Adelaide Buyer’s Agent

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Buying in the Adelaide CBD gives you plenty of choice and plenty of traps. At the 2021 Census, two in three occupied homes in the suburb of Adelaide were flats or apartments, and 63.8% of homes were rented. Two apartments at similar prices can produce very different returns once levies, the building’s condition and the competing rentals are counted.

Axiom Realty’s buyer’s agents work only for you. We search, assess each property against comparable sales and rental return, negotiate, and see the purchase through to settlement.

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About Our Buyer’s Agency

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Buying in the Adelaide CBD

Precincts, building types and checks

Each part of the square mile suits a different buyer. The East End around Rundle Street is known for its restaurants and bars, the south-east is largely residential, and the north-west sits close to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the railway station on North Terrace. Check late-night noise, traffic and the outlook from the windows before you settle on a location.

For an apartment, read the strata records closely: levies, the sinking fund, insurance, two years of minutes and any defect claims. Ask about cladding, waterproofing and the age of the lifts, since all owners pay for major works. Very small apartments can be harder to lease and resell, so check the floor area as well as the bedroom count.

Terraces and cottages in the south-east corner fall within a Historic Area Overlay, which can limit changes to the front of a home. Look the address up on PlanSA before you rely on renovation plans.

How Our Buyer’s Agents Work in the City

From brief to settlement

Your brief sets the budget, the type of home and whether you plan to live in it or lease it. From there we search the market, inspect what fits and test each property against comparable sales and the rent it would earn.

For a property that earns a place on your shortlist, we handle the offer and the conditions or do the bidding at auction, then check the contract with you and keep the purchase on track for settlement. If a building has problems or the price is too high, we tell you plainly to walk away.

Investors should look hard at yield and vacancy. City tenants are mostly single people, couples and sharers: lone-person households were 45.3% of homes at the 2021 Census and group households 14.4%. A two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment close to the universities or the hospital suits many of them. We weigh that demand against the price, the levies and the number of similar apartments listed for lease.

Buying a City Apartment from Interstate or Overseas

Remote inspections and nearby suburbs

Plenty of CBD buyers live elsewhere in Australia or overseas. We inspect for you, send video or a written report on the apartment and the building, and can bid at auction on your behalf.

Axiom’s property management team leases city apartments for many landlords already and can take yours on from the first day you own it. Owners outside South Australia can read about interstate property management, and our Adelaide property management and selling in Adelaide pages cover the rest.

We also search in North Adelaide, Kent Town, Gilberton, Medindie and Bowden.

Suburb breakdown

Adelaide at a glance

Rents from Axiom’s local market notes.

Median house rent: $630; per week
Median unit rent: $524; per week
To the GPO: 1.2 km; straight line
With Axiom now: 3; listings
Postcode: 5000; Central Adelaide

Around Adelaide

Median house rent

< $630
$630–$665
$665–$730
$730–$790
$790+

Axiom in Adelaide3 on the market · 10 sold or leased

No.	Address	Suburb	Bed · Bath · Car	Price
01	16/223 North TerraceAdelaideFor Lease	Adelaide	2 · 2 · 1	$760 /week
02	101/235-237 Pirie StreetAdelaideFor Lease	Adelaide	2 · 1 · 0	$268 /week
03	311/293 Pirie StAdelaideFor Sale	Adelaide	2 · 1 · 1	$625,000
04	Apt 401/297 Pirie StAdelaideSold	Adelaide	2 · 2 · 0	$605,000
05	Apt 606/248 Flinders StAdelaideLeased	Adelaide	1 · 1 · 0	$605 /week
06	311/293 Pirie StAdelaideLeased	Adelaide	2 · 1 · 1	$685 /week

Common Adelaide Buyer’s Agent FAQs

Have a Question?

The strata records come first: levies, the sinking fund, insurance, recent minutes and any building defects. Then the apartment’s size, light, noise and parking. We build the known costs into our view of what the apartment is worth to you.

Some are. Renter demand is strong, with 63.8% of city homes rented at the 2021 Census, but there is a lot of supply too. The ones that hold up tend to have a practical layout, modest running costs and a location close to work or study. We assess rent and vacancy for each property before you bid.

Yes. Overseas and interstate buyers are common in the city. We view each shortlisted apartment, send you footage or a written report, run the negotiation or the auction bidding, and keep you informed until the keys change hands. After that, our property management team can have a tenant in place quickly.

They suit different goals. A terrace carries more maintenance but fewer shared building costs, and you own more of the land. An apartment usually costs less to buy and appeals to more tenants. We compare both against your budget and plans.

Our fees depend on the level of service you need. We discuss them up front at the first consultation and set them out in writing, with no hidden costs.

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By placing people at the heart of what we do the landlord-tenant relationship becomes a matter of genuine trust and good-will, instead of duties and responsibilities.

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