Remember when broccoli cost $11 a kilo? 🥦

When everyday essentials are already getting more expensive, raising interest rates can feel completely backwards.

In this Throwback Tuesday snippet, Ben and Bryce explain why the RBA does it anyway... and how cooling demand can help stop inflation from becoming an even bigger problem.

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Do off-market properties really offer the best value?

In this Friday Fundamentals episode, Shane Pope and Ben Thompson challenge one of the most common assumptions in property buying.

Many buyers believe the best opportunities are hidden away off-market. But in today's market, the guys argue some of the strongest buying opportunities are actually being found on-market, particularly after failed auction campaigns.

Together they unpack:

✅ The difference between on-market and off-market properties
✅ Why vendor motivation matters more than exclusivity
✅ How today's market conditions have changed the equation
✅ Why some off-market buyers may be overpaying
✅ The role of competition and price transparency
✅ How to assess true value before making an offer

They also share a real-world example where a property purchased for $1.175M later received a bank valuation of more than $1.3M.

Because sometimes the best property opportunities aren't hidden from the market.

They're hiding in plain sight.

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0:00 Welcome to Friday Fundamentals
00:26 Introduction
01:13 On-market vs off-market explained
01:54 Why they're avoiding many off-market deals
02:54 Where today's best buying opportunities are appearing
03:50 Why buyers are obsessed with off-markets
05:13 Understanding vendor motivation
06:21 Why transparency matters
07:00 A real-life $200,000 buying opportunity
08:39 How motivation creates value
09:15 The 3 Ds of property transactions
10:25 Where opportunistic vendors have gone
10:48 The key question to ask an agent
11:20 Why they prefer market testing

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Brisbane may already be turning. Interstate investors may be splitting cities into two-tier markets. And 200+ valuers across Australia and New Zealand are the first to know it.

Ben is joined by Preston Rowe Paterson's Neal Ellis and Greg Sugars, who draw on that ground-level valuer network to unpack what's really happening in residential property, including the warning signs that headlines are missing.

The conversation shifts to commercial, where tax changes are pulling more investors beyond residential. Does commercial genuinely offer a better opportunity, or are its higher yields hiding bigger risks?

Vacant offices, oversupplied industrial units, tenant quality, finance costs, year-long vacancy periods: this episode maps out what investors need to understand before making the leap.

PLUS, you'll hear:
🏗️ Why housing approvals aren't translating into completed homes
🏢 The fundamentals of office, retail and industrial property
💰 Why a higher commercial yield doesn't automatically mean a better investment
📈 Where opportunities may emerge for informed, long-term investors

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