{"id":22081,"date":"2018-08-17T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realestatetalk.com.au\/?p=22081"},"modified":"2018-08-17T01:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T15:00:24","slug":"when-it-pays-to-wait-agent-commissions-falling-no-guts-no-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/channels.realty.com.au\/realtytalk\/when-it-pays-to-wait-agent-commissions-falling-no-guts-no-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"When it pays to wait + Agent commissions falling + No guts no gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><u>Highlights from this week: <\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Passed-in properties sell at a premium<\/li>\n<li>Sellers drive a hard bargain with agents<\/li>\n<li>The property grass is not always greener<\/li>\n<li>Gut instincts backed up by research<\/li>\n<li>Mindset adjustment required for commercial investment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Passed-in properties sell at a premium &#8211;\u00a0Justin Nickerson<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 As we have mentioned on a few occasions, an auction campaign is more than just the auction day. There\u2019s the lead up to the auction, and there\u2019s also, more importantly, as we\u2019re now discovering, after auction because there\u2019s some recent research that\u2019s been released by Gavl.com that reveals that passed-in properties are selling quite well. Joining me to talk about this, Justin Nickerson who is a spokesperson for Gavl.<\/p>\n<p>G\u2019day, Justin. Good to have you back on the show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hey. Thanks, Kevin. How are you doing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, good. I guess this is no real surprise to you but it certainly was to me that properties are selling quite well and above their post-auction pass-in price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, I think sometimes there is an expectation from buyers in particular that the pass-in price sets the ceiling and then they use that figure to renegotiate it down with the seller. But the reality is that sometimes with auctions, the price that gets passed in is the figure where the cash bidding has stopped. But then as you know, sometimes the auction starts after the auction, and people with terms and conditions can then get involved in negotiation after the auction \u2013 and that can quite often drive the price up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I think the research revealed that it was selling for about $42,000 more than post-auction. What number of properties are actually selling after auction?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 That clearance rates hovers a little bit depending on what area you are and what location. But particularly in the South East Queensland corner, it can be as high as almost 30% of properties that sell within 10 to 14 days after the auction. I would suggest in Sydney and Melbourne, that\u2019s probably slightly less than that because their clearance rates inside the first 30 days would be higher, but it would probably still be a substantial amount, probably 15% to 20%.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s just a reflection that sometimes that auction being a three-stage process is that third stage is the one that it does end up transacting in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Agents, of course, know this. I think the research revealed that only 3% say that properties sell for less after auction, so the evidence is clearly there, Justin, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, it is definitely. And I think agents are really key in understanding the fact that sometimes the cash interest is there but it\u2019s not a representation of the full market interest and it does need to go to that next stage to try and get a little bit more money for the seller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I think there\u2019s a lesson here for agents, too, and I just might expand on this a little bit. And that is that the agents tend to play up the option of selling on the day of auction. I know there\u2019s still a very high reliance on that happening, but do you think if vendors were aware of the fact that their property may sell for more after auction, they wouldn\u2019t be so disenchanted or disillusioned if it passes in, Justin?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, potentially. And I think there are good agents who are out there who really embrace and say \u201cHey look, it can happen prior to the auction, it can happen on the day, or it can happen post-auction.\u201d And in reality, there are three different stages and opportunities that you have to sell the property.<\/p>\n<p>We, by instinct, tend to really build up that middle stage, auction day being the big deal and end-all and the pinnacle. But the reality is that\u2019s just a step in that three-stage process. So, what we want to be getting across to our sellers is \u201cLook, we do want to try and sell it under the auction conditions if we can because that\u2019s going to give you the best possible terms, which is important. But if that doesn\u2019t happen, then certainly, it\u2019s not all toys out of the cot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat third stage, we can look to engage with someone who might need terms and conditions or someone who might have seen the property late or waiting for a bit of a price indication, and then that could be the next stage where we can get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 We\u2019re probably seeing that more and more, too, with the introduction of services like Gavl, which is where more and more people are able to be at the auction, albeit virtually. That\u2019s probably opened up the opportunity for more negotiation after auction because they won\u2019t have registered a bid prior to auction, Justin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, and also I think the beauty of that Gavl tool also does give a bit more transparency to people who maybe can\u2019t attend the auction or might be post-auction buyers. They can watch the auction and they can get a really good feel for what their next move is going to be strategically to try and get the property after.