Is Now The Best Time to Buy a House? Guest: Amy Lunardi
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What strategies should first-time buyers consider in the current market?
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Please remember that all of the information in this podcast episode is limited to general information only. That means the information is not specific to you, your needs, goals, or objectives. So you should seek the advice of a licensed and trusted financial professional before acting on the information. And before you acquire or apply for a financial product, please read the PDS or product disclosure statement, which should be available on the issuer's website. Lastly, please keep in mind that past performance is not indicative of future performance. In this episode of the Australian Finance Podcast, Kate and I talk property with Amy Lunardi. Amy is a buyer's advocate, meaning she works with buyers and investors to buy a property.
Amy walks us through the best strategies to buy or invest, provides a COVID-19 property update, and an overview of the most important schemes and incentives that are available on the market today for first-time buyers and property investors. We hope you enjoy this episode of the Australian Finance Podcast. Kate, thanks for joining me on this special podcast.
Great to be back, Owen, and for another video podcast.
Yes, another video podcast. So if you're listening to this, you can actually watch it on YouTube. So head on over to the Rask Australia YouTube channel and you'll be able to watch this very special episode. And why I say this episode is so special is we have Amy Linardi with us today. Amy, how are you going?
I'm good. Thank you.
Fantastic. I'll let you do the intro to yourself. But one of the things that Amy and I talked about, and Kate and I talked about in the past, is we don't have enough property content. Property is such a big and meaningful part of people's lives. Yet we've done maybe one episode, maybe two episodes on the subject. So we thought, hey, why don't we just get an expert in who can give us the rundown and share with us their story. So Amy, you're that person. No pressure. Why don't we start off with... Just you telling us and the audience a bit about yourself, why you got into property and what you do now.
Absolutely. So first of all, thanks for having me because I've been listening to your podcast from the very beginning. So big fan. So I'm a buyer's advocate. So for anyone who doesn't know what a buyer's advocate is, I'll explain that in a moment. Don't worry. But I've been in the property industry for about eight years now. Before property, I studied economics. So I worked in economics with state governments. which is completely opposite comedy, totally opposite pace. And I worked for state government because I thought I've done this degree, I've got to put it to good use, even though I was never really interested in or passionate about economics.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What strategies should first-time buyers consider in the current market?
0:00–6:16
2
How has COVID-19 changed the property buying process?
6:16–11:48
3
What are the benefits of using a buyer's advocate?
11:48–17:11
4
What are the common misconceptions about buyer's agents?
17:11–24:50
5
How can buyers navigate property auctions effectively?
24:50–32:43
6
What government schemes are available for first-time home buyers?
32:43–40:11
7
What unexpected costs should buyers prepare for beyond the deposit?
40:11–48:03
8
Is now a good time for young people to invest in property?
48:03–50:38
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