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Why is it hard to value a property?

Why is it hard to value a property?

Valuing property in today's market is extremely challenging, even for real estate agents, who are sometimes accused of underquoting. So, is it underquoting? We would argue it isn't. Rather, it's the result of undersupply and high demand in certain market pockets. For instance, last week in Surrey Hills, a property with a quoted range of $2,000,000 to $2,200,000 saw a heated auction with over 20 bids, ultimately selling for $2,737,000. While the property sold well above the quoted range, the real estate agent wasn’t intentionally underquoting;

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