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8 August 2026 market diary: Building age is not the same as building condition
An August diary comparison of older and newer strata homes, focusing on maintenance evidence instead of age labels alone.
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7 August 2026 market diary: A dry viewing cannot answer every drainage question
A retrospective August property-inspection note on weather, drainage observations and the limits of a single sunny viewing.
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6 August 2026 market diary: Why repeated advertisements can exaggerate supply
An August archive note on distinguishing unique available homes from duplicate advertisements before drawing conclusions about local supply.
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5 August 2026 market diary: A station radius is not a commute
A retrospective look at why the complete walk, interchange and last kilometre matter more than a property’s advertised distance from rail.
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