April 19, 2025

First homebuyers in election madness

50 minutes

In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists talk through all the big property news from this week.

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First homebuyers as election focal point

Development alleged to have $123m of defects

National prices rise 39% in 5 years

Listener Q&A

Resources for this episode

Election policies

Developer collapses

Mega-development defect claims

Housing values rise 39% in 5 years

Pros and Cons of DHA property

Why are house prices in Australia so high?

Markets pricing cuts

Dwelling commencements fell in Q4 – only 65,000 attached dwellings were built last year (Cameron Kusher)

Dwelling commencements drop anew (Pete Wargent)

Arrivals hit all-time high in February

Ross Gittins – At least one side gets the housing problem – but housing polices are mainly for show

SMH: Home truths – housing policies are for show, but one side at least gets the problem

Sydney house prices pass $2 million

Asking rents on the rise again

Luxury market to weather the storm

Rask Resources

Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au

Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking

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

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