The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate

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. Recently, the New South Wales Supreme Court declared that a blanket ban on pets in strata buildings is harsh, unconscionable or oppressive. Here’s Amanda’s take on:* What does this m...

In this edition of Suburbs Trends, Kent gives the scoop on the current state of university towns and feeder suburbs. With the majority of international students returning to their country of origin during the beginning of COVID Australian university towns especially in Victoria have suffered the consequences with high unemployment, low property prices and skyrocketing rental vacancies. Will these...

Veiled behind a strong border defence, you can come out but you can’t come in. It begs the question: what is going on with the Brisbane property market? In this episode Veronica chats shop with Meighan Wells on the state of the Brisbane market, making note of the vast structural differences to other capital cities, how the WFH movement shifted more people into the city and asking the question will...

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? Questions: What do you suggest is the best way to balance capital...

Has Covid sped up and/or changed the direction that modern Australian cities will take? 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...

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’. Paul gives his two cents on the property versus shares debate, adding in extra commentary from his book and own experiences...

Kym Nitschke the ‘jack of all trade’ regales the team on the exciting trials and tribulations of an accountant on the quest to discover the best ways to structure property portfolios. Kym is the CEO of Nitschke Nancarrow Accountants which has over 1200 business and individual clients, he is a qualified financial advisor, chartered accountant and is a licensed builder. Kym highlights the impact of...

In this Suburb Trends update, Kent and the team talk shop on the cardinal rule of the Australian property market; that there is not just one market. This being said why is that? What makes property different? The team discusses the differences between the aspirational and the affordable property markets noting why developers choose to offload ‘premium’ builds in low socio economic areas expecting...

Have you ever wondered how suburbs are designed? What makes that suburb a community? And the role that urban designers play in moulding modern Australia? Lucinda Hartley Co-Founder of Neighbourlytics.com, 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 th...

While we search for the secret sauce on what makes a premium sales agent we find Tanja Lee, who believes we should flip the switch on how agents sell; leaving the egoic culture behind for trustworthiness and transparency. 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...

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. All property grows 7% every year, government grants are the best thing since sliced bread and believing that the cheap brand new property you just bought will help you ‘ride the market’... but then there is data. Here’s wh...

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 which brings together a comical approach to what it is like to live in a strata complex and all of the zany and unique characters yo...

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. On top of this we analyse the data between housing prices and units prices and what this means for suburbs future growth. Here’s what we covered: Why do certain suburbs always out...

In this episode 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. Simon gives the wrap on the recent and controversial early access to super, breaking down who made it their fun fund...

We love nothing more than data, data and data, and 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. Nicola delves deep into the search data and behavioural science of buyers and sellers, also giving us tips and tricks on how to utilise Domain data to make better proper...

From meeting rooms at midday to digital boardroom online, we interviewed Lisa Dowie, chief customer officer at PEXA. PEXA has been instrumental in delivering new tech solutions to the outdated property market by connecting all the stakeholders in the transaction. In this episode we discuss how the paper trail ends with PEXA and how the complete digital property transaction is just around the corne...

Welcoming back Director of Research of The Demographics Group, Simon Kuestenmacher. Simon was a guest back in Episode 40 where he outlined the potential problems of Australia's aging population and the current population growth. In this episode we breakdown the impact of COVID on society, specifically how our behaviours and attitudes to work have adjusted and ultimately understanding how this will...

Every week we chat about Australia's major property markets, but how does Canberra compare and what are its growth prospects? In this episode we speak with Canberran Claire Corby, one of the only buyers agents to work exclusively in Canberra. We discuss the interesting caveats of owning property in Australia's capital city, how has Canberra’s market held up during Covid and what direction is trend...

In the 2nd edition of the new monthly report with Kent Lardner of Suburb Trends, our hosts discuss around the current unemployment rate and what areas are most impacted? Which suburbs are the hottest and questioning if they will stay hot post COVID? And weighing in on why certain suburbs, areas and property types will survive the ‘property price falls’ the media keeps banging on about. Here’s what...

You have probably read, heard or participated in the debate that is as old as capitalism, which is the best asset to invest into, shares or property? In this episode we talk with Owen Raszkiewicz founder of Rask Australia, which provides a member only investment advice platform, ASX news and investment insights through articles, podcasts and education. We discuss which of the two assets are better...

We can’t get enough of Corelogic's Head of Residential Research and author of Corelogic's recent Pain and Gain Report, Eliza Owen. The quarterly Pain and Gain report details how different properties, regions and cities are performing, including how many have made a profit or loss since the property last transacted. In this episode we understand and interpret the data in Eliza’s report including th...

Welcoming back managing director of Let’s Rent, Lisa Indge, who we spoke with back in Episode 56 about the oversupply of the property market and tips for investors. In this episode Lisa highlights how the investor market has been adversely affected by COVID, and how the mainstream media has been trying to ring bells announcing the myth that the property market is on the verge of ‘collapse’. Here’s...

In this episode we go into a deep dive on Domain’s data around changing consumer search patterns with Alice Stolz. Alice is the Managing Editor at Domain and host of Domain's new podcast ‘Property Unpacked’. We discuss why there has been a significant search increase for  ‘home office/study, how the work from home movement has unlocked labor mobility and the current transaction rate and what it me...

Welcoming back social researcher and demographer, Mark McCrindle, Founder and Principal of McCrindle, a prominent research house that uses data and trends to create strategies for leading brands and businesses. In this episode our hosts pick the brains of Mark to understand the full extent of Covid-19 and its impact on society and how it has altered consumer behaviours on both micro and macro leve...

Starting a new line of monthly episodes for the Elephant in the Room Property Podcast, Veronica and Chris team up with Kent Lardner, Director of Suburb Trends to discuss how different states, regions and suburbs perform; and to break down misconceptions of the property market. This month's Suburbs Trends is all about discussing why different regions perform as they do and the correlation between a...