Episodes

What makes Perth different to other capital cities and will make a comeback?

• Why has Perth performed so poorly compared to other capital cities?

• What parts of Perth have stayed strong and grown in value?

• Did the top end of the market struggle to move the high quality properties?

• Where is the growth in the Perth market coming from?

Damian is the founder and managing director of Momentum Wealth and has served on the REIWA Council since 2011 and was elected president of the institute in 2018.

What will happen if stamp duty is abolished and how have Australian cities performed this year.

• How will the abolishment of stamp duty work?

• Will flippers return to the market if they can opt out of stamp duty?

• How can property buyers maximise their return when renovating?

• How different states will calculate stamp duty and land tax differently?

• How have the capital cities performed from one another?

With the restructuring of stamp duty and opt in/opt out programs be a success? In addition to the stamp duty conversation Kent and the team showcase capital cities performance during this year; which has the brightest outlook for the future?

Accessing super for home buyers, is this their golden ticket or retirement nightmare?

• What has the biggest impact on retirement - owning home or superannuation?

• What is not working for the system currently?

• How have first home buyers struggled in the past 30 years?

• Why should people stop and think before taking out super?

Brendan is the Household Finance Program Director at the Grattan institute, he has focused on a wide variety of topics including tax reform, housing and superannuation.

Saul Eslake gives his 2 cents on the current state and the future of the Australian economy

• What's most likely going to happen nationally and globally?

• Are we on the cusp of structural change?

• How are capital city housing prices going?

• How Sydney survived through Covid comparison to Melbourne?

Saul Eslake has worked in Australian financial markets for over 25 years, including several chief economist roles in Mcintosh, ANZ and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and has worked in an advisory capacity with the federal government.

Are your Strata by-laws in urgent need of an overhaul?

• What this means for strata owners and tenants

• What pets are actually allowed and in what circumstances can they be banned?

• What are the limits of an executive corporation's reach?

• Does this mean there are some aspects of conduct you can't control?

Amanda Farmer, Strata Lawyer, is a go-to-expert in "strata world" with over 15 years experience as a strata lawyer. Amanda joins us again to clear up what is going on in Strata properties when it comes to owning pets.

How have university towns held up during COVID and will there be a shift in what properties sell?

• How have the surrounding university suburbs been impacted by Covid?

• What 'property fads' should investors and home buyers stay away from?

• How have Victorian suburbs been impacted by the drop in overseas students with 7 out of the 20 top universities residing in VIC?

• How many units are hitting the market and is there likely to be another fire sale of poor cheap assets?

In this edition of Suburbs Trends, Kent gives the scoop on the current state of university towns and feeder suburbs.

The tell all on the Brisbane market, what is hot and what is not?

• How has the Brisbane property market performed compared to Melbourne and Sydney?

• How has the work from home movement shifted more people to Brisbane?

• Why shouldn't you ever rely on the vendor's agent and how you can be misled?

• What is driving the Brisbane property market?

Meighan is a buyers agent and principal of Property Pursuit and co-founded Home Buyer Academy alongside Veronica.

We answer your questions on the property market and how should you get started?

In our fourth Q&A host special, Veronica and Chris dive deep into questions that you have sent in, covering topics on the difference between growth and yield, how would they change their property strategy if they had their current knowledge when they started out and what will the market hold post Covid; will it boom or will it bust?

What will your children and grand-children lifestyle look like? Pedestrian & bike paradise or urban jungles and skyscrapers?

• Will the work from home movement change what consumers look for in property now?

• Is the current urban plan of our cities good enough?

• Are developers pushing on with pre-covid plans or are they changing their direction?

• Will road redevelopments and expansion be possible in the near future?

• Will people go back to the office at the end of Covid?

Bernard Gallagher, Owner and Regional Director of Ethos Urban. Ethos Urban has played an instrumental role in developing Barangaroo, Central Park and the recent redevelopment of Darling Harbour. Bernard and our host discuss the future of Australian cities, and pitting it against how Covid has impacted the rate at which our cities adapt to the new needs and wants of consumers.

Where does financial planner and author Paul Benson stand on the property vs shares debate?

• Income replacement or wealth creation?

• How are people finding their 'true purpose' through work?

• How to deal with the temptation of trying to time investments?

• Why ethical and sustainable investing will be the future.

• Should you invest a lump sum in shares or property?

In today's episode, we have Paul Benson, Principal of Guidance Financial Services and published author of Financial Autonomy. Paul has been working as a financial planner for the last 20 years, working with a wide spectrum of clients, helping them gain ‘financial autonomy’.

