Welcome to an insightful and inspiring Long Property Show episode as we delve into the world of financial empowerment with Sam Woodhouse, the brilliant mind behind Intune Financial Services. How many times have you heard older individuals regret not having the financial stability or health they would like for retirement? It’s a common narrative, and […]

Two years ago when talk started about interest rates increasing some economists predicted that even with a modest 1 per cent increase in the cash rate, house prices in Australia would correct by up to 25 per cent. If these predictions had materialised they would have marked the largest drop in Australian house prices on record. From May […]

Today we’re joined by Amy Lunardi, a top buyers advocate in Melbourne, who shares her unique insights on what’s happening ‘on the ground’ at the moment in this spring property market… Spring is synonymous with growth and renewal, and the real estate market is no exception. Stock levels are on the rise and gardens are […]

Not everyone knows that you can secure loans by cash (instead of property), at least at some banks… Clients find this useful in circumstances where they want to sell and then buy, and they want to keep their loan open, without needing to reapply for new loans again. In the above scenario, without cash as […]

Today’s show is a discussion on the housing reform recently announced by the Victorian government which aims to  build more than 800,000 homes over the next 10 years. The reform mainly focuses on increasing the housing stock with the aim of making renting and buying more affordable. The property industry has generally welcomed the shake-up […]

When it comes to considering a loan application, banks have standard credit policies which guide their decision making. However often a clients’ specific circumstances doesn’t fit exactly within the box. This is when ‘exceptions’ to standard policy are required, and they’re more common than you might think… On average, nearly half of all our loan […]

We love following our clients’ journeys… from first home buyers who go onto start families and upgrade into larger family homes, to sophisticated investors running businesses and growing their real estate portfolios. Separation or divorce is a complicating factor which invariably requires all parties to re-strategize. In today’s show we discuss what we tend to […]

We’ve had some real estate royalty on the Long Property Show over the years but this is a first for us… bringing in an equities guy! Tom started his career in investment banking and then co-founded VP Capital in 2018. Tom has been portfolio manager at VP since day 1 and his main fund has […]

When buying property purely for wealth creation, it can often pay to look beyond your local areas where you’re most familiar. Depending on where you live of course, and the time in various market cycles, it may be that properties elsewhere in the country offer return profiles more aligned to financial objectives. And in the […]

We see a lot of clients in their 30’s and 40’s wanting to upgrade their home. For many, they may already own either an existing principal place of residence, or an investment property, and the question becomes… can they or should they look to keep this existing asset, when it comes time to purchasing the […]