The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate

We interview auctioneer & coach Phil de Fegely. Phil coaches many other successful auctioneers & he works with well known agency groups such as McGrath, Buxton, Jellis Craig, to name a few. 

If you’re looking to buy a property, you will no doubt be dealing with an auctioneer at some point, so here’s the inside scoop on:

• How do good auctioneers influence buyers to bid?
• What type of bidding wins the auction?
• How do you know when the property is ‘on the market’?
• Why bringing your whole family to auction is likely to make you miss out.
• Strategy, predictability & other things to confuse the auctioneer.
• What is “Auction strategy” - what are agents trying to achieve?
• What are the three things you need to know about the reserve price?

It’s a great episode, get in touch & let us know what you think.

WEBSITE LINKS:Australian Property Investment Show - Free Ticket LinkSimon Russell, Behavioural Scientist - Episode 1Damien Cooley, Auctioneer - Episode 2Tim Heavyside, Auctioneer -  Episode 36GUEST WEBSITES:Phil de Fegely - Auctioneer/Coach

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We pick the brains Rod Fehring, CEO of Frasers Property Australia. Rod has 30 years of property industry experience so is well placed to give us insights into current issues with Australia’s construction industry.

We cover a lot of ‘ground’ including:

• What needs to change in the building regulatory environment to lift standards & deliver better quality properties?
• Is the lack of consumer confidence in new apartments hitting prices hard?
• Do developers owe society more consumer protection?
• Why do regulatory & building frameworks cater to the lowest common denominator?
• How will the building industry flip recent building issues on it’s head to regain consumer confidence?
• What are the questions to ask yourself before you buy into an apartment development?
• What’s the difference in buying of the plan if you’re an investor?

This episode could not come at a better time. WEBSITE LINKS:Australian Property Investment Show - Free Ticket Link

GUEST WEBSITES:Frasers Property - Rod Fehring

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We get the inside scoop from David Easterbrook, director of Elite Buyer Agents in Melbourne.

They operate two offices, one in Hawthorn and the other in Brighton. They help both owner occupiers & investors buy quality properties in the inner suburbs of Melbourne.

David walks us through what’s happening on the ground in Melbourne, including:

• Lack of quality listings right now in Melbourne, when will it change?
• Why so many developers are going underground?
• Has the apartment market started to recover or are prices dropping?
• How prices & competition have been impacted by Chinese buyers exiting the market?
• Signs that show the downsizer market culture in Melbourne is changing.
• Rentvesting - capital gains tax issues & why it’s hard to make the numbers work.
• The dangers of being lured into a house & land package.

WEBSITE LINKS:Location, Location, Location - BLOGGUEST WEBSITE:

David Easterbrook - Elite Buyers Agents

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We pick the brains of Brendan Coates of the Grattan Institute. Brendan’s research focuses on tax reform, economic & budget policy, retirement incomes & superannuation, housing, transport infrastructure & cities. He works in a think tank with a bunch of clever people with access to all manner of research that allows them to tackle the big questions & problems facing us as a nation.

Here’s a preview:

• Home ownership crisis - why so many young & poor simply can’t afford their own home.
• Why is the government & our politicians afraid to make big reforms to Negative Gearing, Land Tax & Stamp Duty?
• Home Buyer Saver Scheme - is it all it’s cracked up to be?
• Who’s to blame for the lack of housing built to meet the demand of homeowners?
• Australia’s aging population - should inheritance tax be modified?
• Super increases - will higher super contributions exacerbate the problems of an ageing population?
• Why Australia’s housing stress will mean a rise of homelessness.
• What can be done for everyday Australians to assist housing affordability?

This is such a great episode, packed with so many insights, we hope you enjoy listening!

WEBSITE LINKS:Grattan Institute Housing Affordability re-imagining the Auystralian Dream 

Lessons from the national Rental Affordability Scheme 

GUEST WEBSITES:Brendan Coates - Grattan Institute, Household Finances Program Director

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We’re honored to be joined by Alan Kohler, one of Australia’s most respected finance reporters. For decades readers & viewers have enjoyed his expert opinion in the press, TV &, more recently as Editor-in-Chief at InvestSMART. 

We love to look at the wider world of investing - beyond property. We enjoy discovering alternative investment methodologies & frameworks - always with our filter of low risk & sustainability & we loved our chat with Alan!

Here’s some highlights:

• Is Australia headed for a recession or could we be headed for a boom?
• Why it is important to wait to invest after the valley of death?
• Who is deeply invested in propping up the housing market?
• Our GDP growth is from population growth so should we open up the gates?
• What will happen if we go into negative interest rates & what does it even mean?
• How can the average investor prepare for a low growth economy?

