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“Make sure that if you’re going to get a lawyer to do the work for you in a conveyancing space, that they are actually property lawyers.”
In the final instalment of The Property Pineapple for 2018, Sharon welcomes Lynda Sanders into the studio. Lynda is the principal at the law firm Dixon & Sanders, who specialise in property and commercial law. In a wide ranging discussion, Sharon and Lynda chat about conveyancing, Property Exchange Australia (PEXA), tips for buyers and vendors, and her own property investing experience.
This is the last Property Pineapple release from Performance Property Data for 2018. We will be back with more after the summer.
 
About Sharon’s guest, Lynda Sanders
Lynda has extensive property and commercial law experience and can assist clients with all of their property and business law needs.
Lynda has worked in a variety of legal settings as an in-house leasing solicitor for the Sussan Group (a major Australian retailer), as well as in private practice with the mid-tier firm Herbert Geer, and boutique firms such as Marshalls & Dent, and Schetzer Constantinou Lawyers.
Due to the diversity in her practical experience, she brings a commercial approach to all matters and actively looks for solutions to any challenges that may arise during any transaction.
About your host, Sharon Taylor…
Sharon heads up the research division at Performance Property Advisory. She is responsible for the aggregation of economic and property data sources, as well as deep analysis of the data to provide quarterly reports on each capital city of Australia. 
These reports identify between 5 and 8 submarkets in each capital city, and provide an opinion as to the short term performance of each submarket. This information is vital for clients to maximise the performance of existing assets, and also for selection of new blue-chip investment locations.
 
‘The Property Pineapple’ is one of three segments you will hear on the Performance Property Data podcast. Released every four weeks, and hosted by Sharon Taylor (Research Analyst - Performance Property Advisory), the show presents listeners with stories from real investors, discussing their wins and admitting their losses.
‘Property Insiders’ are also released every four weeks and are conversations between David McMillan (Director Acquisitions - Performance Property Advisory) and industry leaders offering knowledge and expertise.
And ‘Performance Insights’ are released every Wednesday and Friday, giving you technical information and the lowdown on key property markets around Australia. 
For access to exclusive insights and offers, become a member of the community at www.performancedata.com.au

Coming to you from Perth, with the magnificent Swan River behind him, David gives you a quick definition of “vacancy rate”. 
 
‘Performance Insights’ is one of three segments you will hear on the Performance Property Data podcast. They are released every Wednesday and Friday, boosting your technical knowledge and giving you the lowdown on key property markets around Australia. You can also view these episodes as videos on our youtube channel.
‘The Property Pineapple’ is released every four weeks, and hosted by Sharon Taylor (Research Analyst - Performance Property Advisory). The show presents listeners with stories from real investors, discussing their wins and admitting their losses.
‘Property Insiders’ is also released every four weeks and are conversations between David McMillan (Director Acquisitions - Performance Property Advisory) and industry leaders offering knowledge and expertise.
For more information about how Performance Property Data can help you maximise your investment dollar, head to www.performancedata.com.au to become a part of the Performance Property Community for access to exclusive content.

Sharon and Heath Bedford chat about the relationship between house and unit prices. And while there is a correlation between house and unit prices, it isn’t as simple as one going up and down with the other. Lag times between the markets, and a number of other factors including supply, demographics, and high house prices pushing people to unit purchases, factor into how the markets move.
 
‘Performance Insights’ is one of three segments you will hear on the Performance Property Data podcast. They are released every Wednesday and Friday, boosting your technical knowledge and giving you the lowdown on key property markets around Australia. You can also view these episodes as videos on our youtube channel.
‘The Property Pineapple’ is released every four weeks, and hosted by Sharon Taylor (Research Analyst - Performance Property Advisory). The show presents listeners with stories from real investors, discussing their wins and admitting their losses.
‘Property Insiders’ is also released every four weeks and are conversations between David McMillan (Director Acquisitions - Performance Property Advisory) and industry leaders offering knowledge and expertise.
For more information about how Performance Property Data can help you maximise your investment dollar, head to www.performancedata.com.au to become a part of the Performance Property Community for access to exclusive content.

“Banks have reacted very quickly, and have shut down lending to a lot of people.”
In the last edition of Property Insiders for 2018, David sits down with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at the REA Group. They chat about her contributions to realestate.com.au as well as how key markets are shifting in the wake of political instability and the Royal Commission into the banking sector.
About David’s guest, Nerida Conisbee
Nerida is the Chief Economist at REA Group and is one of Australia’s leading property experts. Nerida provides regular commentary for SkyNews and a wide range of Australian media outlets covering digital, print, television and radio. She also provides content for REA Group’s websites including realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au
About the host, David McMillan
During his 16 years in the property industry David has worked as a property valuer and property adviser to private clients, financial planners, accountants, finance brokers, major banks and governments. He has been involved in more than $500M worth of transactions across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia & Queensland.
Since 2009, David has been specifically focused on helping medical professionals, expats, business owners and busy executives build effective property portfolios.
David is a fully licensed real estate agent in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland (CEA), Certified Practicing property Valuer (CPV), Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA) and most importantly is an active property investor. David joined the Australian Property Institute in 2001 and is now an Associate (AAPI) and in 2009 became a member of the Real Estate Institute. David currently sits on the board of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) to promote ethics in the property investment industry.
 
