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19 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -There is so much marketing shoved down our throats on social media, mainstream media, traditional and new age platforms that it is hard to decipher what is what. It is all very convincing and especially in the financial services space it is very emotional. Sean and Anthony are a couple of Australian finance professionals who want to clear the waters and give an unbiased opinion on a range of products, services, books, news stories, and personalities. They deal with a huge amount of technology, hear about and see what works and what doesn't, so this will be them providing another perspective on hot topics and services out there.
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S02 E03 - New vs Established - get your insights here! Special Guests: Brant Williams (Peritum Property) & Hamish McIntosh (One Haven Property)
April 24, 2024 03:14 - 29 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week we have two guests joining us to give us the low down on what is happening not just in Melbourne, but other capitals across the nation. We cover a heap of alpha and what to look out for in this market, we cover: Buying for growth vs buying for rental yield Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane - what's happening and where to from here? How are builders going now compared to years gone by? Property is still a mixed bag across the nation with conflicting results showing in most capi...
S2 E02 - Confidence Building in 2024 - Is it too early?
March 27, 2024 22:57 - 27 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this episode we chat about the property market and how listing are influencing the sentiment, how the interest rates being on hold have changed buyer confidence. But are we really out of the murky waters yet? Property Boom or Gloom CoreLogic market update - Supply increasing - Demand is not in Victoria Land Tax and how this has impacted Victoria - Is it worth it Markets within Markets - how pockets have dropped significantly We talk Renovation Vs Upgrading - How do the numbers l...
We're Back!! 2024 Episode 1 - All things Property, Technology, and Finance
February 27, 2024 01:45 - 27 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode we welcome you back for Season 2 - after a hiatus during a very tricky year to navigate we share our thoughts on the Aussie Property Market, Finance methods and Technology developments in the space. In this episode we cover: 2023 Wrap up - what was. 2024 Outlook - We share our thoughts on where we think the market will go this year The "Mortgage Rate Cliff" that never happened - More BS from our trusty media. How rates have influenced the property market, or haven't....
E14 - Is Brisbane's boom over? Australian economic outlook - no one F'N KNOWS!!
August 22, 2022 07:27 - 22 minutes - 231 MBThis week we chat about the state of play with our BOOM or GLOOM segment. We briefly talk about the buoyancy in the purchase markets, we have a quick chat about a softening Brisbane market. Melbourne goes 3 weeks straight with increasing clearance rates. We then chat about the state of the Australian economic outlook. WE ARE NOT ECONOMIST!!! We also think that even economists can't get it right. We chat about the outlook being virtually impossible to predicted greater than 3 or so months a...
E 13 - Property Boom or Gloom & How to prepare for the aggressive recent rate rises.
July 25, 2022 13:28 - 21 minutes - 220 MBIn under 20 minutes we chat about the most recent rate rises in this episode. We repeat the tactic we are using with our clients to reverse the most recent rate rises. We also explain how fixing right now could impact someone given they have become so expensive now. The market is moving a lot, we are trying to navigate this as best we can, we are all subject to the impacts from these changes. We are all looking for the best possible solutions as the world grapples with the macro instabil...
E12 - Commercial Property - Why you NEED to consider this asset in your portfolio!
June 06, 2022 08:22 - 21 minutes - 213 MBThis week we cover one topic in a bit more depth, that's because it deserves it! Commercial Property. We chat about the pros and cons, how it has changed over the past decade to become a lot more accessible for the average investor. And why having a commercial string in your bow can give you some great upside potential. We also cover our Australian Property BOOM or GLOOM! We talk about the impact of the election and how we see things shaping up. We hope you enjoy this one and for anyone ...
E 11 - Interest Rates - Elections - Winter is coming
May 19, 2022 23:48 - 19 minutes - 194 MBIn this week's episode, we chat about the first Interest Rate rise in over a decade. Is this a good or bad thing for our property market? How will this impact the thousands of people that borrowed their limit last year? What to be careful of. We laugh about the election and how the media has made a reality TV show out of it. It's becoming irrelevant who is in power. How low valuations could come in and play a part in a softening market. Winter is coming!!! People are travelling, people a...
E10 - 2022 AFR Crypto Summit, Rates going up is not a bad thing, Labour shortages
April 11, 2022 22:39 - 21 minutes - 214 MBIn this episode we cover our 2 minute property market snapshot, a slight trend reversal would be a very welcome event! We also cover the following topics in a little more depth: Australian Financial Review - Cryptocurrency Summit The future of Interest Rates - IF they climb, it may not be the worst thing How to end the ongoing pain as a result of labour shortages, having a significant amount of our national workforce in shackles This is a fast podcast, something you can listen to on...
E-09 - The current state of play in Australian Property - What will 2022 will bring??
February 28, 2022 00:11 - 19 minutes - 200 MBWe are back in 2022 with our Podcast and we have a more direct, purpose built show focused on: Australian Property - local and international impacts Banking and Technology - where is the future headed We will keep this focused on real time current affairs, changes, and what opportunities we are seeing in the property and financial markets. In this episode we cover these topics that we think are important to discuss right now! Will the world end ir rates were to rise? How Fixed rat...
