Episodes

In this Suburb Trends episode, Kent Lardner and I talk about the proliferation of the use of misleading property data, the different ways to measure the housing market, the dangers of relying on numbers without knowing the context, and more!

Today, Dr. Nicole Johnston of Deakin University tackles the issue of inequity in the property buying process, specifically around multi-owned property, whether or not the law helps protect consumers in this area, what a good strata report looks like, levies, and heaps more!

We’re joined by Eliza Owen, Head of Residential Research Australia at CoreLogic to explore the answer to questions like, “What risks are rising prices masking?” and talk about F.O.M.O., whether or not having two homes is immoral, the wealth effect, the highlights of the recent Pain and Gain Report, and more!

Today, we’re joined by our resident geek Kent Lardner for this month’s Suburb Trends episode! He takes us through his research on the impact renovations have on price growth data, where the ABS renovation values come from, the Gold Coast hinterland’s growth anomaly and more!

Shannon Peach, Director and Head of Development at Milieu, joins us as we explore the possibility of architecture as a tool to effect positive social change. We talk about advocating for densified middle-ring suburbs, what buyers look for most in a property, and heaps more!

Michelle Ciesielski of Frank Knight Australia shares insights on why and how this growth in the prestige market is happening, what the ultra-wealthy think about when choosing property to invest in, the concept of “branded residences” and much, much more.

Peter Tulip, Chief Economist at the Centre for Independent Studies, joins us to explore this issue and dispel some popular myths around housing affordability along the way. We also cover the impact negative gearing and CGT have on the issue and if changing supply costs can do anything to lower demand.

Property investors are often blamed for housing unaffordability, but the important role we play in the economy is often kept under wraps. We’re largely left out of consultation when it comes to policy formation, so knowing this, what threats are on the horizon for property investors and what can be done about them?

This October, APRA has finally made a move to try and cool down the raging property market. Naturally, questions like, “Will this work?”, “What else can they do if it doesn’t?” and “Why did they need to act on it?” have surfaced and today, we’re going to discuss how APRA’s new measure will likely play out.

In this Suburb Trends report for September 2021, we’re joined by Kent Lardner as we look at where prices are moving across the country - whether up or down - and why. We also dive into “starfish” suburbs, the rise of rentvesting, the possible exodus of big-city dwellers to regional areas and more!

Terry Condon of The Cashflow Co. joins us as we challenge the notion that success can be measured by zeros in your bank account (or how many properties you own, for that matter). That’s not to say money isn’t important, but how do we use it as a tool rather than view it as an end in itself? How can we take control?

We’re always delighted to receive questions from you, our awesome listeners, so today, we’re going to be answering some of them! Do you need evidence for different growth rates within a suburb? Have you always wondered if apartments were better than houses? We cover all that and more!

Grattan Institute’s Economic Policy Program Director, Brendan Coates, joins us for a very colourful and informative discussion on Australia’s plan to reopen, the strategy being used, how realistic it really is, the challenge with reaching the 80% vaccine rollout, plus so much more!

In this episode, we’re speaking with Brett Evans, the Managing Director for the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) and a Financial Planner with Atlas Wealth Management. We’ll cover a wide range of topics surrounding property, tax, and expat life amid Covid, and dig into some advice that will truly benefit those abroad or those planning to leave the country.

Today, Simon Kuestenmacher, Director of Research at the Demographics Group shares his insights into how the pandemic and lockdowns have changed Australia on a number of fronts. If you’ve heard the past episodes we’ve had with Simon, you know you’re in for a treat.

Today we’re having a chat with Martin North because we want to get a contrarian perspective. We’ll be uncovering the dark underbelly of what’s driving this property market and seeking his perspective on these crazy times we live in.

Housing affordability is on everyone’s mind but what’s being done?

In this episode, we welcome back Michelle Adair, CEO of The Housing Trust. The Housing Trust, which is the second-largest housing provider in the Illawarra, delivering subsidised rental homes to over 2000 people, with almost 1100 properties from Thirroul to Nowra. Michelle is at the forefront of the housing affordability crisis. Her professional and personal experiences will move you as she illustrates how deep this problem runs, and who has the ability to rectify it.

How do you flip properties and is it still profitable?

Today we’re going to learn some of these secrets as we talk to Rebeka Morgan, co-founder of the BuildHer Collective and CEO of Beirin Projects which focuses on high-end renovation and construction in Melbourne’s inner North. Rebekah worked for 14 years in construction management before becoming a developer herself and is passionate about sharing knowledge and experience, both as a tutor at Swinburne University and through the courses and events run by the BuildHer Collective.

With property ‘advice’ so readily available who do you trust?

A core focus of the podcast has been to uncover who you can trust and who should you avoid when buying property. Today we are joined by Daniel Butkovich, Money & Advice Editor at Domain. He writes about buying, selling, renovating and investing in property to help educate people, whether they’re just starting out or have owned property for a while, with the aim of helping to inspire confidence in all life’s property decisions.

What is the correlation between value and property being held long term?

In this episode, we chat through our favourite new metric, the ‘tightly held index’. This metric quantifies the amount and type of property that are currently held long term including additional data points that maps out the possible reason for these properties being tightly held.