On this episode of The Australian Property Podcast, expert Buyers Agents Pete Wargent and Amy Lunardi are giving you a crash course of everything you need to know about building and pest inspections.

We're covering:

What building inspections are for and what they cover:



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Welcome to the latest edition of 2 Sense on the Australian Property Podcast, where we break down the biggest news headlines of the week and tell you what this really means for you.

Mortgage Broker Chris Bates and Buyer's Agent Pete Wargent discuss the housing shortage forcing people to turn to granny flats, property investors driving a mortgage rebound, and why 1/3 of builders are losing money.

Story 1: Desperate Aussies turn to granny flats

Story 2: Property investors drive mortgage rebound

Story 3: A third of large builders are losing money

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Welcome to a Tuesday edition of 2 Sense on the Australian Property Podcast, where we break down the biggest news headlines of the week and tell you what this really means for you.

Mortgage Broker Chris Bates and Buyer's Agent Pete Wargent discuss Chinese buyers roar back, Aussie property prices hit record highs, and how El Ninois impacting farmland 

Story 1: Chinese buyers return to Aus property

Story 2: Aussie property prices return to record highs (The Aus, PropTrack)

Story 3: Farmland returns drop to 8-year low on El Nino

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Welcome to this special episode of The Australian Property Podcast, where we help you break down everything you need to know about the market and your property.

On this episode, Mortgage Broker, Chris Bates is joined by George Morice, chartered accountant and director at Prime Partners.

Chris and George are discussing what you need to know from a tax perspective throughout your property journey.

Chris and George will be discussing:

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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In this episode of The Australian Property Podcast, we are discussing guarantor loans.

Buyer's Agent Amy Lunardi is interviewing our resident mortgage broker Chris Bates on the ins and outs of guarantor loans.

For first-home buyers (or seasoned buyers), getting a deposit and entering the market can be challenging and guarantor loans can act as a very powerful tool.

We discuss:

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Welcome to this week's edition of 2 Sense on The Australian Property Podcast, where we take a look at the week's most interesting news headlines and break down what this means for you.

Mortgage Broker Chris Bates and Buyer's Agent Pete Wargent are discussing unit shortage, Melbourne house price jump, and Victoria's new granny flat policy.

Story 1 – Unit shortage looming over Aussie housing market (CoreLogic)

Story 2 – Melbourne house prices to jump 12pc in 2025

Story 3 – Dan Andrews granny flat announcement and 7.5% short stay leases tax

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Do you want to invest your time and money better?

Then listen to THIS episode.

Owen Rask interviews host of The Australian Finance Podcast and brand new author, Kate Campbell, about her book, Buying Happiness: Learn to invest your time and money better.

Kate discusses her journey into investing, why she wrote a book on money and happiness, how our community is boosting their happiness and some practical ways you can use your money and time to improve your life right now.

📚 Enjoyed this episode? You'll love Kate's book, Buying Happiness, which you can order on Booktopia or Amazon.

🎟️ We're going on the road from September - October 2023; get your tickets here!

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Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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This is a cross-post from the Australian Finance Podcast. Owen Rask is hosting a Q&A with the founder of Blusk and mortage broker, Chris Bates.

Chris & Owen discuss what a 'good asset' in property looks like, what to do if you can't afford your dream house, deciding on fixed or variable, upgrading and property deposits.

Chris Bates was recently voted the #1 mortgage broker in Australia by The Adviser!

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This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Welcome to this week's edition of 2 Sense on The Australian Property Podcast, where we take a look at the week's most interesting news headlines and break down what this means for you.

Mortgage Broker Chris Bates and Buyer's Agent Pete Wargent are discussing the population boom, labour market & reasons why rents could slow.

Story 1: Population boomed by a record +182,000 in Q1

Story 2: Slack increases in the labour market

Story 3: 3 reasons rents will slow in 2024

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INFORMATION WARNING!

This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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Welcome to this week's edition of 2 Sense on The Australian Property Podcast, where we take a look at the week's most interesting news headlines and break down what this means for you.

Mortgage Broker Chris Bates and Buyer's Agent Pete Wargent are discussing: business insolvencies hitting a 15-year high, why office towers are taking a major hit & Australian population surge driving rental vacancies to a new low.

Story 1: Business Insolvencies Hitting a 15-year High

Story 2: Office towers to take a major hit (according to a recent Morgan Stanley report)

Story 3: Record low rental vacancies

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INFORMATION WARNING!

This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser.

Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc.

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