{"id":14352,"date":"2017-10-18T01:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=14352"},"modified":"2017-10-18T01:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T14:00:23","slug":"love-it-or-list-it-neale-whitaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/love-it-or-list-it-neale-whitaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Love It or List It \u2013 Neale Whitaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love It or List It on Foxtel sets up the battle between Andrew Winter on the sell side and <strong>Neale Whitaker<\/strong> on the improve it, stay where you are and love it side. This highlights the dilemma facing many property owners as their family situation changes and they ask the question \u2013 \u201cIs it easier to improve or move?\u201d. <strong>Neale Whitaker<\/strong> joins us to discuss the series and what he is learning about where renovators get it right and wrong.<br \/>\n<strong>Transcript:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>Love It or List It<\/em>\u00a0on Foxtel sets up the battle between Andrew Winter on the \u201csell\u201d side and Neale Whitaker on the \u201cimprove it, stay where you are, and love it\u201d side. This highlights the dilemma facing many property owners as their family situation changes and they have to ask that inevitable question: is it easier for me to improve or should I move?<br \/>\nNeale Whitaker, interior design expert, editor at large of\u00a0<em>Vogue Living<\/em>, judge of the television series\u00a0<em>The Block<\/em>, and also co-host of\u00a0<em>Love It or List It<\/em>, joins me right now.<br \/>\nGood day, Neale. Thank you very much for your time.<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Pleasure, Kevin. Good to be here.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying\u00a0<em>Love It or List It<\/em>. I\u2019ve always been a great fan of Andrew\u2019s and yours, but it\u2019s good to see the both of you together, a bit of t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate happening there.<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thank you very much.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 That\u2019s all right, mate. The series, of course, features fed-up homeowners turning to the experts \u2013 both you and Andrew \u2013 to rejuvenate their outgrown houses while also coming in with an exit plan in the form of, say, a new abode.<br \/>\nI guess for many people, Neale, it\u2019s not going to be as easy to do this \u2013 it\u2019s easier for them to move \u2013 because they don\u2019t have your skills of being able to see those hidden potentials. The thing that\u2019s coming through for me is your ability to see behind and look at\u2026<br \/>\nDo you think people miss a lot of opportunities because they can\u2019t see what you see?<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Kevin, for sure. Absolutely. I think the longer you\u2019ve been in a home, the less likely you are to see that potential. I think we kind of get locked in to the space that we\u2019re living in and the problems that come with it. You basically can\u2019t see the wood for the trees. I\u2019ve been guilty of this in the past, too, in previous homes. You stop being able to see what could be.<br \/>\nI come in with fresh eyes. They\u2019re not homes that I\u2019m used to myself and I can immediately see what could potentially be \u2013 depending on the available budget, of course.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 What are your tips for helping people make this critical decision, Neale?<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 At the end of the day, it\u2019s all about being very realistic and having your eyes wide open. What I mean by that is I think people need to really think about how they live and what they need. I think sometimes people over-capitalize, over-stretch themselves, and take on renovations that they perhaps don\u2019t really need. I think just be realistic about what you actually need.<br \/>\nI always give the example of if you\u2019re not a great cook or you don\u2019t love cooking or entertaining, then why do you need an amazing state-of-the-art kitchen? You don\u2019t. Just be realistic about the way you live your life and the way you want to live your life.<br \/>\nThen also, do your homework. Do your homework with similar properties in the area. Over-capitalizing is a real danger. Be realistic about what your property is likely to be valued at once you\u2019ve done the renovation and take into consideration what it\u2019s likely to be valued at now.<br \/>\nMy final bit of advice, of course, is the oldest one in the book, and that\u2019s always have a bit more money up your sleeve. If you calculate what your renovation is going to cost, then I always say whack on at least 30% because you\u2019re going to need it.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ve often wondered about design and color and so on. I know your favorite color is blue, if I\u2019m correct. Is that right?<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, I like blue a lot.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Me, too. It resonates with me, as well. Who sets design and color trends? Is it the designer or is it the consumer?<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 With a residential renovation?<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 With trends. We see things move in, the old mission brown trend and things like that. Where does all of that come from?<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Trends filter into the fashion industry and the design industry through the big annual trade fairs. The big one for the interior design industry is Milan, which happens every April. That\u2019s the equivalent for interior design to the fashion runway shows that you see in London and Paris and New York.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s when you start to see the trends emerging, but it\u2019s kind of a slow burn with interior design. Something that was, say, premiered in April of this year, you\u2019re not likely to see that filtering through for another couple of years, in my experience.<br \/>\n<strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Neale, we\u2019re going to have to leave it there, but thank you so much for your time. All the best for you and Andrew with the series. We look forward to watching it as it unfolds.\u00a0<em>Love It or List It<\/em>\u00a0is on Foxtel. Neale Whitaker has been my guest. Neale, thanks for your time.<br \/>\n<strong>Neale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thanks a lot, Kevin. 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