E08 - Is it Brisbane's time to BOOM! - w/ special Guest Brent Severino
September 18, 2020 07:30 - 22 minutes - 22 MBWe had Brent Severino join us from sunny Brisbane where he has gone to chase the endless opportunities the property market is producing. Brent is the Managing Director of Pacific East Coast, they have been monitoring the Brisbane property market for the past 10 years after Melbourne and Sydney hit all time high after high. With what 2020 has thrown at the big cities, Brisbane finds itself in a perfect storm for a property price run. We will cover: What makes it a promising future Is it a...
E07 - Open Banking - What is it? - It's coming!!
August 07, 2020 07:30 - 25 minutes - 24 MBSean and Anthony speak about "Open Banking".. what on earth is open banking? How will it affect Australian's and will you be able to benefit by using platforms that use open banking technology. The government have endorsed this, the banks are on board, it's huge in the UK and the US... Now what will Aus do. There is no doubt the media will hype this as unsafe, even knowing it uses the same technology the banks use... the banks won't encourage it either. The Government is making the banks...
E06 - Why do so many people listen to the news...
June 18, 2020 08:29 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBThe news has had a field day in 2020 and Sean & Anthony are frankly sick of it. Today's media have mislead the entire world reporting polar opposite stories from one day to the next on the same topics. We live in a time where it is better to be the first to report on a story and to get "clicks", yet there is no praise given to being right. Sean and Anth chat about the majority of news programs being unreliable, they chat about: The real stats around Property and buyer sentiment based on rea...
E05 - Andrew Morello - The man, the myth, the legend
May 21, 2020 06:17 - 43 minutes - 41 MBAndrew Morello's - social handles Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Sean and Anthony chat with Andrew Morello about his young start in business working in his fathers service station in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, AUS. They cover Andrew's path to victory in becoming Australia's 1st winner of The Apprentice and what opportunities that created for him to take on a career at Yellow Brick road alongside founder Mark Bouris. And now in 2020, how Morello and the team at The Entourage have adapted and ...
E04 - The last COVID Podcast - Banks let us down
May 13, 2020 06:20 - 19 minutes - 19 MBWe saw the government implement a new "Government Guaranteed" small business loan product that would help the banks manage their risk in assisting small businesses affected by COVID. But we say the banks fail to deliver any results, majority of applications declined, reduced to insignificant amounts, and their staff forced to take annual leave during the busiest time they'll ever face. Sean and Anth thought they were pretty weak and talk about how this program failed small business. they al...
The last COVID Podcast - Banks let us down
May 13, 2020 06:20 - 19 minutes - 19 MBWe saw the government implement a new "Government Guaranteed" small business loan product that would help the banks manage their risk in assisting small businesses affected by COVID. But we say the banks fail to deliver any results, majority of applications declined, reduced to insignificant amounts, and their staff forced to take annual leave during the busiest time they'll ever face. Sean and Anth thought they were pretty weak and talk about how this program failed small business. they ...
E03 - Mentality is changing towards COVID - Drinking habits & Is it time to look for opportunity?
April 24, 2020 10:02 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MBSean & Anth bring along good friend Andrew Van De Beek (Founder and Director of illumin8) to have a chat about the current sentiment around COVID. They all agree that consumer sentiment has improved and people are more optimistic about the overall outlook. They talk about Andrew's Whiskey collection, drinking habits formed behind closed doors during Isolation. and what people are going to do when this is over, will they return to the rat race, have people found a higher purpose out of this....
E02 - Banks aren't making it easy amid COVID-19
April 16, 2020 22:33 - 18 minutes - 17.8 MB3 weeks into Stage 3 restrictions banks are taking a conservative approach introducing blanket rules to consumers from certain industries. Is this a bit extreme given there are people in affected industries that have businesses performing better than they were prior to the crisis. We talk about some new rules banks have started rolling out when assessing loan applications, and an update on how the property market is performing. Properties are still selling, albeit not many being listed, there...
E01 - Survival for Small Business & COVID-19
April 01, 2020 00:56 - 22 minutes - 21.6 MBWe have received an enormous increase in enquiries from Small Businesses and Individuals alike looking for solutions to keep them afloat during the COVID-19 saga. There have been solutions provided by government and banks but we don't see it being a one size fits all solution. Sean and Anth break down the <$250,000 Government guaranteed loan and how that works They also chat about what the repayments are going to be for small businesses when the repayments kick in after 6 months of deferr...
Property in 2020 is going to pi$$ you off
March 12, 2020 22:01 - 16 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode Anthony and Sean talk about the underlying facts and figures that are likely to influence the Australian property market in 2020. The consensus is, that all the ingredients are there to drive prices up in Melbourne and Sydney once again. Yet there isn't the same outlook for the other capital cities just yet. The statistics were provided by the ABS. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy