Property and Online Dating?! Yep – Hear Us Out. In todays episode, Owen and buyer’s advocate Amy Lunardi have a bit of fun by breaking down 10 (very real) ways the home buying journey mirrors the highs, lows, and swipes of online dating. From emotional rollercoasters to red flags, dealbreakers to being catfished — this episode is packed with relatable truths and useful strategies for buyers navigating the property market. Whether you're searching for your dream home or your forever partner (or b...
Jul 01, 2025•45 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the big 3 property news stories of the week, as well as all the latest property market news. Topics covered 1 – What investors can learn from 20 years of property data (AFR) 2 – Are you paying too much for your home loan? 3 – Domain house price forecasts for 2026 Chapters – Introduction and Market Overview – Affordable Suburbs and First-...
Jun 28, 2025•53 min
In this episode, Amy Lunardi (buyer’s agent) and Owen Rask (Rask founder) go rogue — answering real, unfiltered property questions pulled straight from Reddit. Whether you’re a first home buyer feeling auction fatigue, a hopeful investor eyeing Glenroy or Reservoir, or someone baffled by a body corp’s sinking fund — this one's for you. 💬 What We Cover: - Should you make an offer before auction? Amy shares a clear 3-step strategy for navigating off-market deals without showing your whole hand. -...
Jun 24, 2025•42 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent of AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates of Alcove mortgage specialists talk through all the latest property market news. They also answer a few of your questions in the Listener Q&A at the end. 1 – How do people keep bidding prices higher? 2 – Stamp duty burden hits new record 3 – 1 in 6 have a deposit for FHB scheme Listener Q&A 1 - Ben I know you don't have a crystal ball and can't guarantee anything but I'm a...
Jun 21, 2025•49 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your host Owen Rask explores the big question: Is the Australian property market in a bubble in 2025? You’ll learn: - Why immigration is driving up demand - What’s really going on with housing supply - The impact of interest rates and borrowing power - Whether house price-to-income ratios signal danger If you like this Australian Property Podcast episode on the 2025 property market, you'll love our series. Don't forget to subscribe for weekly shows on...
Jun 17, 2025•20 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists talk through the big 3 property news stories of the week. They discuss: 1 – Weak GDP greenlights July rate cut 2 – Farms and land achieving big prices 3 – Why the Aussie property market is crashing Listener Q&A 1 - Question – from PF I’ve got one for you Pete Wargent - purchasing property to run a business out of. Tax implications? Other cons...
Jun 14, 2025•48 min
In this episode, Pete Wargent from the Australian Property Podcast and Gemma Mitchell from the Australian Finance Podcast dig into one of the biggest game-changers for your finances – setting clear goals. But not just any goals — the right ones for you. We cover: - Is it really a goal, or just a nice idea?- Do you actually need clear goals to succeed?- Why most goals fail (and what people get wrong)- How to set goals that are right for you, not just what everyone else is doing- Setting realistic...
Jun 10, 2025•35 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss all the latest property news and trends. Here are the 3 main stories they covered: 1 – Synchronised upswing for property prices 2 - Stayvestors 3 – Listings increased in May (SQM Research) Listener Q&A 1 – Selfie I’m self-employed and have been for the past 2 years. What should I do to improve my borrowing capacity? Do I need to show ...
Jun 07, 2025•41 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, mortgage broker Chris and buyers agent Amy run through the importance of getting your finance right when buying a property - including some horror stories about when things have gone wrong. Don’t risk losing your deposit (or worse!) We run through - Pre-approvals: what do they actually mean? - The different types of pre-approvals - How to get yourself in the best position possible for finance, prior to making an offer/bidding - What are the risks invo...
Jun 03, 2025•53 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove Mortgage specialists cover all the latest property news, and their predictions for the next two years for property markets around the country. Topics covered today: 1 – How bad is the housing shortage? 2 – How do crime rates impact property? 3 – Banks to use AI to sell more loans Episode Resources Australia faces crippling housing shortage – MacroBusiness Australia’s...
