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Sample property report

14 Example Street, Mortdale NSW 2223

A worked example of the report a client would receive before bidding or making an offer. Every figure, sale and suburb statistic on this page is labelled example content. The buying range is an assessment, not a valuation.

Sample report — example content only. This address is fictional and is not a live listing. Comparable sales, suburb statistics, the price guide and our buying range are invented for layout and demonstration. They are not current market data, not a valuation, and not advice to buy or not buy any real property. Use your own solicitor, inspector and, if needed, a licensed valuer.
A contemporary house with a landscaped front garden, used as a stand-in photograph for the sample property.

Example listing · House · Auction (sample)

14 Example Street, Mortdale

3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · 2 cars · Land 506 m² (example description)

Inspected 8 November 2026 (example date). Selling agent: Example Agency (fictional).

Selling-agent price guide$1.25m–$1.375m
Our estimated buying range$1.20m–$1.32m
Walk-away ceiling$1.30m
RecommendationProceed, with limits

The range above is our assessment of a reasonable buying range for this sample, not a formal valuation and not a bank valuation. The guide is the selling agent’s advertised range in this example and sits just inside the 10% span allowed for a price range in NSW (the high figure is 10% above the low figure).

Price guide versus our assessment

The selling agent’s example guide is $1,250,000 to $1,375,000. Our estimated buying range is $1,200,000 to $1,320,000, with a walk-away ceiling of $1,300,000. We would not bid through that ceiling to “win” the auction. A lender’s valuation, if and when one is instructed, may come in above or below either figure.

Comparable sales

Example sales only, selected as if they were recent (about the last three to six months), of a similar type, in the same pocket. Relativity is a qualitative judgement — inferior, similar or superior — not a mathematical adjustment.

Address (example) Sale date Land Price Relativity
9 Demonstration Ave, Mortdale 12 Sep 2026 495 m² $1,280,000 Similar — similar land and condition; slightly smaller garden.
22 Sample Street, Penshurst 3 Aug 2026 556 m² $1,350,000 Superior — larger land, updated kitchen, quieter street.
4 Illustration Road, Mortdale 28 Jul 2026 460 m² $1,175,000 Inferior — smaller land, original bathroom, closer to the railway.
17 Fiction Lane, Mortdale 19 Jun 2026 520 m² $1,310,000 Similar — comparable land; this sample property has a more flexible living plan.

All addresses, dates, sizes and prices in this table are fictional examples. They should not be used as evidence of real market value in Mortdale or anywhere else.

Suburb snapshot

Example figures for layout only — not current market data and not sourced from a live data provider.

Median house price$1,485,000
12-month growth−3.2%
Gross rental yield2.8%
Vacancy (example)1.4%

A suburb median is a poor substitute for street-level comparables. Use it only as context, and verify any real statistic with a current, cited source before you rely on it.

What works, and what does not

Positives (example)

  • Level, usable rear garden and a northerly aspect to living areas (example).
  • Walkable to Mortdale station and local shops, which suited the sample brief.
  • Internal layout is straightforward, with a second living area that could work as a study.
  • Presentation is tidy; cosmetic work looks elective rather than urgent from a visual inspection only.

Negatives and risks (example)

  • The house sits closer to a side street than the two quieter comparable sales — traffic should be checked at peak hour.
  • A rear addition appears older than the front rooms. A building inspector should look at the junction, roof and waterproofing.
  • The selling agent’s guide sits at the top of recent similar example sales. Paying through $1.30m would, in this sample, be paying for the campaign rather than the comparables.
  • No survey has been sighted. Fencing and a rear studio should be confirmed as being within the boundaries.

Recommendation and walk-away ceiling

Recommendation (example): proceed to complete due diligence, and bid or offer only up to $1,300,000. The property fits the sample brief, but the guide is optimistic relative to the example comparables. We would walk away if bidding exceeds the ceiling. This is not a valuation, not a guarantee of a result, and not advice to purchase a real property.

Next steps before auction or exchange

  1. Commission a building inspection to AS 4349 and a timber pest inspection, and read them before you bid.
  2. Ask your solicitor or conveyancer to review the contract, title, easements, the s10.7 certificate and the cooling-off position (there is no cooling-off if you buy at auction).
  3. Confirm finance you can actually settle on, including duty, and that the lender is comfortable with this property type.
  4. Decide whether a survey is warranted, particularly given the rear studio in this example.
  5. Sign a written bidding authority that states the $1,300,000 ceiling (example) and the form of the deposit.
  6. Work through the due-diligence checklist and the buying-costs estimator.

Prepared as a sample for Keystone Buyers Agency. Photograph: Unsplash stock, not the fictional address. Printed or saved copies remain example content.