About this episode

The episode discusses strategies for buying property in both hot and cool markets, emphasizing the need for different approaches based on market conditions.

Most buyers approach property search the same way regardless of what the market is doing. Pete Wargent and Amy Lunardi argue that this is exactly where buyers go wrong. In this episode of the Australian Property Podcast, they break down how to identify the market you are actually in and how your strategy needs to change when conditions shift. Rather than relying on broad headlines, they explain how to zoom in on the signals that matter most: auction clearance rates, days on market, vendor discounting, stock levels and real buyer depth at inspections and auctions. In hot markets, they cover the need to move quickly, complete due diligence early, set a hard ceiling before negotiations begin and avoid the emotional exhaustion that leads buyers to overpay or drift from their brief. In cooler markets, they unpack how to spot a genuinely motivated vendor, when to make an offer before being invited, how to think about off-markets and EOI campaigns, and why waiting for the perfect bottom can become its own costly mistake. The result is a practical guide for first-home buyers, upgraders and investors who want to buy well in any environment. There may never be a perfect market, but there…

People in this episode

Host: Pete Wargent

Guest: Amy Lunardi

Topics covered

• property market strategies
• buying in hot markets
• buying in cool markets
• auction clearance rates
• vendor discounting
• first-home buyers
• investing in property

Keywords

• property buying
• market conditions
• due diligence
• motivated vendors
• auction strategies
• first-home buyers
• investors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rask, Alcove mortgage broking, Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne), Pete's Buyers Agency

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