Own or planning to purchase property? Which way have you set up your structure?

• Should you buy a holiday home?

• Can you get CGT exemption if you upgrade and move into a new home?

• How to maximise your CGT exemption with the help of the 6 year rule.

• How to best structure your property portfolio.

Kym is the CEO of Nitschke Nancarrow Accounts which has over 1200 business and individual clients, he is a qualified financial advisor, chartered accountant and is a licensed builder.

How does a region or suburb have a greater capital growth than its neighbouring areas? What makes the difference?

• Where will people be more inclined to move to; a sea or tree change?

• Connecting the correlation between LMI data and Kent’s ‘danger zones’

• Why quality houses in great locations always outperform units in the same area.

• What unit markets are currently in danger?

In this Suburb Trends update, Kent and the team talk shop on the number one cardinal rule of the Australian property market; that there is not just one market. This being said why is that? What makes property different?

Why do certain suburbs attract particular demographics, and what are urban designers doing to create ‘utopian communities’.

• How do new suburbs and towns on the fringes develop?

• What drives people to move out to these fringe communities?

• How will Covid change the social dynamics of cities?

• What can we learn from alternative community models from around the world?

Lucinda Hartley Co-Founder of Neighbourlytics, discusses these complex questions with our hosts. Lucinda and her co-founder Jessica Christian-Franks have led the global conversation on urban innovation, holding positions with global bodies the UN and the World Bank.

Helping agents become transparent and more trustworthy, and how can vendors find them.

• What are sales agents doing to win you over?

• Why do some agents fly and some flop when it comes to communication?

• What should vendors be doing to get the most out of their sale?

• How many sales agents should you speak to before finding the right fit?

Tanja Lee started off as a vendor looking for their perfect agent, and now is one of the leading leadership development coaches in the real estate industry, coaching some of the top agents in the nation.

Breaking down the negative impact of government grants and consumers being sold into the myth that all property performs well over time.

• How have spending habits changed during Covid?

• Are grants all that they are chalked up to be?

• Are developers increasing their margins once new grants come out?

• Breaking down the myth that once you're in the property market you can ride it out.

Martin North jumps into the deep end in this episode mythbusting common misconceptions of property, highlighting the terrible deals and properties people get sold into everyday.

If you ever wanted a sitcom on living in strata property, look no further than Hyperbole Towers!

• Taking a few laughs out of strata living.

• What happens when strata managers lend swipe keys to security guards?

• What do you do if you have a horrible neighbour in your complex?

• How comedy and stories of strata living can paint the full picture of the lifestyle.

Welcoming back Jimmy Thomson from the infamous and hilarious episode 106 where he regaled our hosts on nightmare neighbours, unbelievable stories and insane experiences. In this episode Warren Coleman joins the chat on their brand new ‘podcom’ called Hyperbole Towers.

What areas are we seeing the greatest growth and what suburbs have had the greatest losses.

• Why do certain suburbs always outperform the market?

• What suburbs are cold?

• Properties that vendors have a hard time selling?

• How low are the current listings?

• What is the current vacancy rate?

In this edition of Suburb Trends monthly report the team and Kent Lardner crack the lid on what suburbs are only now feeling the effects of Covid, including what areas that are seeing a massive influx of consumer demand.

Has early covid contingency benefited the economy and will data rights and open banking improve your ability to get better finance?

• Should people be taking out their superannuation?

• How will early super withdrawal impact the economy?

• What items did people spend their super on?

• Will open banking benefit you?

• Will the future of banking charge rates based on the consumers repayment reliability?

We welcome Simon Bligh, CEO of illion. illion is the leading independent provider of data and analytics to the largest industries in Australia and New Zealand, providing insights into the spending behaviour through leveraging their data on over 25 million consumers.

Understanding buyer preference through Domain search data, what are people looking for?

• How many properties were on the market at a discount?

• What makes sellers decide to price edit?

• How many properties are sold through private treaty?

• Why the Australian market is made up of thousands of micro markets.

In this episode we interview Dr Nicola Powell, Senior Research Analyst at Domain, she is at the helm of Domain’s data reports and has appeared in various mainstream media outlets.

Find out how PEXA’s has transformed the property transaction throughout the settlement process.

• What is PEXA and how do they improve standards in the property transaction?

• How PEXA has reduced the amount of delayed settlements across Australia.

• Which states will receive PEXA support next?

• Has PEXA benefited from COVID in streamlining their product?

PEXA has been instrumental in delivering new tech solutions to the outdated property market by connecting all the stakeholders in the transaction.