About this episode

The episode discusses a new platform called Envelope that aims to change the way Australians buy and sell property.

Rachelle's book, The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property: https://amzn.to/4svhyoH John's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: https://amzn.to/45l7n9M What if you could sell your home without paying thousands upfront just to test the market? John and Rach sit down with Geoff Lucas, ex-CEO of McGrath and The Agency, who's launching a new platform called Envelope to solve exactly that. After two decades and over $60 billion in residential transactions, Geoff noticed something: too many Aussies who should be selling aren't because the friction of doing so is just too high. In this episode they touch on: 👉🏼 the market right now & the opportunity for upsizers 👉🏽 the big problem in Aussie real estate 👉🏿 what Envelope actually is and how it works 👉 how it differs from For Sale By Owner 👉🏻 will it put buyers agents and vendor advocates out of business? 👉🏾 how the platform plans to support sellers 👉🏼 the percentage fee model 👉🏽 how Envelope provides a more flexible alternative for sellers View the platform: https://envelope.com.au/ Listen to episode 801 inside Australia’s real estate industry with Geoff Lucas: Apple Podcast | Spotify this is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rachelle Kroon, John Pidgeon

Guest: Geoff Lucas

Topics covered

• real estate
• property selling
• market trends
• Aussie real estate
• property platforms
• buyer agents

Keywords

• property
• real estate
• Envelope
• Geoff Lucas
• Aussie market
• selling homes
• buyer agents
• property platforms

Sponsors

Envisage Property, Sphere Home Loans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McGrath, The Agency, Envelope

Products: The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future

Places: Australia

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