A core focus of the podcast has been to uncover who you can trust and who should you avoid when buying property. Today we are joined by Daniel Butkovich, Money & Advice Editor at Domain. He writes about buying, selling, renovating and investing in property to help educate people, whether they’re just starting out or have owned property for a while, with the aim of helping to inspire confidence in all life’s property decisions.

The Australian property market is highly unregulated despite being the preferred investment vehicle for millions of Australians. In such a prosperous but uncontrolled market how do property buyers looking to purchase their first or next set of bricks and mortar do so safely? What should buyers avoid and who should they talk to when mapping out their movements in the market?

RELEVANT EPISODES:Episode 175 | Moving regionally: Will it last and will it be sustainable? | Kirsten CrazeEpisode 168 | Listener Q&A: How to buy your first investment propertyEpisode 166 | Gamestop, interest rates & investing | Scott Phillips

GUEST LINKS:https://www.domain.com.au/advice/

BEST ARTICLES - DOMAIN:


What could make property prices slow down?


How to keep your first property as an investment (and why most home owners don't do it)
How to use equity to pay for a car, boat, wedding, holiday, or investment property
Tightly held: Why some neighbourhoods are so good that owners don’t leave
Money tricks to turbocharge your savings and boost your buying power
Refinance, upgrade or both? What home owners should do while rates are still low
Are fixed-rate home loan deals below 2 per cent too good to be true?
How to estimate the value of a home when the property market is rising
How to determine the value of your home
How much does it cost to sell a house?





HOST LINKS:Looking for a Sydney Buyers Agent? www.gooddeeds.com.au Work with Veronica: https://linktr.ee/veronicamorgan

Looking for a Mortgage Broker? www.wealthful.com.au Work with Chris: hello@wealthful.com.au

Send in your questions to: questions@theelephantintheroom.com.au

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 in July 2021.

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A core focus of the podcast has been to uncover who you can trust and who should you avoid when buying property. Today we are joined by Daniel Butkovich, Money & Advice Editor at Domain. He writes about buying, selling, renovating and investing in property to help educate people, whether they’re just starting out or have owned property for a while, with the aim of helping to inspire confidence in all life’s property decisions. The Australian property market is highly unregulated despite being the preferred investment vehicle for millions of Australians. In such a prosperous but uncontrolled market how do property buyers looking to purchase their first or next set of bricks and mortar do so safely? What should buyers avoid and who should they talk to when mapping out their movements in the market? RELEVANT EPISODES:<a href="https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/175" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 175 | Moving regionally: Will it last and will it be sustainable? | Kirsten Craze</a> <a href="https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 168 | Listener Q&A: How to buy your first investment property</a> <a href="https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/166" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Episode 166 | Gamestop, interest rates & investing | Scott Phillips</a> GUEST LINKS:<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.domain.com.au/advice/</a> BEST ARTICLES - DOMAIN:   <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/money-markets/what-could-make-property-prices-slow-down-1033400/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What could make property prices slow down?</a></li> </ul>   <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/how-to-keep-your-first-property-as-an-investment-and-why-you-most-home-owners-dont-do-it-1020380/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to keep your first property as an investment (and why most home owners don't do it)</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="http://domain.com.au/money-markets/how-to-use-equity-to-pay-for-a-car-boat-wedding-holiday-or-investment-property-1000019/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to use equity to pay for a car, boat, wedding, holiday, or investment property</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/tightly-held-why-some-neighbourhoods-are-so-good-that-owners-dont-leave-983844/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tightly held: Why some neighbourhoods are so good that owners don’t leave</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/money-markets/money-tricks-to-turbocharge-your-savings-and-boost-your-buying-power-1042522/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Money tricks to turbocharge your savings and boost your buying power</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/money-markets/refinance-upgrade-or-both-what-home-owners-should-do-while-rates-are-still-low-1046278/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Refinance, upgrade or both? What home owners should do while rates are still low</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="http://domain.com.au/money-markets/are-fixed-rate-deals-below-2-per-cent-too-good-to-be-true-1009269/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Are fixed-rate home loan deals below 2 per cent too good to be true?</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/how-to-value-a-home-in-a-rising-market-1024346/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to estimate the value of a home when the property market is rising</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/how-to-determine-the-value-of-your-home-975278/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to determine the value of your home</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.domain.com.au/advice/how-much-does-it-cost-to-sell-a-house-1002254/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How much does it cost to sell a house?</a></li> </ul>     HOST LINKS:Looking for a Sydney Buyers Agent? <a href="http://www.gooddeeds.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.gooddeeds.com.au</a> Work with Veronica: <a href="https://linktr.ee/veronicamorgan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://linktr.ee/veronicamorgan</a> Looking for a Mortgage Broker? <a href="https://www.wealthful.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.wealthful.com.au</a> Work with Chris: <a href="mailto:hello@wealthful.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hello@wealthful.com.au</a> Send in your questions to: <a href="mailto:questions@theelephantintheroom.com.au">questions@theelephantintheroom.com.au</a> 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 in July 2021. <a title="https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/189" href="https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/189" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/189</a>

Who's really in control when you buy a property?

The Elephant In The Room is where the things that no one wants to talk about, actually get talked about.  

Veronica Morgan, real estate agent, buyers agent and co-host of Foxtel’s Location Location Location Australia & Chris Bates, financial planner, mortgage broker and wealth coach have joined forces to find out what’s really going on in the world of real estate.

Veronica and Chris talk to property owners and buyers every day in their respective lines of business. They’ve observed a wide spectrum of confidence in people’s decision making ability when buying and selling property, often to the detriment of the individuals concerned. They are both fascinated by consumer behaviour and together they’re going to uncover who’s really making the decisions when you buy a property.

In each episode they get into the psyche of buyers, agents, auctioneers and other industry experts to learn the truth about how buyers are influenced and why they do the things they do. In every episode you’ll learn from the mistakes of a “property dumbo” as well as Chris & Veronica’s “elephant rider bootcamp” training session.

The plan? This property podcast has been created to help us all make better property decisions!

We talk about the things no one wants to talk about in the Property Market

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

With property ‘advice’ so readily available who do you trust?

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