In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the plans to grow Melbourne to 9 million by 2050, all the latest housing price forecasts, the growing Build to Rent sector, and whether ‘rent-vesting’ even works as a strategy.

They also answer a few of your listener questions in a Q&A. 

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Topics covered today:

1. Melbourne to 9 million by 2050

2. Rent-vesting doesn’t work and here’s why

3. Poll bumps off Build to Rent critics

Listener Q&A

1. Planning ahead

In NSW can I approach buyers agents directly to see if they have any clients interested in buying my property, rather than engaging a real estate agent? Im keen to avoid real estate agent fees & marketing costs.

2. McCavity

Shares vs property in SMSF?

3. Lost millennial

Can you get a psychologist on the podcast to talk about how to navigate not being able to afford what you want

Resources for this episode

Melbourne to hit 9 million by 2050

What should Melbourne look like in 2050? – City of Melbourne

M2050 Vision and Council Plan 2025-2029 – Participate Melbourne

Melbourne's population to hit NINE million by 2050 – Pete Wargent Daily Blog

House prices projected to run higher 

The calm before the house price storm – MacroBusiness

Property prices poised to rise amid strong earnings and mortgage growth – Australian Broker News

Aussie house prices projected to rocket higher – MacroBusiness

Wages beat expectations by a bit – Pete Wargent Daily Blog

Rentvesting

Build to Rent

Rask Resources

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

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

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