# The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810.md RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/httpsomnyfmshowsthe/ Official site: http://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/ Author: Chris Bates Episodes: 456 ## Resource Who's really in control when you buy a property? The Elephant In The Room is where the things that no one wants to talk about, actually get talked about. Veronica Morgan, real estate agent, buyers agent and co-host of Foxtel’s Location Location Location Australia & Chris Bates, financial planner, mortgage broker and wealth coach have joined forces to find out what’s really going on in the world of real estate. Veronica and Chris talk to property owners and buyers every day in their respective lines of business. They’ve observed a wide spectrum of confidence in people’s decision making ability when buying and selling property, often to the detriment of the individuals concerned. They are both fascinated by consumer behaviour and together they’re going to uncover who’s really making the decisions when you buy a property. In each episode they get into the psyche of buyers, agents, auctioneers and other industry experts to learn the truth about how buyers are influenced and why they do the things they do. In every episode you’ll learn from the mistakes of a “property dumbo” as well as Chris & Veronica’s “elephant rider bootcamp” training session. The plan? This property podcast has be… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810.md ## Episodes - [Are You Paying for the House or the Presentation?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/are-you-paying-for-the-house-or-the-presentation) — 2026-06-28T20:00:00+00:00 - [What If Australia's Housing Crisis Isn't About Housing?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/what-if-australia-s-housing-crisis-isn-t-about-housing) — 2026-06-22T06:00:00+00:00 - [When Your Property Valuation Comes In Short](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/when-your-property-valuation-comes-in-short) — 2026-06-15T02:00:00+00:00 - [Luke Metcalfe: Why AI Can’t Pick Property Winners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/luke-metcalfe-why-ai-can-t-pick-property-winners) — 2026-06-08T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Dangerous Property Advice Emerging After the Budget](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-dangerous-property-advice-emerging-after-the-budget) — 2026-05-31T20:00:00+00:00 - [Can Housing Be Fixed Without Hurting Investors?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/can-housing-be-fixed-without-hurting-investors) — 2026-05-24T20:00:00+00:00 - [Negative Gearing Is Changing: What Happens Next?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/negative-gearing-is-changing-what-happens-next) — 2026-05-17T20:00:00+00:00 - [Melbourne Property in 2026: Opportunity or Overhyped?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/melbourne-property-in-2026-opportunity-or-overhyped) — 2026-05-10T20:00:00+00:00 - [Mark McCrindle: The Demographic Shifts Breaking Australia's Housing System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/mark-mccrindle-the-demographic-shifts-breaking-australia-s-housing-system) — 2026-05-03T20:00:00+00:00 - [How Protected Are You Using a Property Advisor?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/how-protected-are-you-using-a-property-advisor) — 2026-04-26T20:00:00+00:00 - [Why CGT Changes Won’t Solve Australia’s Housing Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/why-cgt-changes-won-t-solve-australia-s-housing-crisis) — 2026-04-19T20:00:00+00:00 - [Paul Scully: Inside NSW’s Plan to Fix Housing—and What Could Go Wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/paul-scully-inside-nsw-s-plan-to-fix-housing-and-what-could-go-wrong) — 2026-04-12T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Reality of Buying a Home with a 5% Deposit in Australia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-reality-of-buying-a-home-with-a-5-deposit-in-australia) — 2026-04-05T20:00:00+00:00 - [Inside the Business of Property Development Site Acquisition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/inside-the-business-of-property-development-site-acquisition) — 2026-03-29T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Politics of Density: Who Really Benefits?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-politics-of-density-who-really-benefits) — 2026-03-22T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Policy Shift That Could Reshape Property Prices](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-policy-shift-that-could-reshape-property-prices) — 2026-03-15T20:00:00+00:00 - [Retiring with a Mortgage: The New Normal?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/retiring-with-a-mortgage-the-new-normal) — 2026-03-08T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Strategic Approach to Property Development](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-strategic-approach-to-property-development) — 2026-03-01T20:00:00+00:00 - [When a Granny Flat Makes Sense — And When It Doesn’t](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/when-a-granny-flat-makes-sense-and-when-it-doesn-t) — 2026-02-22T20:00:00+00:00 - [Is NSW’s Planning System Actually Delivering More Housing?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/is-nsw-s-planning-system-actually-delivering-more-housing) — 2026-02-15T20:00:00+00:00 - [Why Retirement Living Needs Planning Before Retirement Age](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/why-retirement-living-needs-planning-before-retirement-age) — 2026-02-08T20:00:00+00:00 - [Multi-Generational Living: Legal, Financial, and Practical Realities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/multi-generational-living-legal-financial-and-practical-realities) — 2026-02-01T20:00:00+00:00 - [The Power of Place: How Architecture Impacts Our Well-being](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/the-power-of-place-how-architecture-impacts-our-well-being) — 2026-01-25T20:00:00+00:00 - [Simon Kuestenmacher: What Demographics Reveal About Housing and Economic Pressure Points](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/simon-kuestenmacher-what-demographics-reveal-about-housing-and-economic-pressure-points) — 2026-01-18T20:00:00+00:00 - [Trust Lending, SMSFs, and the New Property Danger Zone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/trust-lending-smsfs-and-the-new-property-danger-zone) — 2026-01-11T20:00:00+00:00 - [Australia’s Housing Incentives Are Backfiring](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/australia-s-housing-incentives-are-backfiring) — 2026-01-04T20:00:00+00:00 - [Understanding the Forces Shaping the Property Market in 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/understanding-the-forces-shaping-the-property-market-in-2026) — 2025-12-28T20:00:00+00:00 - [What Agents Don’t Want Buyers to See: The Truth About Campaign Histories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/what-agents-don-t-want-buyers-to-see-the-truth-about-campaign-histories) — 2025-12-21T20:00:00+00:00 - [What’s Really Driving the Crisis? Eliza Owen Cuts Through the Noise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/what-s-really-driving-the-crisis-eliza-owen-cuts-through-the-noise) — 2025-12-14T20:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.