:root {
  --ink: #1b2a2f;
  --muted: #5e6d70;
  --paper: #f7f6f1;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --line: #d9ded9;
  --teal: #0f6b6d;
  --teal-dark: #094b4d;
  --coral: #d86d4a;
  --gold: #c5973e;
  --shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(27, 42, 47, 0.16);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

img,
iframe {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 14px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
  background: rgba(247, 246, 241, 0.94);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(27, 42, 47, 0.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  min-width: 370px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-logos {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 7px 8px;
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.brand-brokerage-logo {
  width: 150px;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.brand-personal-logo {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.brand strong,
.brand small {
  display: block;
}

.brand strong {
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.brand small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.nav a {
  padding: 9px 11px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav a:hover,
.nav-cta {
  background: rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.1);
}

.hero {
  min-height: min(720px, calc(100vh - 28px));
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 110px clamp(18px, 7vw, 92px) 70px;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 39, 45, 0.86), rgba(7, 39, 45, 0.42) 56%, rgba(7, 39, 45, 0.12)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 18%, rgba(216, 109, 74, 0.45), transparent 26%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 70% 78%, rgba(197, 151, 62, 0.35), transparent 30%),
    url("./assets/melbourne-coast-hero.svg") center / cover,
    linear-gradient(135deg, #094b4d, #0f6b6d);
}

.hero-copy {
  width: min(720px, 100%);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  color: var(--coral);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero .eyebrow,
.hero .trust-line {
  color: #ffd2c3;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
p {
  margin-top: 0;
}

h1 {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

h2 {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

h3 {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.hero-text {
  width: min(660px, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 2vw, 1.38rem);
}

.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 26px 0 18px;
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 46px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.button.primary {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--coral);
}

.button.secondary {
  color: var(--white);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.trust-line {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.section,
.answer-band,
.guide-section {
  padding: 76px clamp(18px, 5vw, 72px);
  scroll-margin-top: 96px;
}

.section-inner {
  width: min(1180px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.two-column {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.85fr) minmax(280px, 1.25fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 6vw, 82px);
}

.answer-band {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--teal-dark);
}

.answer-band .eyebrow {
  color: #ffb99f;
}

.answer-copy {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.section-heading {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.topic-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.topic-card,
.video-card {
  min-height: 100%;
  padding: 22px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.topic-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.topic-card p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.topic-card a {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.card-number {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 900;
}

.authority-section {
  background: var(--white);
}

.authority-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 0.65fr) minmax(320px, 1.35fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 70px);
  align-items: center;
}

.portrait-panel {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 280px;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 24px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.08), rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.08)),
    var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.headshot {
  width: min(300px, 100%);
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.authority-badge {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: min(260px, 100%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  padding: 28px;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(9, 75, 77, 0.74), rgba(9, 75, 77, 0.74)),
    url("./assets/carrie-authority-badge.svg") center / cover,
    linear-gradient(135deg, #094b4d, #0f6b6d);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.authority-badge span {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 4.8rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 0.9;
}

.authority-badge strong,
.authority-badge small {
  display: block;
}

.authority-badge strong {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.authority-badge small {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.86);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.proof-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 22px 0 12px;
}

.proof-list a {
  padding: 10px 12px;
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  background: rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.1);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.fine-print {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.muted {
  background: #eef1ec;
}

.comparison-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.comparison-list > div {
  min-height: 168px;
  padding: 24px;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.comparison-list a {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.check-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
}

.check-list li + li {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.video-section {
  background: var(--teal-dark);
  color: var(--white);
}

.video-section .eyebrow {
  color: #ffb99f;
}

.video-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.video-card {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.video-card iframe {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: #111;
}

.guide-section {
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(9, 75, 77, 0.95), rgba(9, 75, 77, 0.76)),
    url("./assets/guide-section-coast.svg") center / cover,
    linear-gradient(135deg, #094b4d, #0f6b6d);
}

.guide-section .eyebrow {
  color: #ffb99f;
}

.guide-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.88fr) minmax(300px, 1.12fr);
  gap: clamp(26px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
}

.lead-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 22px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.lead-form label {
  display: grid;
  gap: 6px;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.lead-form input,
.lead-form select,
.lead-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: inherit;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: #fbfbf8;
}

.lead-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}

.faq-section details {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-section details:last-child {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-section summary {
  font-weight: 900;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.faq-section details p {
  width: min(850px, 100%);
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1fr) minmax(260px, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 38px clamp(18px, 5vw, 72px);
  color: var(--white);
  background: #12292f;
}

.site-footer p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.footer-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
}

.footer-logo {
  width: 86px;
  height: auto;
  padding: 8px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: 6px;
}

.brokerage-logo {
  width: min(220px, 100%);
  height: auto;
  margin-top: 18px;
  opacity: 0.86;
}

.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 10px;
}

.footer-links a {
  padding: 8px 10px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer .fine-print {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.page-hero {
  padding: 86px clamp(18px, 7vw, 92px) 58px;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 39, 45, 0.92), rgba(7, 39, 45, 0.62)),
    url("./assets/melbourne-coast-hero.svg") center / cover,
    linear-gradient(135deg, #094b4d, #0f6b6d);
}

.page-hero h1 {
  width: min(900px, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5.6rem);
}

.breadcrumbs {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}

.breadcrumbs a {
  color: var(--white);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.light {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
}

.content-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 360px);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 68px);
  align-items: start;
}

.article-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: 34px;
}

.article-body h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
}

.answer-box,
.sidebar-panel {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--white);
}

.answer-box {
  padding: 24px;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.article-visual {
  width: min(540px, 100%);
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--white);
}

.article-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.article-visual figcaption {
  padding: 12px 16px 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.sidebar-panel {
  position: sticky;
  top: 92px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 22px;
}

.sidebar-panel h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
}

.button.quiet {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  border-color: rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.22);
  background: rgba(15, 107, 109, 0.08);
}

.related-links {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.related-links h3 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.related-links a {
  color: var(--teal-dark);
  font-weight: 800;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header,
  .nav {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .site-header {
    position: static;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .nav {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 680px;
    padding-top: 80px;
  }

  .two-column,
  .authority-layout,
  .guide-layout,
  .content-grid,
  .site-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .sidebar-panel {
    position: static;
  }

  .topic-grid,
  .comparison-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .footer-links {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .brand {
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .brand strong {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .brand-brokerage-logo {
    width: 124px;
  }

  .brand-personal-logo {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
  }

  .footer-brand {
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .nav a {
    padding: 8px 9px;
  }

  .hero {
    min-height: 650px;
  }

  .topic-grid,
  .comparison-list,
  .video-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .section,
  .answer-band,
  .guide-section,
  .page-hero {
    padding-top: 56px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
  }
}