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Street Secrets
Buying property in Australia can feel like a maze, every suburb has its quirks, every street has its secrets, and each property has unique factors to take into account. Street Secrets shines a spotlight on industry-vetted, highly experienced buyer’s agents who know the market inside out. Hosted by Mortgage Broker and Director of Alcove Chris Bates, this show introduces you to the country’s top buyer’s agents and unpacks what they really do. From navigating local market dynamics to building…
Episodes
Street Secrets061: Vanessa Simpson of Coastal Property Buyers | Coffs Coast
“There are three individual markets with their own intricacies.” — Vanessa Simpson The Coffs Coast is attracting lifestyle buyers, families and investors…
Street Secrets060: Helen Tarrant of Unikorn Commercial Property | Commercial
“If residents spoke English, commercial speakers would speak Mandarin.” – Helen Tarrant You've built up equity in residential property and you're considering…
Street Secrets059: Grant Atherton of Open Doors Buyers Agent | Newcastle
“I just give everyone as much information as possible. It’s up to them how they decide if they want to move forward.” — Grant Atherton Newcastle and Lake…
Street Secrets058: Hamada Alameddine of Inner West Nest | Sydney
“The finer details in helping somebody understand what they really want can't come from somebody that doesn't understand the location that they're buying in…
Street Secrets057: Tony Fitzgerald of AllenWargent Property Buyers | Gold Coast
“You really need to have a really good chat and get into their head in terms of what they’re really looking to achieve.” What does it actually take to buy well…
Street Secrets056: Fiona Landreth of Landreth Buyers Advocate | Sydney (Northern Beaches)
“There’s so many elements that we should be considering as buyers, which a lot of buyers just don’t know about.” – Fiona Landreth Buying property on Sydney’s…
Street Secrets055: Julian Muldoon of 1Group Property Advisory | Melbourne
“If you can really wait until you get to do it once, you generally want to do it really well.” - Julian Muldoon Doctors can have a unique advantage when it…
Street Secrets054: Matthew O'Donoghue of Watermans Property Advocates | Adelaide
“Adelaide post-COVID has had incremental growth of approximately 8% year on year for the last four or five years. Never seen it before.” Adelaide has undergone…
Street Secrets053: Robert Martin of Hunter Farmer | Commercial NSW
“Yield is a great thing and it certainly assists with cash flow, but it should never be your sole focus.” Commercial property can offer strong cash flow and…
Street Secrets052: Greville Pabst of Greville Pabst Property Advisory | Melbourne
“Melbourne is cheap. Really cheap. It’s not going to stay there forever.” — Greville Pabst After years of underperformance compared with other Australian…
Street Secrets051: Michael Sier of BuyerX | Mornington Peninsula
“There’s no point buying something that’s cheap that nobody wants, because you’re going to inherit that problem when you go to sell it.” – Michael Sier The…
Street Secrets050: Shane Hiscock of Founder of Locate Buyers Agency | Brisbane
“You could be three streets away, but it’s just the pocket and the area of that suburb that’s attracting a higher price or a lower price.” – Shane Hiscock A…
Street Secrets049: Lachlan Delahunty of Follio | Nationwide
“You learn more in a downturn than you do in an upswing.” – Lachlan Delahunty In this week’s episode, Chris Bates speaks with Lachlan Delahunty, property…
Street Secrets048: Brady Yoshia of Brady Marcs Buyers Advocacy | North Shore Sydney
“There's no one-size-fits-all. It's about understanding what's important to the buyer today—and what their life will look like five to ten years from now.” —…
Street Secrets047: Celina Gregory of Buying Highlands | Southern Highlands
“It's not just about buying a property or a house—it's about helping people create the lifestyle they want.” — Celina Gregory The NSW South Coast and Southern…
Street Secrets046: Michelle Tucker of Spring Buyers Agency | Central Coast
"People don't know what they don't know." — Michelle Tucker Buying property on the Central Coast isn't simply about finding a home near the beach. It's about…
Street Secrets045: Peter Gavalas of Resolve Property Solutions | Perth
"Every suburb is different, every price point is different. Perth is full of micro-markets, and that's never been more important to understand." – Peter…
Street Secrets044: Belinda Tennant of Thrive Property NT | Darwin
"You can be in a great suburb in Darwin… but there's a good street and there's also a bad street. You really need to know the area." – Belinda Tennant Darwin…
Street Secrets043: Karen Young of Property Zest | North Brisbane & Southern Sunshine Coast