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 What\u2019s involved with someone bidding at an auction remotely by using Gavl?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 It\u2019s a really simple process, actually. The registration process is similar to that of the usual registration process. The only difference being they do fill out an authority to bid form or an authority that allows them to bid remotely. And then actually their bids are relayed through the app as if they were a live bidder there on the day, and then that obviously gets relayed to the auctioneer.<\/p>\n<p>They do try and make it as seamless and as easy as possible because they want to make sure that anyone who is looking at bidding remotely isn\u2019t at a disadvantage to anyone who might be sitting inside the lounge room or out in the back garden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Just in terms of a technicality, someone bidding online with Gavl, if they are successful, who actually signs the contract on their behalf? How does that happen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Commonly, it\u2019s the auctioneer. In most of the states in Australia, the auctioneer has the authority to sign on behalf of the buyer or the seller as part of the auction terms and conditions. It is a standard allowed process that that can happen. That\u2019s the easiest solution, and generally, the auctioneer will sign on that buyer\u2019s behalf and then the property is deemed to be sold and the transaction heads forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Does it need to be further endorsed after that? I know that it\u2019s a formed contract at that stage, but are there any technicalities to say that the purchaser at some stage has to sign off?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 No, there isn\u2019t. It gets sent to their solicitor, which is part of the usual process that takes place but it\u2019s deemed when the property actually is sold, so when that final bid and the property is knocked down, that\u2019s actually when the contract is formed. So nothing more is needed beyond that point.<\/p>\n<p>So from the seller\u2019s point of view particularly, they have peace of mind, but also from the buyer\u2019s point of view, peace of mind as well that they bought the property and nothing is going to upset that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Busy weekend ahead for you, mate, is it with auctions?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is, yes. We have quite a few on this weekend. We\u2019re pushing towards the spring showing season that everyone looks forward to. And September is going to be a big one as well. We were a little bit quieter through June and July, but certainly, August and September, <strong>[6:28 inaudible]<\/strong> and plenty of auctions in front of us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Are you anticipating that the auction activity is going to increase during August running into September?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Historically, it always does. Historically, September is usually our largest month of volume for the year. I don\u2019t see any reason that it\u2019s going to be different this month. And August is a bit of a prelude to that. The vendors who are a little bit clever and try and beat the rest of the competition in the market usually come to the market in August, and then we have the big rush in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Justin Nickerson, my guest. Justin is the Gavl spokesperson, also a multi-award-winning auctioneer. Justin Nickerson, thank you so much for your time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin:<\/strong>\u00a0 My pleasure, Kevin. Thanks so much.<\/p>\n<h2>Sellers drive a hard bargain with agents &#8211;\u00a0Matt McCann<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Real estate agent commission rates on the eastern seaboard have fallen or remained fairly flat over the last 12 months according to Local Agent Finder. Joining me from Local Agent Finder is Matt McCann.<\/p>\n<p>Matt, what do you put this down to?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 It\u2019s an interesting set of numbers for us. This is the second time we\u2019ve run this report, so it\u2019s the first time we have comparable data. It\u2019s across 5000 agents, so it\u2019s a really large spread of data.<\/p>\n<p>What we\u2019re seeing in the eastern seaboard particularly is that commission rates are starting to come under pressure. We\u2019re not seeing increases. We\u2019re absolutely not seeing increases. And when you start to think about New South Wales being slightly down, Victoria being flat, and Queensland being slightly down, you\u2019re starting to see what we think is the implication of having fewer transactions in the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Part of the study showed that Australia\u2019s highest average commission rate was coming out of Tasmania, 2.96%. It almost seems to me to be a bit of an oxymoron. More buyers\u2026 That\u2019s one of the most popular paths of Australian real estate right now. More buyer demand you would think would make it easier to sell.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think sellers are prepared to pay a higher commission to make sure they\u2019re actually getting top dollar?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 I think there\u2019s something in quality and commission rates and the way we think about commission rates, particularly as being gating items. We see that day to day in our service where if someone is too low in terms of what they\u2019re charging in their commission rate, then we know that there\u2019s a question mark over their quality. If they\u2019re too high and price themselves out, then they don\u2019t make the consideration set. Quality factors are things that most vendors will go to once they\u2019ve understood where the pricing fits, so it\u2019s getting through the gate.<\/p>\n<p>The piece about Tasmania is interesting, and it could just be that property prices have got ahead of where agents\u2019 commissions have adjusted. So, people have got used to basically paying near that 3% commission rate.<\/p>\n<p>With property values going up, as the market matures, we would probably expect to see those commission rates to come down, start to normalize nearer a normal level, say, of mainland commissions certainly on the eastern seaboard, which are much closer to 2% rather than that nearly 3%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 You\u2019re talking about lower transaction volumes compared to a year ago has seemingly started to put pressure on agent commission rates. So, I\u2019d question whether we\u2019re looking for better agents and not necessarily cheaper ones, Matt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 We\u2019d absolutely agree with that, and part of the reason Local Agents Finder exists in this universe is to help people find those better agents and we use the quality markers. I think, generally though, for anyone going into a transaction at the moment, where there are question marks over the value you\u2019ll get at the other side is always going to question the cost inputs.<\/p>\n<p>I think that\u2019s always going to be part of the equation, which is to say \u201cAm I really understanding those things much better because there might be a chance that I don\u2019t make as much as I thought I might make on exiting either an investment property or a home?\u201d just because we are seeing values dip, again, a bit more extremely but particularly in the eastern seaboard.<\/p>\n<p>I think that\u2019s normal, but the real question will be the 12 months from now. If commissions have come under significant pressure and they\u2019ve come down a long way, that\u2019ll be showing us a really interesting trend that generally across the market, consumers think they can negotiate a lower commission. We don\u2019t think the data supports that just today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I guess there\u2019s always a danger that people are going to judge an agent based purely on their commission. There are more important factors for them to take into consideration. Did your study reveal anything along those lines?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 It did, and our two years\u2019 worth of detailed consumer research around the behavior of vendors in selling their property and what they look at, the ultimate decision to shake hands with someone, put your name on a sale authority comes down to much less than about commission at the end.<\/p>\n<p>It really is about quality markers, so it really is about how you think that agent is going to deliver for you and get you the ultimate outcome. Ultimately, the difference of 0.25% in the commission rate, it might be $5000 to $10,000 on a really big sale. But actually, if that agent is getting me $200,000 or $300,000 more on an exit value, then that\u2019s not something you\u2019re going to haggle over.<\/p>\n<p>I think most people come into the process going \u201cHow do I find the agent that gets me the best outcome at the end?\u201d and they look at those quality markers. They look at market history: \u201cWhat have you sold in this area of a property type like ours?\u201d And also, they\u2019ll look at what people say about you and the experience, and clearly, that\u2019s a core part of our service.<\/p>\n<p>But commission rate is important because it\u2019s who gets on the short list. It really is a good determinant in who is one of the three agents that ultimately you\u2019re going to seriously consider and look at those quality markers?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 How much of a determining factor is the skill of the agent as a negotiator to get a higher commission? Have you seen any evidence of anything like that, Matt?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 We have. If you rank the attributes of an agent that people want when we\u2019ve done this ranking, negotiating best outcome comes in at three or four. Understanding the market, knowing how to structure a campaign and how to market a property are probably the first two most people consider.<\/p>\n<p>But I think the interesting part about the negotiation piece is I think in markets where prices are going up, there\u2019s a little bit less pressure on that. I think we\u2019re about to see that become a perhaps a higher ranked propensity capability from an agent is now where we\u2019re seeing valuations not always meet vendor expectation.<\/p>\n<p>I think you\u2019ll be looking much more to ensure you have someone who really you can expect the best price for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Great talking to you, Matt McCann from Local Agent Finder. Thanks for your time, Matt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt:<\/strong>\u00a0 No problem. Cheers.<\/p>\n<h2>The property grass is not always greener &#8211;\u00a0Miriam Sandkuhler<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Quite often, I talk to people who want to get into the property market, and they tell me that they\u2019re waiting for the market to drop or slow down. And when you ask them why, they really can\u2019t tell you.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve often wondered about whether or not we can talk about the best time to buy a property. That\u2019s the question I\u2019m going to pose of Miriam Sandkuhler. Miriam is the CEO and buyer\u2019s agent from Property Mavens.<\/p>\n<p>G\u2019day, Miriam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Hi, Kevin. How are you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Good. Do you cop that question as well?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Absolutely. In fact, interestingly enough, people use it sometimes as a way of making a commitment to actually get into the market and a way of procrastinating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 What amazes me sometimes is how many times they will actually look for reasons not to buy a property when they tell you that they want to buy one. That\u2019s a classic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 It absolutely is, and that could be based on fear, that could be based on being ill-informed, that could be based on just a habit of procrastinating. So, there are often different reasons why people will use that as an excuse to not take action, but ultimately, in doing that, that\u2019s a potential for it to cost them a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I did say in the opening there that you asked them why they\u2019re waiting and they can\u2019t tell you, because there really is no evidence in some case that the market is going to slow. Sometimes it\u2019s just anecdotal, or it could even be their parents \u2013 growing up from your parents saying, \u201cBe careful. Don\u2019t do this, don\u2019t do that.\u201d You become too weary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, and particularly culturally, depending on what cultural influences you have in your family. I know there are certain cultures who won\u2019t buy property unless they pay cash, but the reality is that the market is escalating faster than people can save. Yes, there is a lot of programming in terms of upbringing that can affect people\u2019s thinking as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 How do you overcome that kind of procrastination, Miriam, when you come up against it? What do you say? What do you do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 I try and have a conversation with clients around it and I highlight and ask them to consider the possibility that is this what you\u2019re doing? Is it an emotional consideration? Is it a form of procrastination? In reality, what is the genuine reason why you can\u2019t buy straight away?<\/p>\n<p>And then they start thinking about it, and a lot of people come to the conclusion that there\u2019s actually really no reason. It might be that they need more information or they may need help or they\u2019re concerned about where to buy and what to buy, and they just want that extra added support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 The grass always looks greener, too, doesn\u2019t it? Quite often, not just on property but in life. I was only talking to my wife today about some very wealthy people who can afford to give money away to people who need it. We came to the realization that while that may sound great, it comes with a whole heap of other problems that we probably can\u2019t even imagine right now. So, the grass is not always greener.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Absolutely. Again, the grass is greener is an excuse to not take action now. And when we spoke before about waiting for the market to drop, my recommendation is always when the bank will give you the money and when you find the right property, that\u2019s the time to buy, because everything else is a punch or a gamble.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a trading mentality of \u201cLet\u2019s wait for the bottom of the market.\u201d But if you can\u2019t pick it, you\u2019ll never know when to buy, and if you assume the grass is always greener, then you\u2019ll never make a decision to buy the perfect property in front of you because you will assume that there\u2019s a better one coming along.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I think you always have to look at property as a long-term investment. I don\u2019t think anyone can ever pick the bottom of the market \u2013 and there is no one market anyway, Miriam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 That\u2019s exactly right. And again, most people don\u2019t understand that. They buy into the myth of all property doubles every seven years, all property is a good investment, wait until the bottom of the market. There are so many myths in the marketplace that it does cause a lot of confusion for buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 And therein lies another problem, too. This is where a lot of people come unstuck. They think that everything is the same, all property is the same, all property is going to go up. It\u2019s one of those myths. So, therefore, if I buy a property, I\u2019m going to become wealthy. And boy, isn\u2019t that a big mistake?