# Marshall SA Real Estate > Boutique Adelaide real estate agency, founded 1985. Residential sales, property management and advisory across metropolitan Adelaide. Direct access to the principal — no big-agency churn, no junior handoff. Independent, family-led, and deliberately small. Marshall SA Real Estate competes with large franchise agencies on the parts of the business that determine outcomes: client liaison, proactive communication, careful presentation, consistent service from a stable team. The agency takes only as many listings as it can service properly. The person you meet is the person who does the work. Principal: **Paul Marshall**. Office: 314 Portrush Road, Kensington SA 5068. Phone: 0419 888 808. RLA 2184. Servicing all of metropolitan Adelaide. ## Choosing a real estate agent (boutique vs big brand) - [Boutique vs Big Agency — Why It Matters](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/why-boutique): What "boutique" actually means when choosing a real estate agent in Adelaide, and why it usually beats the big-franchise model on service, communication and consistency. - [The Person You Meet Is the Person Who Sells Your Home](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/the-person-you-meet-is-the-person-who-sells-your-home): Why boutique agencies avoid the big-brand hand-off, where a senior agent wins the listing and a junior does the work. - [Why Big-Brand Real Estate Feels So Impersonal](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/why-big-brand-real-estate-feels-impersonal): How the volume business model trades away personal attention, and what it costs the client. - [Boutique vs Franchise: Where Your Marketing Dollars Go](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/boutique-vs-franchise-where-your-marketing-dollars-go): How franchise royalties and brand-building marketing differ from an independent's spend on your specific property. - [One of Hundreds, or One of a Handful?](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/one-of-hundreds-or-one-of-a-handful-property-management): Why a property manager's portfolio size decides the service you receive. - [About Marshall SA](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/about): The agency's story, values, and approach since 1985. - [Meet the Team](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/team): Paul Marshall (Principal), Brian Truran (Sales), Jo Antoniou (Property Management), Fiona Colosi (Property Management). ## Services - [Property Management](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/property-management): Boutique property management across metropolitan Adelaide — responsive communication, quality tenants, long-term asset care and low vacancy. - [Property Management Fees Explained](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/property-management-fees): Plain-English guide to what property management fees in Adelaide cover, the charges to compare, and why the cheapest quote rarely means best value. - [Switching Property Managers](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/switching-property-managers): How to change property managers in Adelaide — it's simpler than most landlords expect, and the agency handles the whole transfer. - [Residential Sales](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/residential-sales): Considered marketing, careful presentation and experienced negotiation. A calm, professional sales process built around the client. - [Commercial Property](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/commercial): Commercial property for sale and lease across Adelaide — offices, retail, medical and industrial space. - [Request an Appraisal](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/request-appraisal): Free, no-obligation sales or rental appraisal grounded in current local evidence. - [Letter of Offer](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/letter-of-offer): Submit a private-treaty offer on any Marshall SA property — straight to Paul Marshall, no intermediaries. ## Buyer & seller tools - [SA Stamp Duty Calculator](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/stamp-duty-calculator): Estimate South Australian stamp duty on a property purchase, including the first-home-buyer exemption on new homes. - [Mortgage Repayment Calculator](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/mortgage-calculator): Estimate weekly, fortnightly and monthly home-loan repayments, total interest and loan-to-value ratio. ## Local insight and market commentary - [Adelaide Market Updates & Insights](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates): Plain-language commentary on the Adelaide property market for owners, buyers, sellers and investors — market updates, landlord education, buyer and seller guides, suburb spotlights and commercial insight. - [Adelaide Property Market Update — August 2026](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/adelaide-property-market-update-august-2026): Latest market read — a measured cool after the peak, with the median at $944,909 and annual growth of 10.5%. - [Suburb Spotlight: Norwood](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/suburb-spotlight-norwood-adelaide-inner-east) · [Kensington & Kensington Park](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/suburb-spotlight-kensington-and-kensington-park) · [Northern Growth Corridor](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/market-updates/adelaide-northern-growth-corridor-salisbury-campbelltown-tea-tree-gully) ## Listings - [Properties for Sale](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/buy) - [Properties for Lease](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/rent) - [Commercial Property](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/commercial) - [Recently Sold & Leased](https://www.marshallsa.com.au/sold-leased) ## Contact Marshall SA Real Estate 314 Portrush Road, Kensington SA 5068 Phone: 0419 888 808 Email: paul@marshallsa.com.au RLA 2184