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The practical limit is whether you could absorb a bad year without having to sell. Your revised categories should make that much easier to test. For the studio, combine a large shared contribution with higher unit costs. For the mixed-use building, assume a difficult space stays empty just as a...

Adrian’s caveat is fair. I meant completed prices as the first market-data exercise, not as the first step after choosing a specific property. Once there is a real candidate, building documents and likely works belong in the model immediately. Mortgage comparisons also need identical...

Welcome. I’d start with completed prices, then build a separate transaction-cost worksheet. Advertised prices show seller expectations; they are much less useful for modelling what buyers actually paid. On the local board, look for discussions that separate location, property type and sale...

Are you keeping the kitchen and bathroom fixtures in their present locations? “No structural extension” does not necessarily mean no disruptive work. Moving drains, cutting new service routes or discovering that walls cannot be opened as expected could change the plan quickly. I would also ask...

I’m not convinced turnover should automatically be treated as the main danger; a suitable tenant for a larger flat may stay longer. The missing fact is financing. Are you judging this as an unleveraged purchase, or will there be a mortgage? A deal that produces an acceptable property-level net...

From a buyer’s side, the useful calculation is not simply “maintenance equals discount.” It is purchase price plus the work or shared costs the buyer expects to absorb, with an allowance for uncertainty. If that total is too close to a cleaner alternative, moving on is rational even when the...

Also, separate the legal and management questions from the price analysis. Before comparing two homes, make a checklist for ownership structure, responsibility for repairs, planned works and restrictions relevant to the property. The exact documents and rules depend on the jurisdiction, so...

I’d actually begin with the model rather than the dataset. Decide which costs and uncertainties you need the data to answer: purchase expenses, financing, ongoing management, renovation allowance and eventual sale costs. A large dataset is not automatically useful if similar-looking properties...

I’m comparing Bayut listings while looking for a villa in Abu Dhabi. The search coverage appears useful and the listings are accessible, but duplicate adverts, unclear listing freshness and inconsistent floor-area figures make side-by-side comparison difficult. I’m also unsure what the next...

Are the 109 days calculated only from active listings? Withdrawn properties and quick relistings could make the visible market time misleading. I’d also separate recent completed sales from asking-price changes. Without that split, +10.0% movement, longer marketing and negotiated discounts may...

I’d publish the next revision as a small split table rather than one Helsinki-wide line: neighbourhood, property type, price band, listing count, indicative time on market and asking-price movement. Completed sales should sit in a separate column or section, with the evidence date shown. That...

I would challenge the assumption that the condo is automatically simpler. Your own maintenance may be limited, but building-level work can still produce costs you cannot postpone or control. Look beyond the current monthly payment: planned major work, the building’s financial position, what...

There is also a price-band question. Is €266,800 near the middle of the listings sampled, or simply the point where financing sensitivity was most noticeable? If the June mix shifted toward cheaper or more expensive homes, the asking-price movement might reflect composition rather than sellers...

Before retaining the figures, how is “student housing” defined in the sample? Purpose-built accommodation, ordinary small flats marketed to students, and investor-owned units could behave quite differently. The 53 days and -2.9% movement are difficult to interpret if those property types are mixed.

If the neighbourhood samples are not drawn consistently, the 11-day result could create urgency that is not really there. Do both areas include the same kinds of detached homes, at broadly similar condition and price points? I would also question whether energy performance is causing the...