Posts by Cate Bakos
Ep. 249 – Market Update February 24: National vacancy rates drop to one percent?!
Our February monthly update is up! 2024 seems to be showing early signs of strength and buyer sentiment, but the rental vacancy side of things tells a different story for tenants.
Read MoreEp. 248: Home Dreams vs Investment Dollars – Upgrade & Sell vs Rentvest & Hold, Location Choices & School Zones, Taxes & Cash Flow Pressures
This week, Dave and Cate tackle a great listener question. “Do I consider a B grade asset in an A grade suburb, or an A grade asset in a B grade suburb?
Read MoreEp 247: The Ultimate Settlement Guide – Navigating the Steps, Paperwork, Timelines & Traps to a Successful Settlement
This week, the Trio tackle settlement day. What can go wrong? How can buyers mitigate risk? And what are some of the Trio’s best tips for navigating the steps to a successful settlement?
Read MoreEp 246: Tackling Housing Affordability – Part 2: The Trio’s Blueprint to Foster a Healthy Property Market
In this second ep in our two part series, the Trio canvas some measures that could be implemented to ease affordability and promote the healthy functioning of the Australian property market.
Read MoreEp. 245 – Market Update January 24: Reinvigorated buyer energy and funding holidays with unsecured debt. What’s going on?!
Our January monthly update is up! What a difference the surprise inflation figure made when it came to consumer sentiment. However, an uptick in unsecured debt for holidays and household goods has the Trio a tad concerned.
Read MoreEp 244: Tackling Housing Affordability – Part 1: Dissecting Proposals for Housing Innovation
In this innovative, two part series, the Trio canvas some measures that could be implemented to ease affordability and promote the healthy functioning of the Australian property market.
Read MoreEp. 243 – Building Long-Term Wealth: Mastering Land to Asset Ratio & Paying Down Your Home Loan Vs Investing Surplus Cash Flow
This week’s episode features two great listener questions. The first relates to debt aversion and the option to pay down the home loan or invest. Our second listener question challenges Land to Asset Ratio as a reliable metric.
Read MoreEp. 242 – Market Update December 23: How has the year closed out?
Our December monthly update is up! The Trio canvas how the year has panned out, from some of the two-speed market conditions to the impact of severely reduced rental supply.
Read MoreEp. 241 – 2023: The Trio’s Property Predictions – who got them right? and did we get any wrong?
Pete Koulizos, (aka The Property Professor) comes back to the studio to unpack the 2023 predictions. How did they fare?
Read MoreEp. 240 – 2024: The Trio’s Property Predictions and Insights for the Year Ahead
In this week’s episode, Dave, Mike and Cate share their predictions for 2024. From interest rate movements to capital growth, potential market threats to government intervention. They don’t all agree but they do have some fun.
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