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 That is one of the biggest myths out there, and I\u2019m going to be cheeky here and say that it\u2019s been perpetuated by a lot of property spruikers and developers and selling agents who, quite frankly, want to sell the stock that they\u2019ve got to sell you whether it\u2019s right for you or not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m helping a young couple at present who are in the media, and I was horrified to hear that they had purchased some short-stay accommodation in central New South Wales. These are quite intelligent people and they admitted that they were sucked in. They were hit by a spruiker and it sounded so good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 And it is. It\u2019s a bit sale spiel, and there\u2019s a whole lot of psychology and emotional language behind these selling presentations. I also call it edutainment. \u201cLet\u2019s educate you about property investment, but we\u2019ll entertain you at the same time and we\u2019ll do lots of smoke and mirrors and bamboozle you, and you\u2019ll be a fool if you don\u2019t come and buy one of these from us because, hey, it\u2019s too good an opportunity to miss out on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s the stuff that I\u2019ve written about in my book <em>Property Prosperity<\/em>, to help people beware of the tricks and traps that brokers and developers throw into the marketplace to encourage unwitting people to buy poor-performing property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 That book, what\u2019s it called again?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em>Property Prosperity: 7 Steps to Investing Like an Expert<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Where do we get that?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 You can download it off Amazon, Kindle as well, Amazon.com.au. It\u2019s only $3.99 on Kindle. You can buy it from my website, PropertyMavens.com.au, and I can autograph that for you or you can buy a hard copy through Amazon as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Wow, that\u2019s fantastic. I\u2019ll grab one of those. I haven\u2019t read it, Miriam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Aw, Kevin, how could you not have read it? I\u2019m sure I sent you one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes. Well, that would be fantastic. Thank you. Will you autograph it for me?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Good on you, Miriam. Miriam Sandkuhler has been my guest. Miriam is the CEO and buyer\u2019s agent from Property Mavens and a gifted author, I might add. We\u2019ll review that in one of the future shows. Good on you, Miriam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miriam:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thanks, Kevin.<\/p>\n<h2>No guts &#8211; no gain &#8211;\u00a0Simon Pressley<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Imagine, if you will, that two years ago, you had the opportunity to invest a relatively small amount of money in a property location that, well, no one was really talking about. In fact, most people were trying to talk it down. What would you do? Would you do it?<\/p>\n<p>Well, Simon Pressley from Propertyology knows someone who did, and it\u2019s a great success story that I wanted to share with you today.<\/p>\n<p>G\u2019day, Simon. How are you doing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Really well, Kevin. Thank you for the opportunity to share this amazing story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is an amazing story, and I think it\u2019s one we can learn a lot from. Okay, walk us through it. Who was it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 It\u2019s a Sydney-based investor who reached out to us a couple of years ago. I\u2019ll come back to what the actual results that this investor achieved, but how it was brought to our attention was just a couple of months ago, this same client contacted to us two years after we helped him buy, and he was in the middle of working with his broker to get a pre-approval in place so that he could invest with us again.<\/p>\n<p>He contacted us with great excitement, and he said \u201cI\u2019m getting my pre-approval. The bank has revalued my property. We paid $395,000 for it. Two years later, it\u2019s worth $540,000.\u201d That\u2019s an official bank valuation in only a two-year period, and this person has not spent a single cent on renovations or anything like that. That\u2019s how we know it\u2019s a factual valuation. We\u2019re not talking about changing median values or anything like that.<\/p>\n<p>But he also recalled that when he contacted us to invest two years earlier and we recommended a particular location, which was Hobart back then, it took some convincing because back then, Hobart was getting a lot of negative press and hadn\u2019t done much for too long. And it\u2019s fair to say he\u2019s pretty grateful that he supported our recommendation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Was there any hesitancy there from him when you suggested it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 No, not hesitancy. I guess it was a surprise recommendation, but once we stepped him through what we knew about the market, why it performed poorly before, why we thought it was going to perform well in the future, it all made sense.