Will Investors Really Shift to New Builds?
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of Australia's housing policies on investor behavior and the property market, featuring insights from property data expert Kent Lardner.
Australia's latest housing policies are designed to make home ownership more accessible—but are they creating unintended consequences for investors, renters, and the broader property market? In this episode, property data expert Kent Lardner returns to examine what the numbers are already revealing about investor behaviour following the Federal Budget, and why the government's expectations may not match reality. Drawing on decades of experience analysing suburb-level property data, Kent explains why many investors are unlikely to rush into newly built properties despite generous tax incentives. Instead, many may simply sit on the sidelines, waiting for political uncertainty to settle, while established investment properties gradually disappear from the rental pool. The conversation explores why cash flow alone rarely drives successful investing, how inventory levels tell a very different story from headline listings data, and why inner-ring suburbs across Sydney and Melbourne may prove far more resilient than many expect. The discussion also dives into the changing behaviour of buyer's agents, the rise of "spreadsheet investing," Brisbane's slowing momentum, and the lessons…
People in this episode
Host: Chris Bates
Guest: Kent Lardner
Topics covered
- housing policies
- investor behavior
- property market
- new builds
- affordability
- cash flow
- buyer's agents
Keywords
- investors
- new builds
- housing policies
- property market
- affordability
- cash flow
- buyer's agents
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia, New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne
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