Behind many paintings, sculptures, antiques and collectables can sit hidden financial interests capable of affecting ownership, sale and risk. For valuers and auctioneers, understanding the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is becoming an increasingly important part of [...]
Australia’s trading card market has evolved from a niche hobby into a sophisticated collectibles sector involving significant sums, international buyers and increasingly complex valuation considerations. That they are now an investment-class asset is coming as a surprise [...]
The 2026 Australian Government Budget contains relatively few initiatives directed specifically toward auctioneers and valuers, AVAA notes that several broader policies may still shape operating conditions across the sector. A review of the budget has been prepared [...]
Passenger and light commercial vehicle valuation has become increasingly sophisticated as market conditions, technology and regulatory expectations continue evolving across the Australian motor vehicle sector. While some assume vehicle valuation simply involves reviewing online advertisements or online [...]
Australia’s professional valuers now have an updated national standard for valuation reporting that establishes clearer expectations around transparency, disclosure, methodology and professional accountability, strengthening confidence in valuation advice relied upon by clients, courts, insurers, regulators and government. [...]
Professional certification within Australia’s auction and valuation sector has become increasingly important as consumers, businesses, courts, insurers and government agencies seek greater confidence that auctioneers and valuers possess the technical competency, ethical standards and professional judgement necessary [...]
Acting as an expert witness valuer in Australian courts involves applying specialised valuation expertise to assist the court in resolving complex questions of value that arise in litigation and dispute resolution. Engagement typically occurs through solicitors or [...]
Something is shifting in the art market, not in spectacle but in substance, as valuers and auctioneers meet and quietly reassess how authority, judgement and responsibility are exercised in a landscape defined by complexity and scrutiny. Across [...]
It's important that clients and the valuation profession itself appreciate what approval of valuers under the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program (CGP) actually is. While approval of valuers serves as an important tool to facilitate donations of [...]
Australia’s collectables market is experiencing a period of strong growth and increasing maturity, with new data highlighting both its scale and complexity. The 2025 eBay Deloitte State of Collectables Report shows that collecting is now a mainstream [...]
