Two homes, side by side: what they share, and what sets the price apart

The features pulled into the middle are shared. They are why these two homes are genuinely comparable. The features hanging off the dearer home on the right are what the higher price actually pays for.

Shared · makes them comparable Only the $1.28m home · what lifts the price Only the $999k home

Same home, really. Both are single-storey brick, with a double garage, ducted heating, near a school and the train. The $280,000 gap is the renovated kitchen, the second bathroom, the pool and the bigger block. That is the comparison a single number hides.