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Selling · 9 November 2026From sight-unseen sales to every buyer countsIn 2024 some Perth properties sold to buyers who never saw them. That isn't the market we're selling in now, and it changes how…

Buying · 9 November 2026Perth’s market since the May budget: what changed, and whenThe weekend after the May budget was the high point for inner-city strata. What the budget changed, where interest rates are, and what we…

Property Management · 9 November 2026Routine inspections: what landlords receive and whenA routine inspection is your regular look at how your property is being cared for, without having to visit it yourself.

Careers · 15 August 2026The marketing conversation we never have with sellersThere is a moment in most listing presentations across Perth where the tone changes. The salesperson has talked about the property, the market and…

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Property Management · 9 November 2026Routine inspections: what landlords receive and whenA routine inspection is your regular look at how your property is being cared for, without having to visit it yourself.

Property Management · 9 November 2026Signing with KPR Property Management: everything that happens before your first rent paymentMost owners picture property management as rent in, bills out. The work that makes a tenancy run smoothly happens earlier.

Selling · 9 November 2026From sight-unseen sales to every buyer countsIn 2024 some Perth properties sold to buyers who never saw them. That isn't the market we're selling in now, and it changes how…

Property Management · 9 November 2026Not selling? How to turn your sale into a rental without starting againSometimes the right decision is to take a property off the market. When that happens, a sale campaign doesn't have to be wasted work.

Selling · 9 November 2026What a good home open looks like nowThe days of a hundred people at a unit open are behind us for now. Today a good home open in Perth is six…

Selling · 9 November 2026From same-weekend sales to weeks on marketBefore the May budget, many of our listings sold on their first weekend. Today a well-priced property still sells, but it takes longer.

Investors · 9 November 2026Why property investors have gone quietAn investor compares a property's net return with what the same money earns safely elsewhere. Right now that comparison is hard for established property…

Buying · 9 November 2026Perth’s market since the May budget: what changed, and whenThe weekend after the May budget was the high point for inner-city strata. What the budget changed, where interest rates are, and what we…

Property Management · 27 August 2026How to switch property managers in Perth, and why it is easier than you thinkYou do not need a disaster, a reason, or an awkward conversation to change property managers. What the switch involves, what happens to your…

Property Management · 27 August 2026What good property management actually looks like: inside the KPR systemOne senior property manager, a deliberately boutique portfolio, rent paid out as it comes in, and a portal that shows owners everything. How KPR…

Selling · 27 August 2026Selling in a falling market: how Perth sellers are still getting soldThe market has fallen since the 12 May budget, and sellers with the right advice are still selling. Pricing under the market, presenting on…

Buying · 17 August 2026Short-Stay in Perth Strata: the rules, the traps, and the smart way inTurning a Perth apartment into an Airbnb means state rules, your council, and above all your building’s by-laws. Here is how short-stay strata actually…

Buying · 16 August 2026How to change your strata management company in WAChanging strata managers in WA is simpler than most schemes expect, and you do not have to work it out alone. Talk to KPR…

Careers · 15 August 2026The marketing conversation we never have with sellersThere is a moment in most listing presentations across Perth where the tone changes. The salesperson has talked about the property, the market and…

Careers · 15 August 2026Thinking about changing agencies? Here is the quiet way to do itMost salespeople think about moving long before they move. The thinking usually happens at 9pm on a Tuesday, after a week of unplanned listings…

Careers · 15 August 2026What happens when buyers can see the other offersEvery salesperson has had the phone call. A buyer is convinced the competing offer is invented. A seller is convinced the buyers are being…

Careers · 15 August 2026Selling houses in Perth’s growth corridors? Why a strata specialist wants to meet youIf you sell houses in Yanchep, Aveley, Piara Waters, Baldivis, or any of the suburbs built in the last twenty years, you already work…

Careers · 15 August 2026What a salesperson has behind them at KPR, including an app on the drawing boardA listing presentation is only as strong as the machinery behind it. This post sets out what actually sits behind a KPR campaign, because…

Careers · 15 August 2026Sellers now book their campaign week at KPR, and it changes the jobSince August 2026, a seller on our website can open a calendar, pick their KPR salesperson, and book the week their campaign starts. Not…

Buying · 14 August 2026Pets in strata in WA, and why “no pets” is usually wrongA blanket ban on pets is the textbook example of an oppressive by-law. What the law allows, what house rules are worth, and what…

Buying · 14 August 2026Changing a strata by-law in WA, and the vote you actually needTwo kinds of by-law, four kinds of resolution, and the difference between "without dissent" and "unanimous" that decides whether your proposal passes.

