min
Selling in 2026? Expect to prove who you are. Possibly three times.
New anti-money-laundering rules mean sellers now get identity checked by their conveyancer, their bank and their agent. A licensed conveyancer explains what you will be asked for and when.
· 25 August 2026
Selling Tips · 31 min
Home Selling Negotiation Strategies: How Sellers Can Negotiate a Better Property Sale
Negotiation does not start when an offer arrives. It starts with your asking price, your listing and the first question a buyer asks. A stage-by-stage framework, with the exact words to use at each point.
· 22 August 2026
Selling Tips · 24 min
The Complete Process of Selling a House in Australia: Step-by-Step Guide
Selling a house is not one decision, it is fourteen, spread across three phases. What happens at each stage, who gets involved, how long it takes, and the mistakes that cost sellers the most.
· 21 August 2026
Selling guide · 7 min
Three homes, three states, no commission
Three campaigns across three states, with the AI valuation, the enquiry counts, the calls answered and the fee attached to each one.
· 18 August 2026
Selling guide · 5 min
RBA holds at 4.35 per cent, but keeps the door open
In this guideWhat the board saidThe forecasts moved in different directionsWhy the RBA is still an outlierThe case for another riseHousing is falling, and that may not be enoughWhat happens next The Reserve Bank
· 11 August 2026
Selling Tips · 15 min
How to Report a Real Estate Agent in Australia
Not every bad experience with an agent is a breach of the law. Here is how to tell poor service from unethical conduct from an offence, what evidence decides a complaint, and which regulator handles it in your state.
· 5 August 2026
Selling Tips · 16 min
How Much Equity Do I Have in My Home?
Equity is the difference between what your home is worth today and what you still owe on it. How to calculate it with worked examples, how much of it you can actually use, and the costs that quietly reduce it when you sell.
· 5 August 2026
Selling Tips · 21 min
How to Sell Your House Fast: 12 Proven Strategies to Speed Up Your Sale
Selling fast and selling cheap are not the same thing. The homes that sell quickly are priced accurately, presented properly and put in front of the right buyers in the first fortnight. Twelve strategies that shorten time on market without discounting the asking price.
· 5 August 2026
Selling Tips · 12 min
Should I Sell My Home? A Practical Guide for Australian Homeowners
In this guideWhy are you thinking about selling?The five common reasons people sellQuestions to ask yourselfCan you afford to sell?Does the property market matter?When selling might not be rightYou have decided to sell. What
· 4 August 2026
Selling Tips · 12 min
Is Now a Good Time to Sell a House in Australia?
In this guideIs there ever a perfect time to sell?Strategy matters more than perfect timingNational headlines vs your local marketThe 7 signs it is a good time to sellDoes the time of year matter?Should
· 4 August 2026
Selling Tips · 16 min
How much is my house worth?
Free appraisals, online calculators, AVMs and formal valuations produce four different numbers. What each one is for, what it is actually worth, and how to work out your own price band from comparable sales.
· 3 August 2026
Market Data · 15 min
Your bank repriced for this market. Your agent didn’t.
Something happened in the last eight weeks that most people filed under banking news rather than property news. The banks started cutting fixed rates. In this article What twenty-one lenders just told you Why
· 31 July 2026
Selling Tips · 7 min
How to Sell Your Home Without Losing Thousands
Selling your house in Australia? Know the real costs, timing, legal steps, and how to keep the tens of thousands most sellers lose to commission.
Ben Williams · 27 July 2026
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