‘Property Insiders’ is one of three segments you will hear on the Performance Property Data podcast. Released fortnightly, they are conversations between David McMillan (Director Acquisitions - Performance Property Advisory) and industry leaders offering knowledge and expertise. 
‘The Property Pineapple’ is released monthly and is hosted by Sharon Taylor (Research Analyst - Performance Property Advisory). The show presents listeners with stories from real investors, discussing their wins, and admitting their losses.
And ‘Performance Insights’ are released every Wednesday and Friday, giving you technical information and the lowdown on key property markets around Australia. These episodes are also available as short videos at our youtube channel.
For more information about how Performance Property Data can help you maximise your investment dollar, head to www.performancedata.com.au to become a part of the Performance Property Community for access to exclusive content.

“If you are looking at heading over there, if there’s any negotiations in your contract talks, US dollar is always the main one to go for.”
The Daves (Misters McMillan and Petrevski) are back with another chat about the investment options for Australian expats. However this time the tables have turned somewhat, with Petrevski taking the lead in asking the questions. And the biggest question of all is “why should expats invest back in Australia?”
Both the Daves believe in the importance of educating Australians who are heading overseas about what their options are in regards to investments. This is why they both make regular trips to expat hotspots to share their knowledge. And they do this the core understanding that the overwhelming majority of expats, at some time, will return.
Whether an expat should invest back in Australia will largely depend on their answer to the question “where do they eventually want to buy their principal place of residence?” Another important question is “where are they going to send their kids to school?” Wealth building and investing should occur in the same market as the answers to these questions.
Dave McMillan tells a story of a recent client - a pilot based in Hong Kong - who plans on returning to Australia in ten years time. When he does so, he wants to live in a $3million property in Balwyn, where he can send his daughters to a local high school.
At the moment, however, Performance Property Advisory sees the Balwyn market about to head into a price correction, so there is no point in investing there. So what they will do for this client is purchase one property every one or two years in markets ready for growth. Once Balwyn is at the bottom of the cycle - in about 5 or so years time - they will buy into the area so that he has an investment in the local market he wants to live in. When he returns in ten years, he will have grown a sizeable deposit for the dream $3million house.
Such a strategy is wise, as a lot of expats are building their wealth, but are not wealthy yet. What they need is a wealth building strategy that is going to set them in good stead for when they get home.
For expats living in the middle of nowhere, one big thing the banks look at is currency and currency risk. Dave Petrevski has found a lot of reticence in the banks to fund many of the smaller currencies. Being paid in US dollars or GB pounds is the best, and it would wise to avoid Chinese yuan in the present climate.
 About David’s guest, David Petrevski
With over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, David possesses not only industry knowledge and experience, but also a desire to help people achieve their long term personal and financial goals.
 As founding partner of Australian Finance Advocates, David’s role is to help build relationships within the financial services industry that add value to their team of mortgage consultants and in turn provide a flow on effect of benefits to their customers.
About the host, David McMillan
During his 16 years in the property industry David has worked as a property valuer and property adviser to private clients, financial planners, accountants, finance brokers, major banks and governments. He has been involved in more than $500M worth of transactions across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia & Queensland.
Since 2009, David has been specifically focused on helping medical professionals, expats, business owners and busy executives build effective property portfolios.
David is a fully licensed real estate agent in Victoria, South Australia and Queensland (CEA), Certified Practicing property Valuer (CPV), Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA) and most importantly is an active property investor. David joined the Australian Property Institute in 2001 and is now an Associate (AAPI) and in 2009 became a member of the Real Estate Institute. David currently sits on the board of Property Investment Professionals

Sharon and Phil are discussing underemployment in this new Insight. Currently in Victoria, underemployment is trending upwards, while unemployment is trending downwards. They chat about how this stat may impact the housing market.
 
‘Performance Insights’ is one of three segments you will hear on the Performance Property Data podcast. They are released every Wednesday and Friday, boosting your technical knowledge and giving you the lowdown on key property markets around Australia. You can also view these episodes as videos on our youtube channel.
‘The Property Pineapple’ is released every four weeks, and hosted by Sharon Taylor (Research Analyst - Performance Property Advisory). The show presents listeners with stories from real investors, discussing their wins and admitting their losses.
‘Property Insiders’ is also released every four weeks and are conversations between David McMillan (Director Acquisitions - Performance Property Advisory) and industry leaders offering knowledge and expertise.
For more information about how Performance Property Data can help you maximise your investment dollar, head to www.performancedata.com.au to become a part of the Performance Property Community for access to exclusive content.