Complete Auction Guides
Strategy before auction day. What to research, how to value ahead of bidding, when auctions suit you, and how to stay disciplined under pressure.
DIY Property Videos
Short videos walking you through due diligence, auction strategy, negotiation, and suburb research. Each one shows the actual frameworks we use with buyers, so you can think the same way we do.
A reserve is set in writing before the auction starts, and only the auctioneer can make a single vendor bid. Here is how those rules shape what you see on the day and what a passed-in result really tells you.
Sydney’s preliminary clearance rate fell to 53.6% in late September and vendors are discounting more than a year ago. Here is how to read those signals and adjust your bidding limit and strategy.
You can’t legally bid at a NSW property auction without being registered in the Bidders Record first. Here’s exactly what ID you need, when to register, and what happens if an auctioneer skips the rule.
NSW has raised underquoting fines from $22,000 to $110,000. Here’s what agents must now disclose and how buyers can use it.
There is no cooling-off period at auction. A pre-auction building and pest inspection is the only chance you get to find a problem before you are unconditionally committed.
Dummy bidding carries fines up to $55,000 in NSW. Here’s the real difference between illegal dummy bids and a legal, disclosed vendor bid.
Winning at auction means no cooling-off period at all. Here’s exactly when NSW’s 5-day cooling-off applies, what a 66W certificate waives, and what it costs to withdraw.
More Sydney auctions are passing in right now than any time in years. Here’s exactly how the post-auction negotiation actually works in NSW.
What happens in NSW if you win at auction and can’t settle: deposit forfeiture, Notice to Complete, and the vendor’s damages claim explained.
Auction clearance rates near 45% signal a buyer’s market. What the vendor’s choice of sale method actually tells you about their position.
With clearance rates sitting near 45%, here’s the maths and the psychology behind setting a bidding limit you’ll actually hold to.
The five business day cooling-off window in NSW, what withdrawing actually costs you, and when the rules don’t apply at all.
Auction clearance sat at 52.4% this week. If your target property passes in, here’s how to actually negotiate from there in NSW.
Clearance rates just rebounded to 52.4% after eight straight weeks below 50%. What that shift actually means if you’re bidding soon.