“You can buy near the train station in Caboolture—but you want to be a little bit careful, because it can be a bit rough and ready.” Brisbane’s northern…
Street Secrets042: Scott McGeever of Property Searchers | Brisbane
"Stick to quality. A quality asset will always appreciate, or at least hold its ground when the market softens." – Scott McGeever Few people have witnessed…
Street Secrets041: Michael Ramsay of The Advocates | Geelong - Bellerine Peninsula
“People say buyers' advocates help you buy the right house. They help you not buy the wrong house.” – Michael Ramsay Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula have…
Street Secrets040: Ying Chan of Eclipse Property Advisory | Melbourne - North East
“The key word is lifestyle. That’s been really, really valuable to buyers post-COVID.” – Ying Chan Melbourne’s Outer East has quietly become one of the city’s…
Street Secrets039: Chris Curtis of Curtis Associates | Inner City - Sydney
“Scarcity drives value… and most people don’t understand what real scarcity looks like.” – Chris Curtis Inner city Sydney is one of the most competitive and…
Street Secrets038: Steve Palise of Palise Property | Nationwide (Commercial)
“Commercial outperforms — you get three times the cash flow and the same capital growth.” – Steve Palise Commercial property is gaining serious momentum—but…
Street Secrets037: Henny Rahardja of OH Property | Northern Sydney
“There’s no point looking at properties until you’ve nailed the strategy.” – Henny Rahardja Buying on Sydney’s North Shore isn’t just competitive—it’s…
Street Secrets036: Lisa Parker of Parker Buyer Advocates | Melbourne – South
“We can buy a perfect, pretty home that fits the budget… but it doesn’t necessarily mean that home is going to grow in value.” – Lisa Parker Melbourne’s South…
Street Secrets035: Amy Lunardi of Amy Lunardi Property | Melbourne Inner North
“Some areas are undiscovered and unexplored… but you need to know what makes them tick.” – Amy Lunardi Melbourne’s Inner North is one of the city’s most…
Street Secrets034: Melinda Granzien of Precision Property Buyers Agency | Ipswich & Toowoomba
“Toowoomba is very regional, Ipswich still has that rural feel—and both have had major shifts.” – Melinda Granzien Ipswich and Toowoomba are no longer fringe…
Street Secrets033: Matt Spooner of Buyers Market Buyers Agents | Sydney - East
“There are micro markets within micro markets within micro markets.” – Matt Spooner Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs is one of the most competitive property markets in…
Street Secrets032: James Freudigmann of PMC Property Buyers | Brisbane - Inner
“It's not just an investment—you’re buying a home for someone else to live in.” – James Freudigmann Brisbane has gone from a “sleepy” market to one of the most…
Street Secrets031: Reece Marini of AllenWargent Property | Newcastle
“There are significant opportunities across Newcastle… in a market that’s relatively affordable, with lifestyle close to the beach and the city.” — Reece…
Street Secrets030: Scott Aggett of Green Shoots Property | Nationwide Negotiation
“Understanding the motivation of the vendor, the buyer competition, and the sales agent — those three pillars set up every negotiation.” – Scott Aggett…
Street Secrets029: Jayden Hurvitz of One Buyers Agency | Sydney - Top End
“Eight or nine years ago, we were buying the same houses in Maroubra for $1.2M to $1.5M that are now going for $8M, $9M, $10M.” — Jayden Hurvitz Sydney’s…
Street Secrets028: David Zerna of Timar Buyers Agency | Tasmania
“If you get in early, you win 50% of the time — but most investors don’t get in early. They go in once it’s hit realestate.com or the front page of the Herald…
Street Secrets027: Jason Baron of The Property Baron | Sunshine Coast
“People don’t know what they don’t know… they might have bought a few properties before, but local knowledge gives you a huge advantage.” – Jason Baron The…
Street Secrets026: David Easterbrook of Elite Buyers Agent | Melbourne Bayside
Melbourne hasn’t had the headline-grabbing boom of Brisbane or Perth—but that doesn’t mean the opportunity isn’t there. In this episode, David Easterbrook…
Street Secrets025: Mark Errichiello of Master Advocates | Melbourne - North West
“It’s not always just a property to occupy or invest — you’ve got to dig deeper. What are the goals over the next five, ten years?” – Mark Errichiello…
Street Secrets024: Chris Gray of Your Empire | Sydney - East
“When it comes to a home, it’s not about price. It’s do you want to live in the house you can get for cheap that you’re going to be unhappy in? Or do you want…
Street Secrets023: Warwick Brookes of Domain & Co | Melbourne - Inner East
What looks like a great home today can quietly become a problem asset tomorrow—especially in Melbourne’s inner east. In this episode, buyer’s agent Warwick…
