Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
It's The Real Estate Podcast, brought to you by Ray White, the largest real estate and property group in Australasia. And welcome to another episode of The Real Estate Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and also Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast from.
It's Friday, Black Friday the 13th of May for 2022 and in just a moment Rich Harvey is here from propertybuyer.com.au and we're going to be looking at what do you do as a property owner or investor in this changing market in relation to where we find ourselves in the current softening of the market. And is there an exit point to look at in terms of options?
And coming up tomorrow, we're going to be looking at the Sydney auction market with Stu Benson, who is always busy across the weekends dealing with real estate and finding out what has happened in the auction market across the last seven days. It's the main centre forecast with propertybuyer.com.au.
Well, looking around the country weather-wise, firstly we go to Sydney expecting some rainy periods and a high of 22 degrees. Good morning to you if you're in Melbourne. Expect a possible shower with 19. Brisbane, rain possibly heavy also with 23 degrees. And in Perth, expecting one or two pieces of wet rain and a high today of 19 degrees. It's your real estate podcast for breakfast.
Let's Talk Property, a podcast series with Rich Harvey. And I've got a question for you this morning to mull over. Is there a little bit of panic seeping into Sydney and Melbourne's property markets? With interest rate rises, the increasing cost of living, the federal election nervousness and ongoing international challenges, has all of that...
converge to putting the brakes on last year's rapid price growth? Well, of course, it does present a catch-22 for owners, especially recent buyers. And they're asking themselves, and this might be you this morning, whether it's a smart move to take the profits by selling out now or...
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Chapter 2: What should property owners consider in a softening market?
Do you hold your nerve and wait for things to turn around? And to help talk this through, we are joined by Rich Harvey, the CEO of propertybuyer.com.au. Good morning, Rich. Welcome back to the Real Estate Podcast. Good morning, Craig. Good to be with you. Yeah, it's such a good one to discuss because it is so topical with people in this juxtaposition.
So, Rich, what is your advice to people who decide to sell their properties at the first sign of a market downturn? Craig, I'd say to that sort of person is go and take a cold shower and look at the facts. If you look at the history of capital growth over many decades, going back to the early part of the century, you'll see that property has been a standout performer.
It's a great store of wealth and it's created many, many millionaires over the years. But don't focus at the short term and don't be derailed just because of an interest rate rise, which is triggering a market correction. But also let me say that whatever you decide should be based on your own personal circumstances.
So there are times in your life where it may be a death or a divorce or something where you do need to sell a property, but don't do it in a panic situation. Make sure you get the right advice. But that said, through my years of experience in real estate, I've seen the real money is made in not selling too soon, but holding for the long term.
Because if you hold a property for the long term and go through those property cycles, that gives you as the homeowner or the investor the best opportunity to really grow your wealth. I know many property investors are simply impatient. They hurry to make a fast buck, but property investment is actually boring. You've got to hold for the long term and that's where the real money is made.
And it's all about holding your nerve. So let's look at the property cycles. What is your view of the traditional property market cycle? And also, is in reality, do these prices follow a cycle? Yeah, look, the property cycle is a theoretical construct where you have 12 o'clock, you've got peak of the market, and then you've got a declining market, and then you've got a stabilising market.
And then the fourth quadrant from six to nine, you've got a growing market and then you've got a rising market. So it's this beautiful circular pattern. But as we know, the theory of economics doesn't always translate to practice. And there are some property markets that will shoot up really quickly. They'll flatline or go sideways for a period of time.
And then they'll start another growth trajectory. Whereas other markets will fluctuate it up and down like a yo-yo. And those kind of markets are particularly like the mining towns, like Murrumbah or Port Hedland or Karratha, for example, where property prices are very tied into the price of iron ore or coal or some other kind of commodity.
The property market cycles do exist, but don't expect them to follow a perfectly linear pattern of seeing 6% or 7% growth per annum forever. The key thing that you've got to look at is this idea of long-term. As I've said, markets do rise and fall over time, but the property markets have risen far more many times than they've fallen.
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