From minimalist design to low-maintenance living, Australians are rethinking what home really means. In partnership with Local, Alice Piper chats with Matt Berg and Ben White to unpack the growing preference for simpler, smarter apartments and how professional renting models are supporting a generation that values access, community and convenience over square metres.

From minimalist design to low-maintenance living, Australians are rethinking what home really means. In partnership with Local, Alice Piper chats with Matt Berg and Ben White to unpack the growing preference for simpler, smarter apartments and how professional renting models are supporting a generation that values access, community and convenience over square metres.

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Talking to industry experts and using exclusive data this show will cover everything from interest rates and the rental crisis to housing fairness and what the property market will be like in 2030.

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The small living shift: Why security and big amenity are what renters want

The property market is changing, and investors are changing with it. Interest rates are up, property prices have fallen, rental yields are rising, and major tax changes are reshaping the investment equation.

So, what does it all mean if you own an investment property - or you're thinking about buying one? We look at the PropTrack Terri Scheer Investor Report and unpack what you need to know.

We talked to Andy Ashurst from Terri Scheer and Angus Moore for REA Group about the report's findings.  

Read the full report 

The property market is changing, and investors are changing with it. Interest rates are up, property prices have fallen, rental yields are rising, and major tax changes are reshaping the investment equation. So, what does it all mean if you own an investment property - or you're thinking about buying one? We look at the PropTrack Terri Scheer Investor Report and unpack what you need to know. We talked to Andy Ashurst from Terri Scheer and Angus Moore for REA Group about the report's findings. &nbsp; <a href="https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/8fac9c2a-0edb-4229-93cd-59f580f31bc7/Platform/ListPage/PropTrack-Terri-Scheer-Investor-Report-2026.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/8fac9c2a-0edb-4229-93cd-59f580f31bc7/Platform/ListPage/PropTrack-Terri-Scheer-Investor-Report-2026.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1793688687961000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31jPr1_yeuT-IB8fy2lyTu">Read the full report</a>&nbsp;

Property investors: Is the old playbook dead?

With pre-fab, homes can now be built in as little as 20 days. So, is everything we think we know about home building about to change? We chat with Sam Gribble from Metricon, and Damien Crough, Executive Chairman at prefab Aus to look at how pre-fab can accelerate building.

With pre-fab, homes can now be built in as little as 20 days. So, is everything we think we know about home building about to change? We chat with Sam Gribble from Metricon, and Damien Crough, Executive Chairman at prefab Aus to look at how pre-fab can accelerate building.

Can pre-fab break the home-building model?

More Aussies are considering a smaller dwelling – but what’s holding them back? We investigate the realestate.com.au GemLife Downsizing Australia Report, with Andrew Coulter, Chief Operating Officer at GemLife, and Anne Flaherty, Senior Economist at REA Group, to unpack who’s moving, what they want, the barriers, and share a practical playbook for timing, location and budgeting.  

Report: https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/af16df0f-1739-49a4-9545-1725dc38f882/Platform/ListPage/realestatecomau-GemLife-Downsizing-Australia-Report-2026.pdf

More Aussies are considering a smaller dwelling &ndash; but what&rsquo;s holding them back? We investigate the <a href="http://realestate.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://realestate.com.au&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792213741115000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QGfYulKB0wkFJmowM-A6I">realestate.com.au</a> GemLife Downsizing Australia Report, with Andrew Coulter, Chief Operating Officer at GemLife, and Anne Flaherty, Senior Economist at REA Group, to unpack who&rsquo;s moving, what they want, the barriers, and share a practical playbook for timing, location and budgeting. &nbsp;
Report:&nbsp;<a href="https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/af16df0f-1739-49a4-9545-1725dc38f882/Platform/ListPage/realestatecomau-GemLife-Downsizing-Australia-Report-2026.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/af16df0f-1739-49a4-9545-1725dc38f882/Platform/ListPage/realestatecomau-GemLife-Downsizing-Australia-Report-2026.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1792201856560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0AxgkVowWxdE8bTPJmRSHI">https://rea3.irmau.com/site/pdf/af16df0f-1739-49a4-9545-1725dc38f882/Platform/ListPage/realestatecomau-GemLife-Downsizing-Australia-Report-2026.pdf</a>

The small living shift: Why security and big amenity are what renters want

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