{"podcast":{"title":"Australian Property Podcast","slug":"australian-property-podcast-6090037","podcast_index_feed_id":6090037,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/australian-property-podcast","website_url":"https://www.raskmedia.com.au/podcasts/australian-property-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/8fbc08e0-b738-11ed-8311-9b51ce09461c/image/1b9bf801b125b3dd0af92021def688ee.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Rask","episode_count":328,"summary":"Australian Property Podcast by Rask is on a mission to be Australia's most trusted property podcast. Join over 30,000 unique listeners. The Australian Property Podcast is hosted by four of Australia's top property investors and/or financial educators, including: Amy Lunardi, buyer's agent and founder of Amy Lunardi Property. Owen Rask, founder of The Rask Group and investment analyst. Pete Wargent, six-time author and buyer's agent. Chris Bates, mortgage broker and founder of Alcove. SHOW NOTES: https://bit.ly/prop-rask ASK A QUESTION: https://bit.ly/3QtiY00 ~~ The Australian Property Podcast all about buying, managing and investing in Australian property. If you like property, or just plan to buy, tune in weekly. Property formats each month - tune into what you love! Sunday morning property talk (7 am sharp!) Tuesday afternoon (Q&A and guest interviews) Thursday afternoon (Education & deep dives) ~~ Want to get involved? Reach out to our founder Owen Rask on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/owenrask","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T20:19:01.999724+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-property-podcast-6090037"},"episode":{"title":"Banks forecast 10% property drop: Is the Australian market crashing?","slug":"banks-forecast-10-property-drop-is-the-australian-market-crashing","published_at":"2026-07-11T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-property-podcast-6090037/banks-forecast-10-property-drop-is-the-australian-market-crashing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-property-podcast-6090037","url":"https://www.raskmedia.com.au/podcasts/australian-property-podcast/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RRKKR3255465125.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Australian Property Podcast, Pete Wargent and Chris Bates analyse the deepening housing market downturn and what it means for buyers, sellers, investors and first-home buyers in 2026.  The conversation covers the latest CoreLogic data showing capital city values down 1.3% in the June quarter, auction clearance rates slipping below 50%, and a drop in sales volumes.   Pete shares his on-the-ground view that many prices are already 10-15% off peak levels but appear to have levelled off in recent weeks, with few genuine fire sales thanks to strong employment. Pete and Chris examine the Federal Budget’s limited impact on home ownership rates, the SMSF lending ban wiping out potential gains from new housing initiatives, evaporating new home sales, and falling unit approvals.  They discuss shifting sentiment in key markets — including Brisbane homeowners pulling sales and the forecast that Brisbane could soon overtake Sydney as the most expensive unit market — alongside inflation easing and banks revising 2026 price forecasts downward (with some predicting 5-10% national falls). Main stories include “Budget buyer’s remorse” — why first-home buyer applications have slowed despite policy support — and a detailed look at what a further house price fall would actually mean for Australians.  Drawing on 30 years of history analysed by ABC News Business, they highlight that past corrections have been relatively shallow (average -2.9%) while subsequent recoveries have been strong (+32% on average).  They explore risks of negative equity for recent buyers, the chance of a larger correction, Sydney’s role as the market canary, and why fundamentals (jobs, rates, yields) still matter more than headlines. The episode finishes with two pract…","meta_description":"In this episode of Australian Property Podcast, Pete Wargent and Chris Bates analyse the deepening housing market downturn and what it means for buyers, s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2615,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australian-property-podcast-6090037/episodes/banks-forecast-10-property-drop-is-the-australian-market-crashing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-property-podcast-6090037/banks-forecast-10-property-drop-is-the-australian-market-crashing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}