<\/p>\n<p>I guess the trouble is it\u2019s very easy for members of the general public to get caught up in perception without actually focusing on the numbers. And the drivers. When we did that for this particular client, it all made sense. As I said, he certainly is very grateful that we brought Hobart back to his attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is one of the difficulties I think a lot of investors have, Simon, and that is they need to take the emotion out of this, don\u2019t they? You need to look at it as a business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 You do need to look at it as a business. You need to get past whether you\u2019d live there, whether you would or wouldn\u2019t live there, because the objective of investing has nothing to do with that, of course.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understanding what are the things that actually influence property prices and then looking at those things in isolation, stacking them up, and then forming a bit of a picture of how that might change in the coming years. Is it a good picture, or is it a not so good picture? When we did that with Hobart a few years back, it was a very exciting picture and that\u2019s certainly how it\u2019s unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>This is also a great example of the power of leveraging. This particular property, Kevin, the purchase price was $395,000. The investor\u2019s own deposit money, if you like, was $75,000, so that was their equity, not a huge sum. A bank loan of $320,000 obviously. But with what the property value has grown by, that equity has increased from $75,000 initially to $220,000 in just two years.<\/p>\n<p>Now I\u2019ve done the calculations for those listening to this interview. That\u2019s a 290% increase in two years, from $75,000 to $220,000 in just two years. What would you have made if you put $75,000 in the bank for two years?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, that\u2019s the capital growth. Then, of course, you have the return on the investment, haven\u2019t you? 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We got in just at the start of the growth cycle, but I think we\u2019ll be out of there by Christmas before it becomes public knowledge that this market is performing particularly well.<\/p>\n<p>But yes, there are a few. And in any calendar year. there are always some. It just depends whether there are lots or just a couple. Here and now, there are just a couple we feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Are they regional markets?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 They are regional markets, yes. I can\u2019t see any capital city in Australia producing double-digit price growth in the next year or two. Beyond that, anything is possible, of course. If it does happen, it\u2019s going to be capital city markets that haven\u2019t already been through a growth cycle.<\/p>\n<p>So, in no particular order, it\u2019s going to be the likes of Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth. Darwin has got too many troubles, I think. But those three capital cities, logic would suggest would be the most likely to have double-digit growth, but I\u2019m not expecting it to happen in the near term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to know a little bit more, reach out and talk to the team at Propertyology. Reach them through the website, Propertyology.com.au, through our website, Real Estate Talk. That\u2019ll take you there. Or you can ring them on 1-300-65-4070.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Pressley, thanks for your time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thanks, Kevin.<\/p>\n<h2>Mindset adjustment required for commercial investment &#8211;\u00a0Simon Staddon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 With the slowing down of the residential investment market, a growing number of traditional residential investors are shifting their focus to the stronger underlying real estate attributes and superior tenants on offer in commercial property investment, according to Simon Staddon of Burgess Rawson.<\/p>\n<p>They are a full-service Australia-wide agency carrying out sales, valuations, leasing, and managing commercial and residential investment property, and featured, of course, in the latest edition of <em>Your Investment Property<\/em> magazine. Simon joins me.<\/p>\n<p>Good morning, Simon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, good morning, Kevin. How are you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Simon, has price-parity had a lot to do with the increase in the number of investors who are turning to commercial property investment?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, I think it has, Kevin. It just continues on, I suppose, with Aussie\u2019s love affair with real estate generally. I think it\u2019s fair to say they do love real estate and particularly, residential. But I\u2019m always going to be very biased; I\u2019ve been in commercial property for a very long time and I can see commercial property has huge advantages as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n<p>But price-parity, yes, it comes back to the residential median house price very often. If you look in Sydney, the median house price, let\u2019s call it circa over $1 million, but there has been a slowing of the residential market as you just indicated.