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The financing point is useful because a clean offer can explain part of a discount, although it is tempting to read every lower completion price as evidence of a weaker market. I would keep verified sales with traceable asking histories separate from listings that merely disappeared. If a...

Financing can also distort the completed examples. A lower final price may reflect a buyer with simpler terms rather than a general market discount, while a financed offer may require more time or certainty from both sides. When you build the comparison, note asking history, condition...

The retail-versus-home comparison bothers me more than the 4.0%. Those are different buyer groups making different calculations, so they should not be combined into one São Paulo trend. Even within housing, regional variation could overwhelm a citywide average. Which neighbourhoods make up most...

I’d begin with the market-data discussions, then use the first-purchase threads to identify costs your initial comparison may have omitted. Keep new-build and resale examples separate. Also note the date, development and unit characteristics whenever someone mentions a price; otherwise an...

Make each firm separate acquisition support from ongoing property management. For the purchase phase, I would expect a written task list, named contact, response and escalation times, responsibility for coordinating documents, and a clear explanation of every excluded or third-party cost...