May 31, 2025•48 min
In this episode, Pete Wargent from the Australian Property Podcast and Gemma Mitchell from the Australian Finance Podcast join forces to bring you a special episode on what to focus on financially at every age and stage of life. From your 20s to your 60s and beyond, they talk tips and traps for every stage. From buying a house, to investing and when you should be paying attention to super- we are covering: What should we be focusing on at different ages Investing vs paying down debt at different...
May 27, 2025•45 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent of AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from the Alcove mortgage group talk about rate cuts Topics covered today: 1 – All ingredients are in place for an enduring housing recovery 2 – The pros and cons of moving to regional Aus 3 – A third of Aussie homes now worth $1m Resources for this episode RBA delivers a confident cut RBA delivers confident, somewhat dovish update – Pete Wargent Blog Green light for 0.25% rate cut...
May 24, 2025•48 min
In this episode, Pete Wargent from the Australian Property Podcast and Gemma Mitchell from the Australian Finance Podcast are back to dive into a big topic – raising financially confident, and competent kids. From choosing between private or public schooling, to saving (or not saving) for your kids, we cover it all. We chat about: Private vs public schooling – the real pros and cons Saving and investing for kids vs focusing on healthy household money habits How you can set your kids up for succe...
May 20, 2025•43 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from AllenWargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the plans to grow Melbourne to 9 million by 2050, all the latest housing price forecasts, the growing Build to Rent sector, and whether ‘rent-vesting’ even works as a strategy. They also answer a few of your listener questions in a Q&A. Don't forget to subscribe for weekly shows on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podc...
May 17, 2025•43 min
If you like this Australian Property Podcast episode, Pete Wargent of Allen Wargent Property Buyers answers a few of your listener questions on property cashflow, how to generate passive income from property, and whether it’s too late to start your own property portfolio. Topics covered today: 1 – Tom Passive income through property -Resi yields, for growth -Create equity -Short term resi -Commercial – industrial -may not be totally passive Net yields of 6% to 7% $1.5m property may generate up t...
May 13, 2025•25 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the major property news stories of the week. Topics covered today: 1 – Election win and likely policy and tax reforms 2 – AMP introduces 10-year interest-only mortgages, big news 3 – Property listings fall across the board in April 1 – Election night – huge win for ALP -What does this mean for the economy? -Cost of living relief and HECS...
May 10, 2025•45 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Owen Rask from Rask Media discuss their respective journeys and whether it’s a good time to buy property or shares. They also look through a few case studies and how each cohort might like to invest in the current environment, be it in property, or shares, or both. Here’s a summary of everything they discuss: Latest podcast news – nearly 457k monthly downloads Latest business and markets n...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists bring you all the latest news. If you like this Australian Property Podcast episode Pete and Chris answer your listener questions and cover the big news stories of the week. Topics covered today: 1 – Twilight zone suburbs 2 – Inflation news for Q1 – is the battle with inflation won? 3 – Lock it in – RBA to cut interest ratesin May says Luci Elli...
May 03, 2025•47 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Amy Lunardi is joined by Zara McGuffie from the Australian Business Podcast. They discuss 5 common situations where property buyers face regret (both before buying and after), and how to avoid them. If you like this Australian Property Podcast episode on avoiding regret, you'll love the series. Don't forget to subscribe for weekly shows on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. Why avoid regret? Buying a home is a major ...
Apr 29, 2025•54 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your host Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers gives his property predictions for 2025 and 2026. 1 – Trump and the tariff turmoil – what does it all mean for markets? 2 – Election 3 – 2025 outlook Rask Resources Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au All services: https://bit.ly/R-service...
Apr 26, 2025•40 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Amy Lunardi and Pete Wargent answer your most pressing property questions. Questions Answered: 1. Angus Young I’m looking at buying a townhouse and a lot of them I’ve been inspecting are brand new – should I bother with a building inspection? Doesn’t insurance cover any defects anyway? 2. Kate Bush I almost feel like giving up. I’ve been trying to buy a home for the last 11 months and feel like I’m getting nowhere. I have a decent budget bu...
