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Sydney property valuation questions

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Acceptance & compliance

Is the report accepted by the ATO and our auditor?+

Yes. A registered valuer independent of the trustees prepares and signs it, SISR 8.02B in mind, with the comparable sales attached.

Who actually signs the report?+

A registered valuer, named on the report with their qualification and registration number. Not a model, and not an administrator.

Will an Automated Market Assessment do for the ATO?+

No. It is unsigned, which means no independence and no evidentiary standing. It is for deciding, not for reporting.

Timing & process

How long does a property valuation take in Sydney?+

Most signed desktop reports go out the same day, 48 hours at the outside. Automated Market Assessments arrive the next business day.

Will someone need to come out?+

Usually not. Desktop preparation from real comparable sales handles most Sydney property. An inspection is for the unusual, the high-value and the hard to compare. (from $550).

Can the report be backdated?+

Yes, and often. CGT and cost base reports are commonly backdated: the valuer works to the sales evidence that existed at that date.

Will you phone me?+

Only if a detail is genuinely unclear, and once at most. There is no sales call attached to any of this.

Pricing & orders

Do the prices move?+

Yes. $169 for signed desktop reports, $79 for Automated Market Assessments. Inspection valuations start at $550, with the exact price confirmed at checkout before you pay, never after.

What happens if I choose wrongly?+

We move the order to the right product at no extra cost. Any price difference is settled either way.

How long does a property valuation take?+

A signed desktop report is usually ready the same business day, wherever in the basin the property sits. An inspected report depends on travel and access, which across a metropolitan area this large is genuinely variable. An Automated Market Assessment arrives the next business day.

Is market value the same as the value on my council rates notice?+

No. A rates notice generally shows a land value, the ground on its own with nothing built on it, struck for rating at a date the council chose. A valuation covers the whole property at the date you need it, and across a metropolitan area this varied the two figures can sit a long way apart.

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