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s no question that traditional residential investors are now\u2026 We\u2019re seeing a lot of it because we monitor enquiry and everything else in our agency, and there\u2019s a lot of people coming out of residential because they\u2019re not quite sure where it\u2019s going, and the commercial investment market is just kicking along. Low interest rates still, and it really is business as usual. It\u2019s a very strong commercial investment market at the moment, and that\u2019s exactly the area of the market that we are very much at the coalface of things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 I want to ask you about the differences between residential and commercial, which we\u2019ll get into in just a moment. 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It\u2019s obviously not the only asset class, but it\u2019s a stepping stone, if that makes sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 How does investing in commercial property vary from investing in residential property, putting aside the mindset, which I\u2019ll deal with in just a moment?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Again, I\u2019ll come back to that point, Kevin, that I\u2019m a little bit biased with commercial property generally, but there are so many advantages in many ways to commercial property. A lot of residential investors don\u2019t realize that very often, under the terms of a commercial lease, a tenant might actually pay all the outgoings, which would include council rates, land tax, insurance, and land taxes really surprises people on a single-holding basis.<\/p>\n<p>But the advantages obviously are the quality of tenant. We sell a lot of brand-name investments, and obviously, with residential property, you\u2019re dealing with moms and dads or whatever, but with commercial property, you can secure a very good tenant who will pretty much look after everything in terms of outgoings.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of rental increases, we\u2019ve just been instructed on a property in Darlinghurst, a retail investment, and that has 4% annual increases, which is really a huge advantage because the value of your commercial investment will go up by the increment of 4%. And obviously, as the rent goes up, it is just a question of what yield is and the value of the property. The capital value of the property goes up as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, you get a different style of tenant, don\u2019t you? You get more of a business tenant as opposed to a residential\/family, emotional type tenant as well.<\/p>\n<p>Can I take you in another direction because we\u2019re running out of time here, Simon? But I just want to ask you, does it actually require an adjustment in mindset for the investor to move into this area?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes, I think it does. I think a residential investor is very location-specific. They have a location-specific mindset. With commercial property, the primary drivers over residential can be such things as asset class, strength of tenant profile, and the length of the lease. The length of the lease is very, very important. If you get a Coles as a tenant and you have it on a brand-new 15-year lease, it\u2019s set and forget. And that mindset is very different.<\/p>\n<p>Investors will go in any location. We sell property all over Australia. It\u2019s really a numbers game, and the location is not the primary driver very often. I can give you lots of examples on that on fast foods or whatever where we\u2019re selling Coffs Harbour, a Guzman y Gomez at 4.5%. That\u2019s not based on the location. It\u2019s based on asset class, length of lease, depreciation, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 And those factors, in some way, are determined by location, though, aren\u2019t they? I know what you\u2019re saying; the value of the property is determined by the strength of the lease. But would I be correct in saying the strength of the lease is sometimes determined by the location if it\u2019s a prime location for the commercial property? A Coles is an example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 A Coles, yes. It\u2019s one of those things when people come to ask, they are inquiring on a commercial property we\u2019re selling, not because of where it is, because of the tenant and the length of the lease.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 That\u2019s right. I do understand that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 That\u2019s the primary driver, very often. Obviously, location is still important \u2013 of course, it is \u2013 but a lot of people in residential find that surprising.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes. The point I was making \u2013 and maybe I didn\u2019t make it clearly enough \u2013 was that the tenant will always look for a good location, particularly if it\u2019s a Coles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Exactly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon:<\/strong>\u00a0 Fast foods: McDonald\u2019s, they\u2019ve done on a lot of due diligence on their site. Exactly. It gives investors the confidence. If McDonald\u2019s have done their DD on the site, it\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin:<\/strong>\u00a0 Good stuff. Simon has been my guest. Simon Staddon. Simon is from Burgess Rawson and is featured in the latest edition of <em>Your Investment Property <\/em>magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Simon, thank you so much for your time. 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