As the managing director of Beaumont Concreting, Nathan prides himself on communication and collaboration. The vision for Beaumont is clear, they are fundamentally different. Different in their approach, workmanship and the final product. Nathan works hard to build strong, lasting relationships with clients and works continuously on getting the project completed on time, every time.

For Nathan, business is a never ending progression of innovation, determination and adaptability within the changing and infinite game of business.

Strong relationships are, Nathan believes, to be the key necessity when growing businesses and creating sustainability within the corporation.

Nathan is currently the General Manager - Development at Village Building Co in this role he is responsible for development projects nationally, with a strong focus on the ACT region.

Nathan has had an extensive career in the property industry and has worked with some of Canberra's largest residential development companies. He has a wealth of experience in the delivery of high-rise multi-unit developments and had been involved in the planning, construction, and delivery of over 2,000 apartments, 10,000sqm of commercial space and 350 hotel rooms throughout the ACT.

Marcus Hon currently works in the JLL Residential Valuation Services Team and based in Canberra. JLL Residential Valuation is the property service division of JLL employing experienced and qualified property professionals nationally that provide quality timely advise to some of Australia's largest financial, institutional and investor clients.

Marcus has 18 years of property experience in the ACT and surrounding region and specialises in: property advisory and consultancy work on: residential, commercial, industrial properties and development sites in the ACT.

With over 10 years' experience in the sales industry, Jonny Warren is quickly becoming one of the leading and most professional real estate agents in Canberra. Jonny epitomises integrity, energy and hard work with a relentless drive and passion that helps him continuously achieve the best results for his clients. Throughout his real estate career, Jonny has achieved multiple record sales across a wide range of suburbs within the ACT. 2017 was a standout year and saw Jonny recognised in the Top 10 Independent Sales Agents and Top 5 Independent Established Listers in the ACT, 2018/2020 Property Marketer of the Year (ACT) and 2019 Finalist, making him a finalist in the 'Allhomes Rising Star' awards for the most up and coming agent. With his natural talent for selling and unparalleled work ethic, Jonny makes the challenges of buying and selling look easy. He understands the importance of building trustworthy and honest relationships with both his clients and colleagues.

Jonny strives to deliver the very best and to provide you with the most excellent, stress free and enjoyable experience when it comes to selling your home.

Mark Parton MLA is a member of the Canberra Liberals elected in the seat of Brindabella serving in the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Mark's current Parliamentary positions are:

•Deputy Speaker (November 2020 - present)

•Shadow Minister for Transport (November 2020 - present)

•Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness (November 2020 - present)

•Shadow Minister for Gaming and Community Clubs (November 2020 - present)

•Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation (November 2020 - present)

Our chat with Mark covered his life pre-politics, why he decided to go into politics and some of the key achievements since he has been there - with a focus on property of course.

Chat Time is a chat between hosts Sam and Anita discussing what happened in the Canberra property market in February 2021.

This edition of Chat Time covers;

•Auction clearance rate

•CoreLogic February 2021data

•Is housing becoming unaffordable?

•Current sales performance

Andrew has had a diverse professional career and over the past 20 years working across private and public sectors including with management consultancy, Booz & Company, and has held senior management roles at Babcock & Brown, Alinta Energy, Santos and The University of Queensland.

Within these organisations Andrew has held accountabilities across strategy and business development, commercial and joint venture management, risk and compliance management, operations management, business improvement, change management, and project management, leading a number of business and organisational improvement projects.

CHC Australia is not-for-profit, financially independent and governed by a skills-based board, and is the largest Community Housing Provider registered in the ACT.

Their vision is to create safe and secure homes in strong communities.

CHC provides affordable rental homes to more than 1,300 Canberrans, via 447 tenancies, and have been providing affordable rental homes for 20 years.

CHC has developed most of these homes, which includes a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom houses, townhouses and apartments, and specialist properties such as group homes and specialist disability accommodation.

Additionally, CHC also undertakes tenancy and property management for each of their rental homes, as well as run community development and tenancy engagement programs, and in doing so connect their tenants seamlessly to complementary services provided by other organisations.

Thor Diesendorf first started learning about timber as a kid, watching his grandfather in his shed and passing him tools, sweeping up sawdust and holding boards steady for him. His grandfather bought Thor his first hand plane when he was 12, and his first project with it was shaping a couple of pairs of stilts for Thor's brother and himself.

Grandad would take Thor along when he went to the tip. In those days, you could wander around and scavenge, so they usually took home some prizes, sometimes timber for the furniture that he made. That was Thor's first experience of timber recycling.

Thor learnt to work with salvaged timber on a bigger scale in the early 1990's, while making furniture and kitchens with Paul Lynzaat as his (unofficial) apprentice. It was, and still is, really exciting to plane back a dark old grey piece of demolition timber and see the fine grain and rich colour. That got Thor hooked.

Having made contact with the local demolition companies and done a few salvage jobs, Thor saw how much good timber was going to waste. Once a building is ripped down and loaded onto trucks to be taken to the tip, there is little left among the crushed and splintered remains that is re-usable.

This was the impetus to start "Thor's Hammer". By helping increase the value and create a demand for recycled timber, waste going to land fill is reduced and the Australian hardwoods used in old buildings get a second life appreciated for their quality, beauty and history.

Chat Time is a chat between hosts Sam and Anita discussing what is happening in the Canberra property market. This is less regular than the Weekly Wrap and will only occur when there is information, insights or topics relevant to listeners.

In this edition of Chat Time covers;

•Auction clearance rate

•CoreLogic January 2021data

•Outperformance of CoreLogic's Home Value Index in 2020

•Canberra unit performance benchmarked against all capital cities

•State of the off-plan market

•Current sales performance

A professional with over 20+ year's experience in the financial services sector and previously, the marketing and communications space.

Evolving from straight Sales/BDM roles, at both a state and national levels to undertaking professional study to expand as an individual, progressing into a new career phase.

Throughout his career, Nathan has supported companies of all-scale with his understanding and appreciation for the 'immediate', more so, 'long-term' relationship approach. Nathan genuinely loves supporting his clients finalise appropriate insurance programs that present value, comprehensive coverage, and supports their business and personal objectives.

The enjoyment of developing relationships with clients, many of which are long-term and still warmly embraced today as friends is one of the things Nathan loves most, along with meeting people, discussing opportunities and find it inspirational listening to their goals and focus. At Michell Insurance Management, is we can support them to achieve these goals, then we are succeeding also. The enjoyment of an initial meeting which allows a relationship to open up to mutual success has always been immensely rewarding.