{"podcast":{"title":"The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate","slug":"the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810","podcast_index_feed_id":1140810,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/httpsomnyfmshowsthe/","website_url":"http://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b8741940-b635-4b9d-aae6-cd539dff0acf/image.jpg","author":"Chris Bates","episode_count":456,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T20:17:28.297319+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810"},"episode":{"title":"Multi-Generational Living: Legal, Financial, and Practical Realities","slug":"multi-generational-living-legal-financial-and-practical-realities","published_at":"2026-02-01T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810/multi-generational-living-legal-financial-and-practical-realities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-elephant-in-the-room-property-podcast-inside-australian-real-estate-1140810","url":"https://www.theelephantintheroom.com.au/podcasts/422","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1e456896-5ccc-4968-bba7-289cfc35da99.mp3","summary":"Multi-generational living is becoming a more common response to the uncomfortable realities facing ageing parents and their adult children. With traditional aged-care pathways increasingly expensive, emotionally fraught, and often poorly understood, families are weighing up alternatives — staying at home, moving into residential care, or reshaping the family home through shared living arrangements and granny flats. In this episode, we look under the hood of multi-generational living to explore what’s actually involved. From legal ownership and estate outcomes to pension eligibility, Centrelink rules, and family dynamics, we unpack the decisions families are making — and the risks they often don’t see until they’re already committed. Our guest, Adriana Care, is Managing Partner at Coutts Legal and works at the coalface with families navigating these choices under pressure. She’s seeing a clear shift among the so-called sandwich generation toward property-based solutions for ageing parents — raising complex questions around money, fairness, control, and what can go wrong when good intentions meet poor planning. This episode isn’t about whether multi-generational living is right or wrong. It’s about understanding the legal, financial, and practical realities behind these decisions before they become permanent. Episode Highlights 01:18 — Meet Adriana Care of Coutts Legal 02:08 — Is Aged Care Failing Modern Families? 03:47 — The Legal and Financial Risks Families Miss 05:25 — Why Families Choose Multi-Generational Living 15:31 — Retirement Living vs Staying at Home 20:50 — How Retirement Village Contracts Really Work 25:40 — What to Know Before Making a Family Move 28:10 — Inside Retirement Village Agreements 28:55 — Disclosure Documents Explained 29:40 — Rules and Regulati…","meta_description":"Multi-generational living is becoming a more common response to the uncomfortable realities facing ageing parents and their adult children. 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