AI in Property Due Diligence: What's Real, What's Marketing
A skeptic's tour of AI claims in property tech — what current systems actually do, the failure modes, and concrete tests for a vendor's promises.
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Field notes
Property due diligence, explained
Hands-on guides for buyer's agents, conveyancers, and valuers working in NSW + QLD.
New guides coming weekly.
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Brisbane City Plan 2014 Zoning: Practical Guide for Investors
Reading the Brisbane City Plan 2014 zoning and overlay codes for residential and commercial investors — what each zone permits and prohibits.
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The Modern Buyer's Agent Due Diligence Checklist (2026 Edition)
A 47-item residential and commercial DD checklist covering NSW + QLD, structured by gov-data source — the modern buyer's agent baseline.
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How to Read a Contract of Sale: Special Conditions That Matter
Seven special-condition patterns in AU residential contracts that win or lose deals — finance, building/pest, due diligence, sunset, deposit, FIRB, settlement timing.
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EPA Contaminated Land Record Search NSW: Step-by-Step
What the NSW EPA Contaminated Land Record tells you, what it doesn't, and how to interpret the four notice categories during DD.
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NSW Bushfire Prone Land Mapping (BPLM) in Due Diligence
How to read the NSW Bushfire Prone Land Map and what AS3959 BAL ratings mean for buyers planning a DA, rebuild, or insurance review.
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NSW Flood Information for Conveyancers: SES, FloodCheck, Council Maps
Reconciling the four NSW flood data sources — SES, FloodCheck, council flood study, and section 10.7 — without missing a hazard.
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NSW Valuer-General's Notice of Valuation: Using It in Comps
When the NSW Valuer-General's Notice of Valuation helps a comparables analysis, when it misleads, and how to reconcile it with market evidence.
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PEXA Settlements in Queensland: Pre-Settlement DD Failures
The five most common QLD pre-settlement failures on PEXA — title defects, mortgage releases, payouts, water meter reads, and FIRB.
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Pre-Contract Enquiries: 30-Item Checklist for AU Property
The 30 enquiries good conveyancers run before signing — title, planning, hazards, services, finance — for NSW + QLD residential.
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Property Valuation Methodologies: Sales Comparison vs Income vs Cost
When to apply sales comparison, income capitalisation, or cost methodology in AU property valuations — and how to defend the choice in writing.
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QLD Biosecurity Zones in DD: Cattle Tick, Fire Ants, Pests
The three QLD biosecurity overlays that materially move agribusiness valuations — cattle tick, red imported fire ants, and electric ant zones.
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QLD Body Corporate Disclosure: Documents Every Buyer Should Demand
The 12 BCCM documents every QLD strata buyer should demand before exchange — minutes, financials, sinking fund, registers, and CMS.
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QLD Form 1 Disclosure Statement: A Buyer's Agent Walkthrough
Reading a QLD Form 1 against the contract clause-by-clause — what's disclosed, what's missing, and the failure points that void contracts.
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Queensland Title Search: What's In It and What It Misses
The four QLD title-search products from Titles Queensland, when each is needed, and the registered interests they don't show.
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Section 10.7 Planning Certificate Explained: A Conveyancer's Guide
What's in a section 10.7, who needs it, and how to read each clause — for buyer's agents and conveyancers working in NSW.
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Section 149 vs Section 10.7: What Changed and Why It Matters
The 2018 rename from section 149 to section 10.7 — what actually changed, and why legacy reference checks still trip up conveyancers.
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Reading Section 88B Instruments: Easements, Covenants, and Restrictions
How to read a section 88B instrument without missing a registered burden — easements, covenants, and positive obligations on NSW Torrens title.
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Six Maps for Buyer's Agents: 7 Layers Worth Their Weight
The seven NSW Six Maps layers professional buyer's agents actually open — zoning, BPLM, flood, EPA, easements, contours, aerials.
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Strata Reports vs Building Inspections: When You Need Each
Where strata-report coverage ends and building inspection coverage begins — and the gaps that fall between for QLD CTS and NSW strata buyers.
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