Andy Webb

Removalists charge about $170 an hour for two movers and a truck on a weekday (published rates, October 2026). The middle half of them charge between about $140 and $190.For a local 3-bedroom...

If you're getting your garden ready to sell, each tidy-up job will usually cost you tens or hundreds of dollars, not thousands. Expect a small lawn mow to start at $40 to $55, and a basic garden...

A complete bathroom renovation, where the old bathroom is stripped out and the room is waterproofed, retiled and refitted, started at about $13,500 to $35,000 in October 2026. Those are starting...

Auctioneers who publish their prices charge $700 to $1,100 to run an auction at your home (October 2026). Your agent often runs the auction or books the auctioneer, so the fee may already be in...

If you're selling a house in Australia, your biggest cost is usually your agent's commission, which averages 2.01 per cent of the sale price, including GST, according to internal data. On an...

Full home staging (also called property styling) for a three-bedroom home started at $2,500 to $5,000 in October 2026. The middle price was about $3,300: half the packages cost less, half more. A...

Marketing a home for sale through an agent generally costs between $1,000 and $10,000, according to realestate.com.au's guide to selling costs, updated in February 2026. The same guide puts the...

Most of the fixed fees conveyancers and property lawyers published for selling a home were between about $900 and $2,200 in October 2026, including GST. That's for their work only.Searches and...

A fixed fee, sometimes called a flat fee, is a set dollar amount you pay a real estate agent to sell your home, instead of commission worked out as a percentage of the sale price. It usually stays...