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143 | When will the Power of Big Data and AI decide the Real Value of your Property? Chat with Greg Dickason, Chief Technology Officer at CoreLogic

By The Property Couch October 26, 2017 in Podcast

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Big Data. Artificial Intelligence. When will it start calling the shots?

As promised, here’s our LIVE PODCAST from the Sydney Property Buyers Expo on the weekend! So if you missed our nail-biting chat with Greg Dickason, Chief Technology Officer at Corelogic, we have you covered!

First things first: CoreLogic is THE number 1 data provider in the world for property-related insights. Interested in learning the latest from a mouth that’s had a taste of what’s in store? Us too.

What can you expect?

Who is CoreLogic providing its data to? (and why it REALLY matters!)
What does Greg do in his role that will surprise you?
How and where does CoreLogic collects its data and how are they analysed?
When will this data transform the property industry?
How will you make property decisions in the future?
Is it possible for data to choose a property for you?
Top tips from Greg on how to use data to help you in buying your next property.
Can you buy this data yourself? How much is it?
BEN ANNOUNCES PICA (Property Investors Council of Australia)!!
Where can you access this data, right now?

Listen to the episode now.

141 | Success Leaves Clues: How Do You Compare to Australia’s Most Sophisticated Investors?

By The Property Couch October 12, 2017 in Podcast

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Alright folks, Episode 141 has landed! And today Ben is sliding on his “PIPA” Chairman top hat. Why?

Because PIPA’s Annual Investor Sentiment Survey is out! And the boys are going through these factual insights so you can see what the most successful investors are doing, thinking and learning, right now!!

So what’s PIPA?

If you’re a recent Coucher, you might not know that the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) is the peak association for businesses that operate in the property investment space. In other words: PIPA makes sure that professionals in the industry are, well, professional.

PIPA has developed a Code of Conduct (read it here) that their members MUST operate under. It’s a framework that, ultimately, makes sure clients come first — and aren’t misled from unsuspecting property spruikers!

What can you expect to learn from Australia’s sophisticated investors?

Is now a good time to invest in residential property?
What type of property are the majority of investor’s buying?
What state capital currently offers the best investment prospects?
What is the exit strategy should you consider adopting?
Should you be worried about the banks raising their interest rates?
Where is the most appealing place to buy right now?
How long should you expect your property to be negatively geared for?
Should the “bubble” stop you from investing?
Is there a need for regulation?
Is it possible to become a sophisticated investor on your own?

And of course, if you are interested in the report, here are the links!

Summary | PIPA Sentiment Survey Results – Download here
Full Details | PIPA Sentiment Survey Results – Download here

For Bryce’s cover story on the Money Magazine? Get a copy here or at a newsagent/supermarket near you.

Just joined the podcast, here’s the Money SMARTS Checklist that Bryce mentioned on the show! Download here.

Facebook Live Bonus Episode – Q&A on Property Hotspots Webinar

By The Property Couch October 11, 2017 in Podcast

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It’s here folks! Sorry it took some time. We thought we’ll organise it a little bit before broadcasting it to the rest of our fellow couchers.

So here’s the recording of the Facebook Live last week! This session is mainly based on the Questions we’ve received from our webinar, Property Hotspots and How To Find Them. Enjoy!

And here’s the list of questions that we’ve answered on the night along with the time stamps (in minutes). Hope it helps!

