Amanda Farmer returns to the Elephant in the Room Property Podcast to discuss all things Strata. Amanda is the Director of Lawyers Chambers on Riley and Founder of Your Strata Property. With 16 years under her belt as a specialist Strata Lawyer, Amanda is a respected and well known authority in the property market. In this Episode Amanda opens up on the rights and obligations of strata owners and looks at the case study of Mascot and Opal Tower.

Here's what we covered: 

• How building defects impact strata owners
• What are the strata challenges facing Mascot and Opal Tower
• How to have your say as a strata owner?
• Is Opal Tower legally obliged to repair the building?
• What are your rights as a strata owner
• Why your strata report is important
• How to learn more as a strata owner
• How embedded network contracts can impact strata owners
• The importance of strata meetings
• Why you should always do your due diligence

MENTIONED EPISODES:Episode 25 | Amanda Farmer Episode 1 | Simon Russell

GUEST LINKS:Lawyers Chambers on Riley Your Strata Property - Website - Podcast

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Today we pick the brains of Louis Christopher, Australia’s most recognised and respected property analyst and Founder of SQM Research. SQM specialises in providing accurate research and data to financial institutions, professionals and investors. Louis provides his predictions for the 2020 property market and gives essential information regarding factors that shift property prices.

Here’s what we covered:

• What is the primary reason property doesn't sell

• How Sydney's Northwest and Hills district diluted the Sydney property market

• How does a low building commencement rate impact the economy

• Why market forces barely impact the current property market

• Are low interest rates driving asset price inflation

• Why major contractions would devastate the economy

• What are the essential factors to property demand

• What are the property forecasts for 2020

GUEST LINKS:Click HERE, for Louis Christopher’s Boom or Bust report Follow Louis Christopher on Twitter https://sqmresearch.com.au/

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Starting off the beginning of the year with this jam packed episode. Veronica Morgan & Chris Bates talk all about their outlook for the 2020 property market. We feature insights from trusted experts and their views for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane market. 

Here’s what we cover:

• What we anticipate for Sydney in 2020

• How supply and demand drive property prices

• A historical look at clearance rates

• Are sales agents putting more listings off market?

• Why Sydney has had the fastest property price growth in 31 years?

• Reporting lag, how far behind is it from actual market numbers?

• Why property buyers from 2012 are making a return into the 2020 market

• Why First home buyer incentives drive prices up

• Will there be a cultural shift from houses to town houses?

• What are the big predictions for 2020?

EPISODE LINKS:Episode 41 - Meighan Hetherington Episode 96 - Andrew Wilson Episode 77 - Cameron Kusher Episode 81 - Eliza Owen Episode 58 - Nerida Conisbee Episode 93 - David Johnston Episode 23 - Cate Bakos Episode 39 - Stuart Wemyss Episode 42 - Jarrod McCabe Episode 24 - Pete Wargent

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In this 100th episode, Veronica Morgan and Chris Bates offer up their top 10 moments to celebrate the overwhelming success of the Elephant in the Room Property Podcast. This is a cracker of an episode that packages up the most interesting stories, powerful tips and unique insights… You’re welcome!

Veronica Morgan Top 5 picks

• Episode 28 - Lynette Malcolm -  Buyers’ remorse and looking at the big picture.
• Episode 35 - Jane Slack Smith - How to use filters in choosing successful investment properties.
• Episode 54 - Jennie Tonner - Risks of buying within the cooling off period.
• Episode 68 - Karen Stiles - A horror story of purchasing from an off-the-plan project
• Episode 81 - Eliza Owen - What led to the recent market correction?

Chris Bates Top 5 Picks

• Episode 40 - Simon Kuestenmacher - Challenges for developers in the city.
• Episode 58 - Nerida Conisbee - Why micro market numbers matter more
• Episode 87 - Kerry Hunt - How has building inspections and certifications changed over time?
• Episode 89 - Brendan Coates - Why tax policy on property negatively impacts the economy?
• Episode 72 - Tim Sharp ‘Dr Happy’ - How our societal motivations and emotions impact our buying decisions.

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Today we chat with Bill McCorkell, Founder of ArchiBlox, a revolutionary architecture and building firm specializing in modular prefabricated buildings for both residential and commercial. ArchiBlox has worked with big names such as the Victorian and New South Wales governments, Lendlease, Häagen-Dazs and Tesla. We hear from Bill about the future of sustainable building practices, a critical topic for all Australians.

