Blocks are the things you score every property on. Because every property on a watchlist has the same blocks, you end up with like-for-like answers you can sort, filter and compare. Rather than notes that each say something slightly different.
The Watchlist Blocks page
This page is a reference. It lists:
- Block templates
- The starting points you can build a block from, with each one's type, how it's evaluated, and whether it's free or Premium.
- Your blocks
- Every block in use across your watchlists, what kind of result it gives, and how many watchlists use it.
You add and edit blocks on a watchlist itself. See Evaluation blocks.
Block types
| Type | Use it for |
|---|---|
| True / False, Yes / No | A fact or a question: is freehold, has a garage. You can rename the two answers. |
| Number | Any number: car parks, number of living areas. |
| Area (m²) | A size: deck or garage area. |
| Money ($) | A dollar amount: rates, body corporate fees. |
| Rating (1–10) | Your own score. |
| Multi Choice | One of your own options, such as heating type: heat pump, log burner, none. |
| Calculated | A spreadsheet-style formula (see below). |
Adding a block to a watchlist
- Open the watchlist and choose + Add block. A watchlist can have up to 8.
- Pick a Type, give it a Title and a short description (up to 50 characters), and choose an icon.
- For Multi Choice, list the options separated by commas.
- Choose Which is better?: Higher is better or Lower is better. This decides which values are highlighted as good when you compare.
- Press Add block.
Renaming a block later also updates any calculated formulas that use it. Deleting a block removes its value from every property on the watchlist.
Calculated blocks
A calculated block works itself out from the property's details, the watchlist item and your other blocks, like a spreadsheet cell. For example, price per square metre of land:
{property.asking_price} / {property.land_area}
- Type a name, or
{, in the formula box for suggestions. - Reads as shows the formula in plain words, and Result shows what it works out to for a home on the watchlist.
- Choose how to show the result: a number, money, area and so on. Formulas that test something (like greater than) show as Yes or No.
- Ready-made recipes are listed underneath. Choose Use → to start from one.
- SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN and MAX skip blank values, but plain maths with a blank value gives a blank result.
Block scores are your own judgement. Use them as guidance alongside professional reports, not instead of them.