04:17 From Louise	Hey guys, LOVE your work! I’m curious why you look for very low stock on market rather than high stock on market. If you were to go with buying when others a fearful and selling when others are greedy (Buffet strategy), then wouldn’t you try to purchase in a buyers market where stock on market is higher? Or am I interpreting the data wrong?
07:42 From Paul	When listening to all the experts they talk about buying properties under the median price. From memory LS talk about Market Price?
10:06 From Jenny	Does the history on location score for the various measures only go back to 2016 Jan?
10:44 From Steve	Hey guys, having a sneaky watch during work…shhhhh. Can you please advise what the \”Statistical Reliability\” index is tracking and how this is determined? Thanks
12:42 From Ben	Some commentators mention a term called Established Capital Benchmark as an indicator of value of a property vs others in a certain area. Whilst this does not appear to be related to supply & demand, it may be of value to investors looking at a specific property in a suburb. Is ECB a legitimate indicator when looking at a particular suburb, and is there a place for it as a metric for investors?
16:39 From Ben	Is there a way to track the Location Score for a suburb over time? So a report based on date range showing variation in LS over time?
18:54 From Mandie	I’m keen to buy but not sure which is the best State to invest using my SMSF.
20:26 From Jaccob	What websites am I best to monitor to find major infrastructure projects, in construction or proposed? Cheers
20:40 From Todd	Do the high location scores (>80) match your professional opinions on where you would recommend to buy? For example, Risdon Vale looks to be a fringe suburb of Hobart?
26:2 From Nathaniel	Firstly many thanks for the data and overview and also the pod cast and book I have consumed all material you guys have produced. I guess the difficult part for me personally is finding a place to start when your looking at so many suburbs! I started my research by listing all suburbs within a 25km radius of the city I was interested in. Then included if the suburb had a train line from there I listed the location score of each suburb and the median price of properties, to try to narrow my searches to a handful of suburbs. I maybe suffering from analysis, paralysis, as I\’m still to close out a purchase. Some feedback on location score I\’d love to be able to filter on some of the metrics ie if I want to know what suburbs in Brisbane have the best rental returns only, or best supply ratio etc. I think it will help with filtering or pinpointing suburbs a lot better. P.s not a question just feedback, keep up the great work.
27:55 From Adam	On vacancy rates, rapid increases in vacancy (particularly units) makes sense from a supply perspective (new developments). What’s the driver for rapid decreases in vacancy rates (as per the Southbank example)?
30:18 From Aaron	Is it possible that the creation of this big data analysis system could artificially change the market? As investors shift towards buying or not buying in a certain location based on this information – does that artificially change the locations supply and demand?
33:56 From Yuna	If I am trying to get in the market for buy and sell strategy then do I still need to look at all of those indicators we have looked? Thank you so much. Love your podcast Ben and Bryce 🙂
35:37 From Anne	I’ve been using LS since your launch & I think it\’s fantastic. I was wondering if the you plan to further define the criteria in future, such as the ability to report a location score to include the number of bedrooms, bathrooms etc.
38:01 From Felix	If you pick a location with high location score – does that mean that the market is hot and you are potentially paying more as more buyers are interested in that market? Once a property has been in a hot spot how does that effect the future growth. is the hot spot a temporary boost in appeal?
40:51 From Christopher	I am a little confused, I subscribed to LocationScore after listening to all of the property couch podcasts and reading the Book. However, I am confused. All I have heard via The Property Couch is about more blue chip properties. Yet on location score so many of the Top 250 suburbs are far from being blue chip suburbs. Can you please why there is such a difference?
44:25 From Gayan	Excellent webinar team. Just wondering if I should stop using the investment property magazine stats – or is this reliable data with maybe a few gaps if you are time poor and can\’t review each stat on interested suburbs? Keep up the great work.
46:12 From Karla	Thank you so much for this webinar, it was a great learning tool! You touched on the fact that there are some differing stats on opposing websites, and I have found this to be true in my research too. Personally, do you take an average of those numbers, or are there certain sites you trust more for this information?
47:01 From Karla	When you research a suburb that has some of these indicators missing (No results for vacancy rates etc) in their profiles, do you discount this suburbs? or how do you include them into your research?
47:56 From Karla	Does LocationScore take into account, future town planning/development, and other lifestyle factors in the suburbs to give its suitability score?
48:16 From Neisha	If a lot of these indicators are good by your estimates, doesn’t it mean that it is not necessarily a good time to buy into that market ie if stock on market is low, vendor discounting is low, OSI is high doesn’t it mean the market is quite hot and it may be prudent to wait?
48:47 From Chris	Could a downward trending Vendor Discount metric mean that a selling agent is adjusting the asking price lower over time to reflect a downtrend in recent sale prices?
49:15 From Nicole	Based on your examples, does location score include all States and Territories, as you only showed the East coast or areas down South and South WA
49:38 From Ashish	Is the research similar to other prediction reports ?
50:41 From Fred	Is there a real difference between fair market price and fair market value?
51:49 From Peter	Can you see what the weekly sales rate of non auction property
52:50 From Kosta	Crosssing Investment Loans is generally a no-no, would you consider it for cash-flow properties in order to save on LMI (particularly when capital growth is not on the cards)?
53:16 From Tom	You have negative gearing, and foreign investment trying to off shore their monies against potential political change. The 101 fundamentals of economics and markets, say equity markets doesn’t apply to property in most cases. People generally feel safer with tangible assets.
53:44 From Aaron	Hey guys, love the show. Would love to know your thoughts on investing in north west Melbourne at the moment (Sunbury, Diggers Rest, Gisborne area). Prices appear to be growing quite fast and there is lots of new infrastructure however, there are a lot of brand new estates.
54:46 From Matt	Hi guys, if you had the option of buying a small one bedroom unit in an area close to city, (Randwick) or a 3 bedroom home further away (Gosford) what would you pick for a first home buyer ?
55:28 From Cameron	As technology increases and people have the opportunity to work from home. (I am a property valuer employed by an office in Brisbane though I work from home on the Sunny Coast), do you think there will be a shift to lifestyle locations and therefore values will take over the cities. eg the coastal areas within 2-3 hours of a city.
57:20 From Sean	As Buyers Agents, for a relatively conservative investor (plus young) is their a rule of thumb where you would say ok LVR is now ..% and we are happy for them to go and buy the next one. Keen on capital growth plays at this stage, rather than yield.
58:20 From Jassi	Opinions of buying an IP and building a granny flat in the back to increase cash flow? (getting rent from the home and granny flat)
58:51 From Martin	Hi guys! you are awesome, thanks for your insights. When targeting auctions, how do you ensure that the value the bank will give to the house is close to the price you could pay for it?
59:38 From Kimberly	Hi Guys! Thanks so much for all your great work. I look forward to your podcast every week! I purchased my first investment property 18 months ago and have had a really bad experience with my tenant. What are your tips for getting past the bad mindset this can cause?