Buying · 14 August 2026Why Western Australia does not do auctionsAround 2 per cent of WA properties sell under the hammer. REIWA says why, and it comes down to the contract.

Buying · 14 August 2026There is no cooling off period in Western AustraliaInterstate buyers expect a few days to change their mind. WA does not have them. What binds you, where the conditions come from, and…

Buying · 14 August 2026The 2022 General Conditions: the questions buyers and sellers ask usPenalty interest, key handover, inspection rights, default notices, and where the real estate agent stops and the settlement agent starts.

Buying · 13 August 2026What a settlement agent actually does in PerthIn WA they are called settlement agents, not conveyancers. What they are licensed to do, what they cannot do, and why strata makes their…

Buying · 13 August 2026What a seller must tell you before you sign, and when you can walk awaySection 156 disclosure, notifiable variations, and the short clocks that decide whether a strata buyer can avoid a contract.

Buying · 13 August 2026What is in a KPR strata information pack, and what it costs us to build oneEvery document we put in front of a strata buyer before the property goes to market, why the by-laws take the most work, and…

Buying · 13 August 2026Strata by-laws, and what unpaid levies mean at settlementThe two categories of by-law, why the statutory defaults may not apply to your scheme, and why arrears can arrive with the lot.

Buying · 13 August 2026What changes with the size of a strata schemeWhat applies at 2 lots, 3 to 5, 6 to 9 and 10 or more, plus the value trap that catches small schemes.

Buying · 13 August 2026Who insures a strata building in Western Australia?In a built scheme the strata company insures the building itself. In survey-strata you insure your own. Here is the rule and where it…

Buying · 13 August 2026What your strata levies actually pay forThe administrative fund, the reserve fund, how your share is worked out, and what levies do not cover.

Buying · 13 August 2026Which kind of strata scheme is it? Built strata, survey-strata and why it mattersBuilt strata or survey-strata, single-tier or multi-tier. The difference decides who insures the building and how the scheme is run.

Buying · 13 August 2026How to read a strata 10-year plan, and tell if your levies are about to jumpThe four numbers to find in a strata 10-year plan, the one line of arithmetic that runs it, and how to tell whether levies…

Buying · 13 August 2026Strata levies in Perth, explained in seven partsWhat strata levies fund, who insures the building, what changes with the size of the scheme, and how to read a 10-year plan. A…

Buying · 12 August 2026Tired Units, Cheap Rent, and the $150,000 DifferenceEven in a market that has already run hard, some of the best buying in Perth is hiding in plain sight. It is not…

Buying · 12 August 2026From $45,000 to $600,000 and Back Down the Yield Curve: Forty Years of Perth Unit PricesThe one bedroom flats of Mount Lawley and Highgate and the two bedroom walk-ups of Maylands have told the same story three times in…

Buying · 12 August 2026Buying as an Investor in Perth: The Pros, the Cons, and the Fine PrintThe honest version of investing in Perth units: yields, depreciation, CGT, tenant rights, what can go wrong, and why management is the difference.

Buying · 12 August 2026Every First Home Buyer Scheme in Perth, Explained in Plain LanguageSix schemes, two governments, and move-in deadlines that quietly disagree with each other. The plain-language guide for Perth first home buyers in 2026.

Buying · 10 August 2026What the May budget really did to the Perth marketThe 12 May 2026 federal budget rewrote the tax settings that had supercharged the Perth market. Here is what changed, what we have seen…

Buying · 10 August 2026Anti money laundering checks when you sell: what changed, and what we need from youIf you are selling a property in Perth this year, your agent will ask you for identification before the campaign gets far. That is…

Selling · 8 August 2026Styled to sell: six KPR campaigns presented by Final Stage PerthWalk into a well-styled apartment and something happens in the first few seconds. The rooms feel bigger, the light feels warmer, and buyers stop…

Buying · 8 August 2026The Jekyll Island story, and what it actually means for Perth propertyIn November 1910, six men met in secret on a private island off the coast of Georgia. What they wrote there became the blueprint…

Buying · 8 August 2026Openn: competition you can see, in real timeMost property sales still run on private back-and-forth: sealed offers, guesswork, and sellers left wondering whether the best price was really on the table.…

Investors · 8 August 2026Selling a tenanted property without the stressSelling a property with a tenant in place takes more care than selling an empty one. Done properly, your tenant stays comfortable, your buyers…

Selling · 8 August 2026The right price gets a better priceThe right price is not the biggest number an agent will promise you. It is the price that pulls the most buyers through your…

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