Category: Property Development

Many investors are lured by the attraction of becoming a property developer. Moving from renovating properties one at a time, developing a single property or adding an extension to acquiring a site, going through planning and approvals and then developing is a huge leap. Here we talk to experienced developers to help understand exactly what is involved and what obstacles are likely to happen.

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Student accommodation – Brad Beer

Brad Beer – Chief Executive Officer of BMT Tax Depreciation joins us to provide his advice to investors who are considering investing in purpose-built student accommodation or planning on renting out their residential investment property to students.  This is a huge opportunity as you will hear. Transcript: Kevin:  There are more than 71,000 purpose-built student accommodation beds across Australia’s eight capital cities. That’s according to … Continue reading Student accommodation – Brad Beer

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Knockdowns increase – Greville Pabst

Greville Pabst from WBP Group has noticed an increase in the number of properties being knocked over for reconstruction.  We ask him why the increase, what to be aware of before starting and how, if you are doing it, to add value. Transcript: Kevin:  Apparently, according to Greville Pabst, who is the Executive Chairman of the WBP Group, there has been an increase in the … Continue reading Knockdowns increase – Greville Pabst

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Brisbane units in oversupply – Angie Zigomanis

According to BIS Oxford Economics, nearly 20 per cent of the apartments in inner Brisbane are sitting empty and more than 50 projects have been shelved or ditched altogether. Angie Zigomanis from BIS Oxford says more than 10,000 new apartments have been abandoned or deferred by developers in the past 12 months.   We talk to Angie to get his thoughts on what is ahead for … Continue reading Brisbane units in oversupply – Angie Zigomanis

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Data shapes design – Greg Dickason

Data provides insights that are not always obvious and can change the way we design our buildings, says CoreLogic’s chief technology officer, Greg Dickason.   The “deluge of data” now available at our fingertips allows savvy building owners, operators and designers to test their assumptions and change how they think.  Greg gives an example that has impacted shower designs. Transcript: Kevin:  One of the big challenges, … Continue reading Data shapes design – Greg Dickason

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Building homes for the future – Steve Sammartino

We talk to a business technologist who describes what he does as looking at the impact that technology is having on economics and businesses. Steve Sammartino helps companies mash up the pieces of the future so that they can sustain their business model and move to where people are going.  The impacts on property are enormous.  Steve explains. Transcript: Kevin:  Earlier in the show, I … Continue reading Building homes for the future – Steve Sammartino

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Guns and property – Kathleen Norris

We learn the key steps to cleaning up dangerous neighbourhoods from someone who should know.  Kathleen Norris is the managing principal of US based Urban Fast Forward and we caught up with her on her Australian visit.  She now says she has a whole new appreciation about how guns have impacted her home country. Transcript: Kevin:  I’m really excited to talk to my next guest. … Continue reading Guns and property – Kathleen Norris

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Measuring long term risk of property investment – Vanessa Jones

An innovative algorithm, created by Riskwise Property Review, allows buyers a glimpse into the long-term risk-or-reward of a property. Vanessa Jones explains about the algorithm and the report. Kevin:  Here’s some good news if you’re a buyer of a property and you want to know exactly how it’s going to stack up in the market. Buyers can now instantly receive a comprehensive analysis report that … Continue reading Measuring long term risk of property investment – Vanessa Jones

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Never lose a plan again – Andrew Mackie-Smith

In September last year – a program called inndox was born and immediately started winning awards for its ability to help property owners and investors, builders and developers assemble and sort all the critical documents involved in developing and owning property. The co-founder of inndox is Andrew Mackie-Smith and he explains how Inndox works. Transcript: Kevin:  In September 2017, a program called Inndox won a place … Continue reading Never lose a plan again – Andrew Mackie-Smith

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Tool that aids off the plan sales – Justin Liang

The real estate industry is expected to be one of the top industries transformed by virtual reality in coming years. Sydney company Inspace XR is using virtual reality to revolutionise the real estate industry allowing customers to step in and inspect a home, a shopping centre, an office or an industrial site before it even exists.   We talk to the young entrepreneur who is driving this … Continue reading Tool that aids off the plan sales – Justin Liang

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4 step process to success – Phillipe Brach

Philippe Brach is the author of a book called Property Wealth in Any Market and it details the process of property investing success.  We talk to Phillipe about his four-step process. Transcript: Kevin:  I introduced a topic a couple of weeks ago on the show with our guest who is my next guest, Philippe Brach from Multifocus Properties & Finance and also the author of … Continue reading 4 step process to success – Phillipe Brach

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