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Buying your first home is rarely a straight line — and for Nathan and James, the road was full of detours, tough calls, and more than a few near misses. In this episode, we follow their journey from eager house hunters to proud Melbourne homeowners, sharing exactly how they navigated a fast-moving market without losing sight of their goals. You’ll hear how they set up their deposit strategy (yes, including the Barefoot Investor “buckets”), tackled the confusing First Home Super Saver Scheme, and learned to filter well-meaning but unhelpful advice from family. From adjusting suburbs and rethinking their non-negotiables, to understanding the Three Ps — price, position, property — Nathan and James show how the right compromises can still lead you to the right home. We also unpack their auction journey: the early nerves, the losses that taught them what to do differently, and the strategies that finally helped them win the bid. Along the way, they reveal how the Home Buyer Academy course and weekly Campfire calls gave them the knowledge, confidence, and resilience to keep going — even when the market felt like it was running away from them. If you’ve been feeling stuck, second-guessing your options, or worn down by competition, this real-life case study is proof that you can buy well — even in a hot market — when you have the right tools, the right mindset, and the determination to see it through. Episode Highlights 00:00 – Introduction 01:56 – Meet Nathan and James 02:19 – The Decision to Buy a Property 03:25 – Saving for a Deposit: Tips and Strategies 05:08 – Navigating Government Schemes and Incentives 08:14 – The Home Buying Process: Learning and Challenges 12:04 – The Search Process and Making Compromises 13:19 – Navigating Compromises in Home Buying 14:45 – The Importance of Pricing Analysis 16:19 – Learning from Auctions 17:36 – Dealing with Market Competition 19:20 – The Emotional Rollercoaster of Home Buying 22:05 – Final Thoughts and Advice for First Home Buyers Course Details: THE First Home Buyer Course is our Step-By-Step, No BS Guide to Every Stage of The Home Buying Process – It’s the next best thing to having your own buyer’s agent. With our expert guidance, you’ll know what to do at every step along the way. Become a home owner faster and easier. Click here: https://homebuyeracademy.com.au/YFHBG If you enjoyed today’s podcast, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share the show! There’s more to come, so we hope to have you along with us on this journey! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourFirstHomeBuyerGuidePodcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/your-first-home-buyer-guide-podcast/id1544701825 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7GyrfXoqvDxjqNRv40NVQs?si=7c8bc4362fab421f See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the U.S. waits for the final decision on the fresh tariffs imposed on Canadian, Mexican, and Chinese imports, the housing industry is bracing for the impact of this policy decision. With material costs already a growing concern, these new trade policies could send ripples through supply chains, development timelines, and affordability.Tariffs on steel, lumber, concrete and other key building materials have the potential to drive up construction costs, exacerbating an already tight housing market. Builders and developers may need to rethink sourcing strategies, while policymakers weigh the broader economic consequences of trade restrictions on inflation and consumer spending.From rising home prices to shifting supply chains, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with industry experts Pete Carroll CoreLogic's, EVP of Public Policy and Industry Relations, and Jay Thies CoreLogic's Vice President of Pricing Analysis and Delivery to explore the immediate and long-term effects of these tariffs. Tune into this episode of Core Conversations to listen to the break down on what thse tariffs could mean for homebuilders, affordability, and the future of the housing market.In This Episode:2:10 – What are Trump's tariffs and how will they affect the property industry — particularly construction?5:50 – What are the preliminary estimates on how much tariffs could increase homebuilding costs?9:12 – Will adding additional cost to homebuilding conflict with Trump's executive order to provide affordability relief to the housing market?13:58 – How will material and labor costs be affected?16:32 – Erika Stanley does the numbers in the housing market in The Sip.17:32 – Canadian lumber tariffs, they're not new, but these tariffs will make them substantial.19:22 – Could the U.S. domestically supply the necessary materials for home construction? Are there alternative materials that could be used?22:30 – Will the tariffs have long-term consequences on U.S. home affordability?24:54 – How will these tariffs affect rebuilding efforts following January's Los Angeles wildfires?28:30 – Will these tariffs affect the future of the U.S. property market?Up Next: What Will a Second Trump Presidency Mean for U.S. Housing?Links: What Is the Real Price of LA's Wildfire Disaster?Construction Cost Update ReportRead CoreLogic Intelligence Find full episodes with all our guests in our podcast archive here: https://clgx.co/3HFslXD5 Copyright 2025 CoreLogic What Is the Real Price of LA's Wildfire Disaster?Construction Cost Update ReportRead CoreLogic Intelligence
