Welcoming back Director of Research of The Demographics Group, Simon Kuestenmacher. Simon was a guest back in Episode 40 where he outlined the potential problems of Australia's aging population and the current population growth. In this episode we breakdown the impact of COVID on society, specifically how our behaviours and attitudes to work have adjusted and ultimately understanding how this will translate into what people buy in the future to accommodate societies new lifestyle needs.

Here’s what we covered:

• Will we feel the effects of COVID for years to come?
• What will happen to the inner cities around Australia?
• Will big business continue to have CBD based offices or will they adapt?
• What is the trend in businesses working from home?
• What are the pros and cons of working from home?
• Why will having an additional room be crucial for working from home?
• When will the fringes of each city's CBD see growth due to the WFH movement?
• What will be the biggest demographic changes in Australia?
• How might migration return to normal?
• Will reverse mortgages become more prominent?

This weeks Dumbo:

• Purchasing a one bedroom apartment

RELEVANT EPISODES:Episode 40 | Simon Kuestenmacher Episode 132 | Mark McCrindle  Episode 133 | Alice Stolz

HOST LINKS:Looking for a Sydney Buyers Agent? www.gooddeeds.com.au Work with Veronica: https://linktr.ee/veronicamorgan

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Please note that this has been transcribed by half-human-half-robot, so brace yourself for typos and the odd bit of weirdness.

This episode was recorded in August, 2020.

https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/138

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