In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove Mortgage specialists cover all the latest property news, and their predictions for the next two years for property markets around the country. 

Topics covered today:

1 – How bad is the housing shortage?

2 – How do crime rates impact property?

3 – Banks to use AI to sell more loans

Episode Resources

Australia faces crippling housing shortage – MacroBusiness

Australia’s housing shortage is worse than thought – MacroBusiness

How do crime rates affect property prices – Infrastructure Victoria

Victoria escalating youth crime, repeat offenders statistics – ABC News

Why St Kilda’s property market is thriving despite rising crime – RealEstate.com.au

AI will provide a great opportunity – Cameron Kusher on Substack

Competition watchdog launches probe into REA real estate pricing – AFR

How big banks in Australia could use AI to sell more home loans – The Australian

Other news of interest:

Trump administration halts international student visa applications – Sky News
Could impact several million international students – impacts for Australia?

Inflation steady at 2.4% – Pete Wargent

Apartment construction starting to pick up – Pete Wargent

Build-to-Rent loophole robs communities of green space – The Age

Home buyers pounce after RBA rate cut – MacroBusiness

Melbourne house prices poised for strong rebound – MacroBusiness

Labor has ‘no intention’ to ban SMSF borrowing – AFR

Pressure mounts on big four banks to cut rates sooner – The Australian

What happens after the RBA cuts interest rates? – ABC News

Hobart urban growth boundary extended – ABC News

Cheaper money for housing will fuel demand and push up prices – ABC News

First-home buyer FOMO set to go into overdrive – ABC News

Rask Resources

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Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au 

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