6 days on from launch Tom & Sam continue their preseason content with this, our formal full-fat look at the pricing ahead of FPL 2024/25. We look at each position by price - using some homebrew data in spots - to assist putting together those drafts ahead of the opening Gameweek. There's a lot of analysis and interesting findings along the way, so do join us. And leave a like and subscribe, please, if you enjoyed the show
As the landscape of the housing market continues to evolve, one topic continues to remain at the forefront: affordability.It's a topic we frequently explore on this podcast because it touches every facet of the property market, including the rising costs of construction. With more people moving to more affordable regions, there's a notable impact on both home prices and the costs associated with building new homes.As inflation remains elevated, people are migrating to more affordable areas, and the construction industry is feeling the strain with a shortage of workers, causing affordability to erode.Building a house involves numerous components — drywall, copper pipes, shingles, and more. Each of these materials, along with labor costs, plays a significant role in the overall price of construction. While the prices of materials have decreased since their peak during the pandemic, the overall cost of building remains a challenge due to labor shortages and other economic pressures.To delve deeper into the dynamics between material and labor costs and affordability in the housing market, host Maiclaire Bolton Smith is joined by Jay Thies, associate vice president of Pricing Analysis and Delivery at CoreLogic.In This Episode:2:30 – What has changed in recent months in terms of construction and labor prices?5:59 – How will declining material costs influence new construction trends?7:45 – Erika Stanley goes over the numbers in the housing market in The Sip.9:24 – There is increasing interest in the construction trades. How will this affect the property market long-term?12:11 – How are natural catastrophes affecting labor and material costs?13:31 – Is there a correlation between population migration patterns and the price of labor and materials?16:29 – In which markets are construction prices cooling off?17:24 – Crystal Ball: What does the future of labor and material costs look like?19:35 – Erika Stanley reviews natural catastrophes and extreme weather events across the world.Up Next: Is There Actually a Lumber Shortage?Links: Construction Cost Update ReportTexas Hail(ed) 2023 a Record-Breaking Year for Insured LossesHazard HQ Command CentralRead CoreLogic Intelligence Find full episodes with all our guests in our podcast archive here: https://clgx.co/3HFslXD4 Copyright 2024 CoreLogic
– Tesla announces pricing for the Gigafactory Shanghai produced Model 3, expects deliveries in 6-10 months Links: Email > tesladailypodcast@gmail.com Twitter > @teslapodcast Patreon > patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Executive producer Rob Gill Executive producer Jeremy Cooke Music by Evan Schaeffer Disclosure: Rob Maurer is long TSLA stock & derivatives The post China Model 3 Pricing Analysis (05.30.19) appeared first on TechCast Daily.
Bennett Karoll of SiriusXM and Skeeter Robinson of MyFantasyFix take a look at the Week One DFS Pricing on DraftKings. They break down each position, including some value plays that could emerge with known injuries (recorded on Aug. 10). Please rate and review this as we get started. We will give away a 2018 football subscription to My Fantasy Fix to one reviewer of this podcast. Rate and Review by August 31.
Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis In this episode: – Model 3 cost per mile of range and what it means for potential competition Links: Email > tesladailypodcast@gmail.com Twitter > @teslapodcast Patreon > patreon.com/tesladailypodcast Music by Evan Schaeffer The post 08.29.17 – Miles Per Dollar: Model 3 Pricing Analysis appeared first on TechCast Daily.
In 2020 the shipping industry is facing its biggest change since the shift away from burning coal a century ago as the IMO is set to impose a new 0.5% sulfur cap on marine fuel emissions. S&P Global Platts associate director Paul Hickin and editorial lead for bunker news Jack Jordan assess the...
Ferol Vernon is the COO of Written Word Media. The company helps connect readers with their next great read and provides a powerful ad platform for authors and publishers. Ferol is a tech genius, and he's worked on all kinds of technology from medical simulators to web and mobile based products for musicians, authors and artists. Ferol started creating websites at night […] The post 70: Ebook Promotion Sites and Pricing Analysis with Ferol Vernon appeared first on TCK Publishing.
Platts Stuart Elliott, associate editorial director, Europe and Africa oil news, and Nastassia Astrasheuskaya, Platts editor in Moscow, discuss the current status of Belarus' gasoline supplies to Russia, its refinery modernization program and Minsk's ambitions to boost oil product exports to...