Street Secrets022: Nick Viner - Buyer's Domain - Sydney - Inner West
“I’ve had clients looking for over 10 years before buying — imagine the capital growth they missed.” – Nick Viner Sydney’s Inner West looks simple on a map…
Street Secrets021: Stuart Jones of Jones Property Advisory | Sydney - East
“I put people in property. I don’t put property in people.” – Stuart Jones Buying property in Sydney’s East isn’t about hype — it’s about understanding how…
Street Secrets020: John Carew of Mayfield Property Buyers | Sydney – Inner West
“A good buyer’s agent should keep you out of trouble—the cost of getting it wrong in Sydney has many zeroes in the end.” – John Carew Sydney’s Inner West has…
Street Secrets019: Cathy McGowan | McGowan Property Buyers | Upper North Shore Sydney
“I think we can do better than this property. Let's walk away from this one.” – Cathy McGowan Buying property in Sydney’s North Shore and Hills looks simple…
Street Secrets018: Matthew Ward of WPG Advisory | New South Wales - Central
“Some of those things are not written on the internet — you can’t Google this stuff. You’ve got to live it.” — Matthew Ward Matthew Ward has spent over 25…
Street Secrets017: Jess Ellam of Ellam Property | Adelaide
“Adelaide has always been slow and steady — we’re not volatile like the Eastern states.” — Jess Ellam Adelaide has quietly become one of Australia’s most…
Street Secrets016: Andrew Hancock of My Property Pro | Sydney - Sutherland
“Buying property is both an art and a science—you can’t ignore either.” - Andrew Hancock The Sutherland Shire is one of Sydney’s most misunderstood property…
Street Secrets015: Will Hosking of PMC | Northern Beaches - Sydney
“Over the last five years, we’ve helped 10 local selling agents buy their own homes — and that trust doesn’t happen by accident.” — Will Hosking The Northern…
Street Secrets014: Melinda Jennison of Streamline Property Buyers | Brisbane - Inner
“Land and location matter most — not every square metre of Brisbane land is created equal.” - Melinda Jennison Brisbane’s market is shifting fast — tight…
Street Secrets013: Matthew Hughes of Capital Property Advisory | Perth
"If investors flood a suburb and locals can’t afford to buy there anymore, that’s when you know the downside risk is real." — Matthew Hughes Perth has…
Street Secrets012: Tony Coughran of SimplyGC | Gold Coast
“Sub-market areas will outperform a postcode every day of the week.” — Tony Coughran The Gold Coast is booming, but it’s also one of Australia’s most…
Street Secrets011: Claire Corby of Capital Buyers Agency | Canberra
“There was a recent study where South Canberra ranked as the best place in Australia to raise a family.” This episode goes deep into how Canberra really works…
Street Secrets010: Matt Knight of Precium | South Coast - NSW
“What’s super fascinating about supply and demand on the South Coast is actually the geography. We’ve got an ocean, an escarpment, a cliff, and a string of…
Street Secrets009: Ray Chua of Buyers Advocate Perth | Perth
“Buy where people want to live, not where they have to live.” — Ray Chua With two decades in Perth real estate, Ray Chua has seen every cycle — from mining…
Street Secrets008: Meighan Wells of Property Pursuit | Brisbane - Inner
“Anyone who thinks they’ve done well because they’ve been in property for five years is kidding themselves.” – Meighan Wells Brisbane veteran Meighan Wells has…
Street Secrets007: Ben Plohl of BFP Property Group | Sydney - West
“The biggest infrastructure project that this country has seen is really revolutionizing the Western Sydney area that's gonna create thousands and thousands of…
Street Secrets006: Matt Sharp of Sharp Property Buyers | Central Coast
“People are drawn to the Central Coast for two things — affordability and lifestyle.” – Matt Sharp Australia’s Central Coast has transformed from a weekend…
Street Secrets005: Jarrod McCabe of Wakelin Property Advisory | Melbourne - Inner Ring
“The best way to focus on yield is to buy something with strong land value and minimal improvements.” – Jarrod McCabe Melbourne’s inner ring can look like a…
Street Secrets004: Veronica Morgan of Good Deeds Property Buyers | Sydney - Inner West
“Our motto is simple: buy without regrets.” – Veronica Morgan Sydney’s Inner West is one of the most complex and competitive property markets in Australia. In…
Street Secrets003: Pete Wargent of AllenWargent Property Buyers | Brisbane - Inner City
“The type of dwelling that people want in Brisbane is a detached house… but you’ve got to be careful where you buy.” – Pete Wargent Brisbane might look…
Street Secrets002: Frank Russo of Search Find Invest | Sydney - Eastern Suburbs
"Just 'cause it's on the same street, that doesn't necessarily mean it's worth the same price." – Frank Russo Buying property in Sydney’s eastern suburbs isn’t…