In this episode of The Australian Property Podcast, Pete Wargent of Allen Wargent Property Buyers is joined by Cameron Kusher, Australia’s leading housing market analyst, formerly of the REA Group and CoreLogic Australia. In this episode they discuss:
- What has Cameron been up to lately? Change of roles pending. What’s next, ideally?
- What a fortnight! What does all the Trump tariff turmoil mean for Australia? Quite a few possible scenarios, and it is hard to predict
- Financial markets turmoil and what’s happening with interest rates
- What’s happening with the Housing Accord target of 1.2 million homes. What are the latest stats telling us?
- The challenges with construction costs and apartment prices – new apartment prices are up 33% over the year (Urbis). Doubled since 2019? More owner-occupiers buying.
- What is the role of zoning in Australian property? What can it fix, and what won’t it fix?
- Is Melbourne turning around? Anything positive in the stats?
- Brisbane Olympics plans for 2032. Any impact on housing markets? Olympic village etc. Showgrounds, Centenary Pool stadium, Vic Park, tennis centre
- What to watch out for over the next few years? Any X-factors?
