There was no need to dress up for this auction or even get dressed! Auctioneer Christian Jensen from Harcourts Noosa did wear a suit jacket, but he was standing behind a podium – so who knows! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Head of SQM Research Louis Christopher joins me to discuss the market’s performance during October. All capital cities recorded increases, with Melbourne striking the highest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young couple who bought a brand new $540,000 home have lost $15,000 to a little-known loophole that consumer watchdog Tim O'Dwyer calls "disgraceful nitpicking". He sheds a light on how this happened and how to avoid the same trap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prominent property and personal injury lawyer Peter Carter touches on some of the issues around seller protection when injuries occur on their properties. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who is responsible when someone inspecting your property gets injured? Not the agent – that is taken care of in the selling agreement. REIQ's Antonia Mercorella explains more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s not happening everywhere but growth markets are the rule, not the exception right now. But is it enough evidence to justify claims of a national boom? Hotspotting's Terry Ryder joins me on the line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should I sell my investment property right now? There is no one answer but what I can tell you is why you should, why you shouldn’t, when to sell, and what to sell. My guest Margaret Lomas from Destiny Financial Solutions answers these burning questions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 Prospect Terrace at Hamilton could set a new benchmark for quality and price when it sells, and there is no shortage of buyers. Ray White's Matt Lancashire is the home's agent, and he joins me on the line. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The REIQ reports that limiting first home buyers to new construction is a short-term 'sugar hit' that is only supporting a portion of the property market. REIQ's Antonia Mercorella joins me to explore what that means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interest rates are at record lows and may continue to drop, so what then is the best way to approach the market? To buy new or established? That is the burning question that I answer with my guest, KnowHow Property's Bushy Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a state, we need to be prouder of what we have to offer, especially when it comes to property, according to my guest REIQ's Antonia Mercorella. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I can't help but feel there's a massive tidal wave behind the almost 1-million loans deferrals that happened during COVID. KnowHow Property's Bushy Martin joins me on the line to explore exactly what that means for you, as property owners, as well as a taking a deep dive into what the budget means to the industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eighteen years ago, property agents and businesses had a vastly different and "stagnating" image in the public domain. It was an era in which agents used the names of their founders to market what they did. My guest Damian Hackett says this called for a fresh approach to the industry, which became known as Place Estate Agents - and they've just celebrated 18 years in business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The growth of infrastructure is improving the value of properties in the inner suburbs and further out in the regions. Joining me to discuss this is Shannon Davis from HQ Property. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the June quarter, 52,000 Australian properties were re-sold – that is down by 20,000 sales or almost 30% due to the impact of COVID. CoreLogic's Eliza Owen joins me on the line to explore what this means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louis Christopher has been crunching the numbers this week and joins me to throw some light on the real situation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terry Ryder is a student of trends and he has identified the markets in Australia that have all 4 key indicators of growth. He joins me on the line to share what these are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deep dive into the markets in each state that bucking the trend and performing opposite to popular press predictions. Propertyology's Simon Pressley is my guest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some measure the success of their property portfolio by its size.  Property developer and educator Rob Flux is living proof that it is not how many but how good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Queensland suburbs are showing double-digit rental yields and some of the staff performers have emerged out of the regions some close to the Brisbane CBD. Eddie Dilleen has amassed a property portfolio of 25 at the age of 28. He says buying properties now is a no brainer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Federal Treasurer late this week announced that the Government would abolish tight lending laws imposed on banks during the GFC that saw the banks considering some discretionary spending by you and I as a black mark on our credit rating.  But will the banks co-operate?  Stephen Harris heads up one of the country’s biggest group of mortgage brokers – Nectar and he joins us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Streamline Property Buyers' Melinda Jennison is seeing more and more buyers opting to build new instead of buying established dwellings. In six Brisbane suburbs, she sees potential for hundreds of thousands of dollars in added equity for adopting that approach. She joins me on the line. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

REIQ's Antonia Mercorella gives her assessment of what effect Brisbane's two-speed rental market between inner and outer suburbs will have over the coming months. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The onset of COVID-19 may be creating a two-speed rental market, with inner-city rents declining faster than those in the outer suburbs, according to CoreLogic's Eliza Owen. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Property Mavens' Miriam Sandkuhler says Victorian buyers and sellers are currently in a "lockdown crossfire" as Victoria's tight restrictions continue to cripple the state's property activity.She joins me to discuss the impacts. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.