Here’s what we covered:

• What is the price comparison between a traditional housing vs modular?
• How dollar per square metre doesn't represent the true cost
• Is prefab buildings the future of sustainable housing?
• What kind of council approval do you need for building a prefab houses
• Are there problems getting finance for this kind of home
• What are the limitations do prefab housing have?
• How prefab houses get around land zoning
• How the small house movement is shaping how we live
• What are the common misconceptions about prefab housing
• What to consider when renovating a property

WEBSITE LINKS:Growing population: Episode 89 Cecille Weldon: Episode 62

GUEST WEBSITESIf you’re interested in learning more about ArchiBlox click HERE

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/099

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In this episode special, Chris and Veronica answer hot-topic questions from listeners. Here are some of the highlights:

• Why older style apartments still hold up against off the plan apartments
• How staging and styling distorts home buyers perceptions
• How land titles affect lending and resale
• What questions should you ask your building/pest inspector
• Why being cash flow positive on an investment property can negatively impact you
• How to grow a property tax free for 6 years

We refer back to:

Reena Van Alast: Episode 18

Kerry Hunt: Episode 87

Equities Market: Episode 84 | Episode 83 | Episode 73 | Episode 69

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: 

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Jacqui Pollock, Family Coach and Founder of Human Leadership, a consultancy that focuses on leadership coaching. Jacqui has worked with impressive household names such as SBS Television, Sunrise, Audible and McDonalds. In this episode, Jacqui opens up on skills that improve a property buyer's decision-making process.

Here’s what we covered:

• How to catch yourself as a home buyer from making reactionary decisions

• How to deal with the stress of buying property

• What qualities and values aid property buyers on their journey

• Why it is important, to evaluate the viability of property by financial and lifestyle expectations

• What lifestyle changes come with buying in an unfamiliar area.

• How to avoid buyers’ remorse

• Involving your children in discussing their needs and wants

We hope you enjoy listening.

GUEST WEBSITES:https://www.jacquipollock.com.au/ Get a copy of Jacqui’s book “Knowing Me Knowing Them” click HERE

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: 

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We pick the brains of Dr. Andrew Wilson, possibly Australia's best known independent property economists. 

Dr. Wilson publishes his auction clearance rates on a weekly basis on LinkedIn & breaks them down into regions. We discussed:

•  What do auction clearance rates mean?
•  Auctions, statistics, how is the data collected for these rates & is it reliable?
• Will interest rates ever rise again to past highs?
• Are Australia’s boom & bust housing cycles over?
• Misinformation & accountability of accurate reporting, don’t believe everything you read.
• What is the correlation between lower interest rates & house prices?
• RBA & APRA’s fundamental mistaken views.
• Asset selection - why the asset choice remains critical.
• Beware of spruikers - purchasing mistakes to avoid.

It’s a cracker of an episode, we hope you enjoy listening!

GUEST WEBSITE:Dr Andrew Wilson - My Housing Market Australian Urban Research infrastructure network

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We're talking about protection & insurance with Craig Bigelow, Founder & Head of Insurance Advice, True Pride. Are you underinsured or overinsured & are you paying more than you need? We talked:

• Australia’s insurance problem - are you under or overinsured?
• Life, income, home insurance are you wasting cash?
• Framework: How to build an insurance plan you actually need.
• Why some insurance companies discriminate on mental health.
• Why you should undertake annual reviews of your insurance contract?
• What is a step premium vs. level premium & which is better?
• Trauma protection - who needs it now?
• Smokers & why they may be paying a 40% premium! 

GUEST WEBSITE:Craig Bigelow - True PrideWork with Veronica? [email protected]Work with Chris? [email protected] EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/095

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Sales agent Geoff Grist, who’s written a book called “Sold Above Market” is a real estate agent on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. This episode reveals some great insights into how the best agents operate.

Here’s what we covered:

• Why the remuneration of agents goes hand in hand with mistrust
• Why AVM’s aren’t worth the paper they are printed on
• What you need to do prior to selling your home to maximize price.
• What makes buyers pay above market prices?
• How to get your offer accepted, the rules of engagement.
• How can you buy below market?
• How do vendors ruin their own sales campaigns?
• How can an average agent can ruin a sale.

We hope this episode gives you some great insights into the psyche of sales agents.

WEBSITE LINKS:Episode 12 - John CunninghamEpisode 20 - Georgie Bates GUEST WEBSITES:FREE copy of “Sold Above Market” click HERE Geoff Grist - Richardson & Wrench Mosman/Neutral Bay

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