About

Sold & Settled is an independent information site about the costs of selling and buying residential property in Australia. It is for home owners thinking about selling, first home buyers and upgraders working out their budget, and investors checking the tax side of a sale.

We cover agent commission and marketing, transfer (stamp) duty and concessions in each state and territory, conveyancing, settlement costs, capital gains tax on a home, foreign resident capital gains withholding, and the rules for foreign buyers. Each guide explains how a cost is calculated and shows a worked example with the arithmetic, so you can redo it with your own figures.

We do not sell property, refer clients to agents or conveyancers, or rank agencies. Prices, commission rates and fees in our examples are illustrative unless we say they come from an official schedule. Where we quote a duty rate or threshold, we name the official source and the year it applies to. Home loans are not covered here.

This site is general information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change, often on 1 July, and they depend on your circumstances. Check the official source for your state and speak with a solicitor, licensed conveyancer or registered tax agent before you act.

How this site is made

Sold & Settled is an independent information project. Guides are drafted with the help of AI writing tools and checked against official and primary sources before publication; see our Editorial Policy. We are not affiliated with any provider mentioned on the site and do not sell products or services.