How to sell your house for $118,000 more than your neighbour
Houses advertised with sustainable features typically sell for six figures more than their non-sustainable counterparts, as buyer demand for these homes increases.
In the three months to April 2025, houses sold for 14.5 per cent ($118,000) more if they were advertised with keywords such as 'sustainable', 'energy-efficient', 'double-glazed', 'eco', 'north-facing' or 'solar', Domain's Sustainability in Property Report, released on Thursday, shows.
The study, which compared the median sales prices of properties advertised with and without sustainable features, found that gap was $80,000 in 2020 – the first year of the data – and hit $125,250 in 2022 when prices peaked due to rock-bottom interest rates.
Domain chief of research and economics Dr Nicola Powell noted that the price premium narrowed when the overall market began cooling two years ago, but never disappeared.
'Energy efficiency clearly commands a premium, and that premium over time has proved remarkably resilient,' she said.
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'We're seeing more homes having energy-efficient features within their listings ... there's definitely more choice for buyers.'
She said the rising cost of living was a key factor in the demand for homes with lower energy bills.
She acknowledged homes with these features are often newer, and therefore more attractive than their counterparts. Many are located in outer-suburban greenfield areas where adding energy-efficiency features to new builds can be easier than retrofitting established houses.
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