Owner tools

The honest numbers, before you ask.

Most agencies hide the real cost of their fees and the real return on your asset. We show you both, openly, with our own published rates on the table.

Property management

What your fees really cost, and what you really keep.

See the full annual cost of a typical eastern-suburbs agency, hidden add-ons included, beside our transparent, published, capped fees. Then your true net return after all holding costs.

Weekly rent

Property value

Property type

Average tenancy length

Used to amortise the once-per-tenancy letting fee.

All fees, holding costs and land tax computed live below. Typical-agency figures are illustrative market midpoints (sources at page foot); our figures are our published schedule.

Sources
PM fee ranges & hidden charges: whichrealestateagent.com.au, openagent.com.au, dixonrealestate.com.au (2026). · Holding costs: Revenue NSW land tax thresholds & rates 2026 (general $1,075,000 / premium $6,571,000, frozen), Sydney Water residential pricing (Oct 2025), Canstar landlord insurance (Mar 2026), stratafeecalculator.com.au. · Our fees: charlottepeterswald.sydney published schedule (5.5% inc GST, 1 week letting + GST, $110 renewal, $5/mo admin, tribunal capped $150, photography $150).

Selling

What's my home worth?

Three professional appraisal methods: comparable sales, income capitalisation, and residual land value. Your result is ready after one quick step.

Subject property

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Car spaces

Condition (0 orig - 4 new)

Internal area (m²)

Land size (m²)

Bedroom value ($)

Bathroom value ($)

Car space value ($)

Internal m² value ($)

Land m² value ($)

Condition value ($)

Time growth p.a. (%)

Comparable sales

Inc	Sale price	Months ago	Dist (km)	Beds	Baths	Cars	Int (m²)	Land (m²)	Cond	Adjusted

Annual gross rent ($)

Vacancy allowance (%)

Effective rent = gross rent × (1 - vacancy%)

Operating expenses (% of effective rent)

Management, rates, insurance, maintenance, etc.

Capitalisation rate (%)

Market cap rate for this asset class and location. Sydney prime residential ~2.5-3.5%

Completed end value ($)

Build area (m²)

Build cost per m² ($)

Soft costs (% of build)

Consultants, DA, finance, etc.

Contingency (% of build)

Selling costs (% of end value)

Developer margin (% of end value)

Estimate for general guidance only. Not a formal valuation or financial advice.

Sources & compliance
Comparable-sales method: time-adjusted weighted pricing across selected comparables. Income method: NOI capitalisation (effective rent less vacancy and opex). Residual method: cost-to-complete deducted from end value. NSW underquoting reform 2026 applies to formal agent estimates, not this consumer guidance tool.

Selling

The true cost of selling.

Every cost between your sale price and the money in your hand, at real Sydney rates. No surprises at settlement.

Expected sale price

Sale method

Styling & presentation

Is this an investment property?

Commission tiers by price band (verified Sydney ranges). Marketing, conveyancing, discharge and CGT use current 2026 figures, see foot of page.

Sources
Commission tiers (1.8-2.5% metro; 1.6-2.0% $1.5-3M; 1.2-1.8% $3M+, ex-GST + GST): whichrealestateagent.com.au, openagent.com.au (NSW avg 2.1%). · Marketing $8k-$20k+, styling $7k-$15k, auctioneer $400-$1,000, conveyancing $1,500-$3,000: openagent.com.au, stylinglab.com.au (2026). · Mortgage discharge: lender fee $0-$400 + NSWLRS registration ~$175.70 inc GST (2025-26). · CGT: ATO main-residence exemption / 50% discount on assets held 12+ months, taxed at marginal rate (top effective ~23.5%).