Posts by Cate Bakos

This week, the Trio unpack a great listener question. Alex and his partner face a classic dilemma: keep their two investments or sell to buy their future family home.

Australia’s investors are on the move. In this episode, The Property Trio unpacks PIPA’s 2025 Investor Sentiment Survey and what it means for rental supply nationwide.

Join The Property Trio as we uncover how climate change is reshaping Australia’s property market—rising insurance, falling values, and the investor strategies you can’t ignore.

The Trio field two great listener questions. Max writes in about the deposit and LMI dilemma, while Peter asks about new house and land builds and their viability as a long term capital growth option.

Are granny flats a pathway to capital growth or just an expensive backyard addition? Cate, Dave, and Mike unpack lifestyle benefits, council rules, and market perceptions.

The Trio canvas the challenges for first homebuyers. Saving a 20% deposit has blown out from months to years, exposing Australia’s housing affordability crisis and policy challenges.

From forward planning to assessing milestones, and from understanding bank servicing calculations to weighing the risks of construction in a shifting market, the Trio unpack a great listener question about building an investment on vacant land.

This week The Trio expose the pitfalls of median stats and low-quartile buys, encouraging investors to dig deeper into the local attributes and long term goals.