This is an episode you won’t want to miss.

WEBSITE LINKS:Alan Kohler - The Eureka Report

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We get the inside scoop from Kerry Hunt, Manager of the Building Certification Team at Inner West Council in Sydney. With 40 years in Building Surveying in local government both here and in the UK she’s adept at navigating the complexity of planning, building and certification legislation.

We look at the nuts & bolts of:

• Building approvals & conflicts of interest in the Building Certifying Act & what needs to change.
• Who is really to blame for the poor quality of our apartment buildings? 
• What does a certifier do & are private certifiers high risk options?
• Why did councils lose the power? What is the difference between the way things used to be done and how they are now?
• What certificates should be in a contract of sale and what do they all mean?
• Why it’s critical to invest time in due diligence pre purchase.

It’s a great episode, exposing some home truths.GUEST WEBSITES:Inner West Council Building Certification Team - Kerry Hunt Read the transcript:www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts087

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Kylie Davis is back again combining her time at CoreLogic with the world of proptech & is one of the people behind Australia’s Proptech Summit, launched last year.

Having launched Home Prezzo a content marketing solution for real estate agents, she gives a glimpse into the proptech world.

Here’s what’s coming our way:

• What happens when property & technology meets?
• How will proptech change the way real estate is handled?
• How to mitigate risks of implementing new technology into your business.
• Ways to create liquidity in your property.
• Where is innovation making the most difference?
• Why making everything transparent in real estate builds trust.
• Should the property industry be threatened by disruption?

This is a great episode & we hope you enjoy listening. 

WEBSITE LINKS:Ep 30 - Kylie DavisThe Future of Property Investing - Kylie DavisGUEST WEBSITE:Kylie Davis - HomePrezzo Australia

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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 on 22 August, 2019.

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Nicki Hutley is a Partner at Deloitte Access Economics, where she leads the Urban Advisory practice.

Nikki’s worked for three decades in the field of urban economics addressing issues such as affordable housing, social & economic infrastructure investment, urban renewal, precinct planning, climate mitigation & social policies. 

Who better to help us tackle the question of whether Australia’s cities are full? We debate a wide range of topics, including:

• Will technology profoundly change the way we work & will it help regional Australia to thrive?

• Australian cities are among the least dense in the world so can we afford to go up?

• What type of housing do we actually need to fill the ‘missing middle’?

• How can population growth benefit the economy?

• Busting 3 big myths: will robots take our jobs, is the workforce becoming too casualised & is remote working the answer?

• How can density be done well & why is it necessary?

• Can technology help us better manage climate risks?

Have a listen & please let us know your thoughts.

WEBSITE LINKS:Ep 1: Simon Russel  - Behavioural Scientist

GUEST WEBSITE:Deloitte Access Economics - Nicki Hutley

Effects of youth unemployment on an ageing society

Future of Work - Download the report

Property Council of Australia - Good Growth Alliance

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Douglas Isles, an Investment Specialist at Platinum Asset Management, joins us for a chat on a wide range of topics including:

• Why fear & greed are the biggest problem in investing.
• How to think like a private owner, even if you’re purchasing shares.
• Social pressure & loss aversion: the behavioral biases costing you big time in the equities market.
• What are the long term benefits of holding equities against holding properties?
• How to recognise when you are holding onto a lemon.
• How do active managers counter the argument that ETFs win over the long term?
• Critical investment thinking: would you still buy an investment you currently own today?
• The importance of listening to your gut when investing.

Tune in, it's a great episode.

WEBSITE LINKS:

Ep 1: Simon Russell, Behavioural ScientistEp 69: Scott Phillips, Motley FoolEp 73: Roger Montgomery, Roger Montgomery Inv MgtEp 83: Balaji Gopal, Vanguard

GUEST WEBSITEDouglas Isles - Platinum Asset Management

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Balaji Gopal, Vanguard’s Head of Product Strategy explains alternatives to direct residential property investment by way of index funds and exchange traded funds (or ETFs). We also discuss the many similarities of property investing & share investing & the associated behavioural biases.

Balaji shares his knowledge & demystifies:

• What are index funds and how they work?
• How fees can be kept low without creating a substandard product?
• Can you access commercial real estate via ETFs?
• Why having a goal, doing research & staying on point long term is vital
• Understanding long term financial goals & why you are investing.

It’s a great episode, we hope you learn as much as we did.

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