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$32,000. That's the stamp duty bill on an $850,000 first home in WA, on top of a $44,000 deposit. In this episode, Michael sits down with Trent Fleskens, Managing Director of Strategic Property Group and host of The Perth Property Show, to unpack why Perth's rising listings might just be a reset, not a downturn, and what needs to change for young buyers to get a fair shot. 🔔 Subscribe & leave a comment with your questions, we build episodes around what YOU want to know. General advice only and not personal advice. CRN 485467 In this episode: Why rising listings might be a market reset rather than a warning sign What a 30 percent drop in investment lending means for buyers and brokers When Trent expects the next RBA rate move and why Where the real opportunities are in today's Perth market How new R-Code changes could unlock thousands of infill sites Why Trent believes Perth's blue-chip suburbs stretch far beyond the Golden Triangle What happens as East Coast investors start selling out of Perth Why Trent calls stamp duty a disgusting tax, and what should replace it What Trent has learned building Strategic Property Group and becoming a dad Subscribe: https://youtube.com/@ThatBackyardPropertyPodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/backyardpropertypod?igsh=MWhkOWx5YzJxdDc3ag== Website: https://tuskfinance.com.au Connect with Michael: Facebook https://facebook.com/tuskfinancemk, Instagram https://instagram.com/mortgageswmichael, LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/michaelkilliner, TikTok https://tiktok.com/@backyardpropertypodcast, Tusk Finance: [email protected] Chapters: 00:00 Is this the market reset or something deeper 00:52 Welcome back and meet Trent Fleskens 01:22 Listings pushing toward 7,000 03:10 What a healthy market actually looks like 05:26 Investment lending down 30 percent, who feels it 07:35 When will the next rate cut land 09:47 Where the real opportunities are right now 11:50 The R-Code changes explained 14:41 Will infill actually deliver more supply 17:05 Blue-chip Perth beyond the Golden Triangle 18:16 East Coast investors selling out 20:19 Is Perth becoming a two-tier market 23:20 What actually drives Melbourne versus Perth 27:09 Could stamp duty ever be scrapped 29:11 The real cost of stamp duty for first home buyers 32:41 What NSW's land tax experiment showed 34:53 What's next for Strategic Property Group 37:39 Being a business owner and a dad Produced by Podwave Studios: https://www.podwavestudios.au #PerthPropertyMarket #PerthRealEstate #WAProperty #PropertyInvesting #RealEstateAustralia #StampDuty #FirstHomeBuyer #PropertyDevelopment #PerthSuburbs #InfillDevelopment #RCodeReform #PropertyMarketUpdate #RealEstateInvesting #AustralianEconomy #InterestRates #RBA #TuskFinance #ThatBackyardPropertyPodcast #PropertyPodcast #PerthWA #LandTax
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