Carrying cost calculator

What an unsold property costs its owner each day. Useful in a listing presentation, and useful for deciding whether to improve the photographs or reduce the price.

Monthly costs
Time on market

66.50per day

Every day this property doesn't sell costs 66.50. Fifteen days saved is 998.

Per day
66.50
Per week
466
Per fortnight
931
Per month
1,995
Cost so far — 45 daysSince the property went on the market
2,993
Another 30 daysWhat a further month costs if it doesn't sell
1,995

This is the number that makes the case for improving presentation before reducing price. Better photographs cost a few dollars and are reversible. A price reduction is permanent, signals motivation, and invites offers below the reduced figure.

For scale: staging a five-room property costs roughly 1.50 with AI tools — about a fraction of one day of carrying cost on this property.

Carrying cost is also the argument against pricing high with a plan to reduce. A property that spends six extra weeks on the market before its first reduction has already spent 2,793 to find out the price was wrong.

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