27/08/2026
Sometimes the market isn’t telling you to search harder.
It’s telling you the combination you want may not currently fit the budget.
I recently spoke with a family trying to buy inside a sought-after inner-city public school catchment. Their conclusion was to stop looking and save more. That may absolutely be right.
But before increasing the budget, I’d ask: what is actually non-negotiable?
The school catchment? The house? The condition? The location? The budget?
If your budget and brief aren’t lining up, comment below - what would you move first: location, property, or budget?