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We hold no stock, so nothing pushes us toward one suburb.
Citadel Developments is the house and land arm of Citadel Agency. We buy, build and hand over investment property for Australian investors, in whichever corridor the numbers support at your price ceiling.
- Deals transacted
- $165M+
- Citadel Agency, 148 reviews
- 5.0
- Licence
- 092247L
- States and territories
- 8
Most investors are sold a suburb, not shown a number.
The usual way this works is that somebody holds stock in an estate and needs to move it, so the conversation starts with a suburb and works backwards to whatever budget can be made to fit. That is not advice. That is inventory clearance with a nicer brochure on it.
We came at it from the other end. Citadel Agency has spent years buying established property for clients, which meant starting with borrowing capacity, then narrowing to what the numbers supported, then negotiating. Citadel Developments applies the same order to building: capacity first, corridor second, builder third.
Because we hold no land and we are not aligned to a single builder, there is no corridor we need you to end up in. That is the whole point of the structure.
Four things you can hold us to.
Every number comes with a source and a date
If we quote a yield, a vacancy rate or a rental figure, you get told where it came from and when it was pulled. Market figures move, and a number without a date is a number you cannot check.
We tell you the cost of a thing in the same breath as the benefit
The construction repayment pause is a good example. It is genuinely useful, and it also means interest accrues and is added to your loan. You hear both halves at the same time, every time.
We say no when the answer is no
If the capacity assessment says now is not the time, you hear that in week one and you keep the work. We would rather lose the fee than put someone into a build they cannot carry.
Regulated work is done by people licensed to do it
Finance, conveyancing and tax are handled by licensed professionals. We coordinate them, keep the timeline moving and make sure nothing falls between them. We do not pretend to be them.
The research · where it comes from
Two decades of data analytics, pointed at 15,500 suburbs.
Two decades of combined commercial data analytics experience sits behind the screen. The habits came from industries where a bad model costs money immediately, and they transfer directly to deciding which corridor is worth your ceiling.
The research · what gets screened
Every residential suburb in Australia.
Roughly 15,500 of them. Each is run against your price ceiling first, then yield, vacancy, land size and stock on market, then infrastructure spend and population movement. The field narrows in that order, every time.
The research · where it stops
A model shortlists. People confirm.
Nothing reaches you on the strength of a spreadsheet. What survives the screen is physically inspected by our team before it is put in front of you, because a model cannot see a retaining wall or a neighbour.
The screen narrows the field. It does not predict returns, and nothing on this page is a forecast. The points shown passing are a demonstration, not a recommendation.
Who you actually deal with.
Small team, in house. The person who runs your capacity assessment is the person who calls you when the frame goes up.
Omar De GuiseCo-Founder, Chief of Growth2 x Top 100 Young Entrepreneur. Director for Chamber of Commerce AUS/NZ/LBN. Property investor.Voted one of Australia’s Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs in 2022 and 2023, Omar holds positions on a number of boards and directorships for companies spanning medical, FMCG and luxury brands. A serial investor and entrepreneur, Omar’s experience in real estate extends to building new homes, interstate investing as well as strategic partnerships.At Citadel Developments he runs acquisitions and the client side of every purchase.
Jadd ChahalCo-Founder, Senior Research AnalystJadd was previously a strategy and analytics manager for some of Australia’s biggest and best known brands. Whilst he loved the analytics space, Jadd’s main passion is to help Australians achieve success through property. In doing so, he co-founded Citadel, helping Australians through property analysis, buying and advocating.At Citadel Developments he runs the research model and the build management side.
Where we sit.
- Licensing
- Real estate licence 092247LCitadel Developments operates in conjunction with Citadel Agency under a real estate licence. We do not hold a credit licence, and we do not provide credit, legal or tax advice. That work is carried out by separately licensed professionals.
- Track record
- $165M+ in deals transactedAcross established purchases and house and land, for investors buying their first property and for people adding to a portfolio.
- Recognition
- Three finalist placingsA finalist placing in the Small Business Champion Awards 2025 and finalist placings in the Local Business Awards in both 2025 and 2026.
Start with the number, not the suburb.
A minute to find out where you stand, or call and we will do it on the phone.