140 | Everything you need to know about Styling for Profit – Chat with Sara and Amy Chamberlain from The Real Estate Stylist

By The Property Couch October 5, 2017 in Podcast

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It’s about time we talk about selling a property! So today, we lift the standard with not only one, but two Property Stylists extraordinaire to share with us everything we need to know about styling for profit.

Want to add $50,000 – $300,000 to your property? Sara and Amy Chamberlain, owners of the successful styling company The Real Estate Stylist (TRES), are here to explain how it’s done.

Originally from Wagga Wagga, these sisters are making a serious return on investment for their clients, transforming an empty property into a buyer’s oasis in five weeks. Styling 300+ properties every year (1300 since TRES’s inception), these women are specialists in styling a space to make a killing at auction, focusing on buyer demographics, market specifics and a super-human level of detail. Sara and Amy have styled the properties of Rebecca Judd and previous TPC guests, Josh and Jenna from The Block and regularly feature on realestate.com.au as well.

Passionate about real estate, style and business, Sara and Amy chat with the boys about:

How did they get into the world of property styling?
What is a property stylist (and how is it different from an interior designer)?
Why a professionally styled property make such a difference to its value?
What happens behind the scenes in property styling? (Is it all glamour?)
What’s the process of engaging a property stylist and things to consider.
Styling 101 — what can you do yourself?
What does owner-occupier appeal and styling have in common?
What time frame should you be looking at if you want to get a property stylist in?
Who should view the property first: a stylist or a real estate agent?
Do they style for the market audience? How?
What is the “Cuppa Tea Test”?
Does property styling works better in an auction or private sale environment?
What are the smells you never thought mattered?
Should you get rid of those family photos?
What should you do with great tenants before you get a stylist in?
When will a stylist not make a difference?
What happens post-purchase?
What are the business (entrepreneurial) tips you need to know?

Click here for Tres’s Instagram (it’s pretty great!)

And here’s the case studies mentioned on the show: TRES’s Statistics

128 | How a Country Boy Went From a Butcher to Property Success – Chat with Duncan McPherson, Director of Nelson Alexander

By The Property Couch August 8, 2017 in Podcast, Real Estate Agent

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That’s right guys. Duncan McPherson, Director at Nelson Alexander (also a successful property consultant, auctioneer, founder of Nelson Alexander Charitable Foundation and a property investor himself) started his roots in a small country town as, well, a butcher. Yep—his story is absolutely a white-butcher’s-coat to wealth-building-creation!

Duncan is a family man, centred on honest and committed customer service, who has built his riches on sharing what he knows and paying it forward, giving almost $2.5 million dollars to local charities in the process.

On the couch to share his wisdom, humbleness and good humour with the boys, Duncan explains:

How he came to Melbourne as a butcher and ended up as highly-successful real estate figure
Why one man in a black BMW, a shiny suit and a bad attitude was likely the catalysis for his career change
How Nelson Alexander, since 1971, has transformed the face of real estate services, especially in the Northern suburbs
How he approaches property investment with 20+ years’ experience
What are his criteria for a successful asset selection?
Which one is a “better” investment: a house or a townhouse?
What “buying land and airspace” means and how you can value from it
What is “The Beef Wellington” to add value to your property?
What to look for in a quality real estate agent and how to outsmart them
How many off-market properties exist without you even knowing they’re For Sale? (Hint: it’s more than you think!)
The inevitability of housing affordability—has it always been tough breaking into the market?
When will he consider buying a property with someone else?
What he looks for in an investment property and what always impresses him
The mentors who have changed and continue to change his life.

We really, really think you’ll benefit from this one guys. It’s one thing to hear tips from the best in the business; but another thing entirely to hear it from someone who made it there from the humblest of beginnings!

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