Your next home starts here.
Work through the budget, property checks, offers and settlement, one decision at a time.
Australian property, explained.
Know what matters before you buy or sell.
Understand the costs and choices ahead, with free guides, useful tools and a next-step plan for where you’re up to.
Make sense of it
Good questions.
Clearer decisions.
You don’t need to have the whole move figured out. Start with something you’d like to understand.
Buying costs
Look beyond the deposit.
A purchase has upfront costs as well as repayments. The guides explain what to allow for and which figures need confirming.
- Stamp duty and other upfront costs
- Borrowing estimates and repayments
- What grants and concessions depend on
Start with the full picture
Use the stamp duty, borrowing power and repayment calculators together. Each explains its assumptions; a lender confirms what you can borrow.
In practice
Hamilton, Queensland
What could a different layout change?
An older two-bedroom apartment. An outdated, boxy layout. A cost-conscious redesign that changed how the space worked and presented.
For a buyer, it’s a reminder to separate what can be changed from what needs professional checks and a realistic budget.
The person behind the guides
Experience you can put to use.
Andy McMaster has worked in property sales and advised property businesses. Your Property Guide brings that experience into practical explanations of the decisions ahead.
The aim is simple: help you understand your options, so you can work out what matters for your move.
More about Andy’s background
Andy started his career selling homes worth $10 million to $20 million across Australia. After two years he was head-hunted to advise property companies. The guides draw on that experience while keeping the focus on the decisions facing the reader.
When you want personal help
Your next step
is your choice.
When you’re ready, ask about an introduction to a selling agent or buyer’s agent in our participating network.
Availability depends on your area. We explain the arrangements and get your permission before making an introduction.
The agent pays us a flat introduction fee. You pay us nothing; any agent fees are agreed with the agent directly.
A buyer’s agent acts for the buyer.
Our buyer’s-agent network is still being built. We review requests and explain whether an introduction is available. Reading a guide or making a plan does not send a request.
Ask about an introductionHow we’re paid
Our guides, tools and plans are free. Participating agents pay a flat fee for introductions you request, whether or not you engage them. We take no share of their commission. You choose whether to use the agent, and agree their own fees with them. More about how we’re paid.