Searching for a property's sales history can tell you how much it sold for in the past, and how many times it was sold. Armed with this information you can make a more informed property purchase. Finding historic property data can take some digging though, especially if the property hasn't been bought or sold in a long time.
Property listing sites are not only great for finding current listings but they also list sold properties, which can help you find a property's past sales history. If you're looking for a recent property sale this is probably your best bet. If the property you're looking at hasn't been sold in a long time you might not find anything on these sites.
For most of the sites below, look under their Sold sections.
Domain. Research millions of properties across Australia, including recent sales, suburb level market trends and auction results.
Realestate.com.au. Find property sales histories, market trends and suburb profiles. The website also has a useful insights tool for investors.
Onthehouse.com.au. You can view property history for each listed property, although you need to sign up to get detailed information.
All homes. This property listing site also lets you search past sales by suburb, street and address although the information is fairly limited.
Pricefinder. This property data tool offers past property sales, valuations and a whole lot more. You have to pay but there is a free trial available.
Government sites and public records offices
State and territory governments maintain offices that record property sales, titles and other data. You usually have to pay a small fee for this information. Here are some sites below:
Researching a property’s sale history on the websites listed above can also generate a wide range of other useful information, including:
The property’s rental history. Some real estate listing websites allow you to access data on when the property has previously been leased and the value of the rent.
Property reports. Many listings sites, banks and other companies offer free property reports that list comparable sales in the same area, price estimations and sales history. Reports often come in PDF form and can be emailed to you, providing a quick and convenient source of information.
Price estimates. Many property websites offer an estimate of the property’s current value to give you an idea of whether the asking price is fair. However, remember that these prices are estimates and should be used as rough guides only. Domain, Realestate.com.au and ANZ all offer detailed, free property reports.
ABS data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has many publicly available data sets that deal with housing, mortgages and other topics at a broad, nationwide level. Some of this may be helpful in your property research.
More helpful guides and information on property data
If you need more help with your property sales history search and other property research, try some of these helpful guides.
If you look up the previous property sold price on a real estate website, you may find it is listed as 'price withheld'. Real estate agencies may do this if the property sold for less than expected. Firstly, because they may not want to tarnish their reputation for selling at a lower price. But also because they may not want to impact the price of other properties in the area.
If you're looking at buying a property it can be really helpful to know the price(s) it has sold at in the past. This way you can better understand if the price you offer is on trend, question any price outliers in the past, and get a feel for the appreciation or depreciation of the local market.
Richard Whitten is a money editor at Finder, and has been covering home loans, property and personal finance for 6+ years. He has written for Yahoo Finance, Money Magazine and Homely; and has appeared on various radio shows nationwide. He holds a Certificate IV in mortgage broking and finance (RG 206), a Tier 1 Generic Knowledge certification and a Tier 2 General Advice Deposit Products (RG 146) certification.
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I’m afraid we don’t have a record of the sales history for 12 Phoenix Ave Concord West Sydney. The article above says, you may visit Realestate.com.au to find property sales histories, market trends and suburb profiles. You may further review this page to know more about their sale history and how the website does the computation.
Hope this helps.
Please feel free to contact us at any time if any other questions arise.
Thanks for reaching out! We don’t have records of the times where properties are sold. It would be best to speak with brokers in you state to obtain information of listings.
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Can you tell me the price that 12 Phoenix Ave Concord West Sydney sold for between the year 2000 and 2015
Hi David,
Thanks for contacting Finder.
I’m afraid we don’t have a record of the sales history for 12 Phoenix Ave Concord West Sydney. The article above says, you may visit Realestate.com.au to find property sales histories, market trends and suburb profiles. You may further review this page to know more about their sale history and how the website does the computation.
Hope this helps.
Please feel free to contact us at any time if any other questions arise.
Cheers,
Faye
When was 8090 Selma last sold?
Hi Joan,
Thanks for reaching out! We don’t have records of the times where properties are sold. It would be best to speak with brokers in you state to obtain information of listings.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Nikki