Apr 22, 2025•43 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists talk through all the big property news from this week. If you like this Australian Property Podcast episode on boosting your retirement, you'll love the series. Don't forget to subscribe for weekly shows on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. First homebuyers as election focal point Development alleged to have $123m of def...
Apr 19, 2025•50 min
In this episode of The Australian Property Podcast, Pete Wargent of Allen Wargent Property Buyers is joined by Cameron Kusher, Australia’s leading housing market analyst, formerly of the REA Group and CoreLogic Australia. In this episode they discuss: - What has Cameron been up to lately? Change of roles pending. What’s next, ideally? - What a fortnight! What does all the Trump tariff turmoil mean for Australia? Quite a few possible scenarios, and it is hard to predict - Financial markets turmoi...
Apr 15, 2025•42 min
Every week, Chris Bates and Pete Wargent jump on the Australian Property Podcast airwaves to answer your questions or cover the top 3 property news stories of the news. Don't forget to send Chris and Pete your questions! In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete cover: 1 – HUGE shifts in financial markets 2 – Apartment prices soar for new builds (Urbis) 3 – Changes to HELP debts treatment Resources for this episode RBA to launch emergency rate cuts (NAB) HELP on its way for borrowers Unit prices le...
Apr 12, 2025•47 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, Chris and Amy teach you how to win at auction. Basically, you just need to have an unlimited budget (just joking). Ultimately, the buyer with the most money often wins, but not always. They explore: The rules around auctions Set rules (unlike private sales) No cooling off (unless bought prior) Reserve price Pass ins Transparent They don’t always go ‘crazy’ Quote ranges Auctions are about price, terms are prior agreed Auction tips Biggest tip: budget s...
Apr 08, 2025•45 min
The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) price is crashing down 6.5%. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX:CBA) share price is down 7.7%. BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) share price is down 8%. VIDEO VERSION: https://youtube.com/live/SBxxCavI2Lo ASX 200 investors, what should you do in a market crash?! If you're watching the ASX 200 sell-off in fear, rest assured - at 12 noon today (MEL/SYD time), Chief Investment Officer Owen Rask will break down his 5-part market crash investing checklist. ✨ Resources ✨ Rask Invest por...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 42 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists talk you through all the latest property market news. Topics covered today: In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete cover: 1 – Property investors guide to the election 2 – Average wealth passes $1.5m per household 3 – Population growth returns to capital cities Resources for this episode: 1 – Investors guide to the election - ALP: Help to Buy sch...
Apr 05, 2025•47 min
In this episode of the Australian Property Podcast, Amy and Chris delve into the complexities of private sales and how to make offers Negotiation Dynamics: Expect ongoing back-and-forth negotiations, where buyers may present their highest and best offers. This can take place through Zoom meetings or in boardroom auctions rather than through public advertising. Conditional Offers: Conditional offers can complicate negotiations, resulting in a more chaotic process. Simpler offers tend to make for ...
Apr 01, 2025•41 min
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the Federal Budget, how COVID-19 impact property over the past 5 years, and also how the 2032 Olympics announcements will impact property markets in Brisbane and across Queensland. Topics covered today: 1 – Help to Buy scheme expanded 2 – How COVID impacted property in 7 charts 3 – Brisbane announces Olympic venues for 2032 Resources for...
Mar 29, 2025•51 min
Topics covered today: Navigating property inspections with Pete and Amy Purpose of this list is to not go into a property and check all 100 items, it’s a guide for you to determine what’s important/relevant for you -Inspections – private inspection or open home? Sometimes you only get one chance, and there may not a lot of time! -Take notes & videos (ask the agent) -Does it meet your brief? (if not - why are you there?) Property itself – building inspector does check a lot of things (dampnes...
Mar 25, 2025•41 min
