Craig SmithDirector, Australian Valuers
EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR · PROPERTY VALUATION
Craig Smith
Director, Australian Valuers
Craig Smith is the director of Australian Valuers, an independent valuation firm he has run since 2008.
Its valuers are members of the Australian Property Institute and registered with the Queensland Valuers Registration Board. The firm works across South East Queensland and the Newcastle and Central Coast region of New South Wales from a head office in Maroochydore.
It covers pre-sale and pre-purchase advice, family law and separation matters, deceased estates, capital gains and stamp duty valuations. For Unreserved, Craig explains when a pre-sale valuation is worth paying for, and where automated valuations fall short.
Articles with Craig
Craig on Unreserved.
Craig SmithDirector, Australian ValuersExpert contributor · 8 min
We price homes with AI. Here is the moment we tell you to go and pay a human.
AI valuations handle the common case well and the unusual one badly. Why the confidence rating matters more than the number, and when a registered valuer is worth it.
Ben Williams · 24 September 2026
Craig SmithDirector, Australian ValuersExpert contributor · 11 min
Ask a valuer: is a pre-sale valuation actually worth it?
Fourteen questions to a registered valuer on what a pre-sale valuation costs, what it protects you from when the bank valuation lands, and when to skip it.
Ben Williams · 24 September 2026
Craig's comments on Unreserved are general information about valuation practice, not advice on any individual property. Articles on Unreserved are written by Ben Williams with input from expert contributors.