In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage specialists discuss the Federal Budget, how COVID-19 impact property over the past 5 years, and also how the 2032 Olympics announcements will impact property markets in Brisbane and across Queensland. 

Topics covered today:

1 – Help to Buy scheme expanded

2 – How COVID impacted property in 7 charts

3 – Brisbane announces Olympic venues for 2032

Resources for this episode

1 – Help to Buy Scheme expanded

• Changes in Help to Buy housing scheme will make most first home buyers eligible, Labor says
• Labor to make 'Help to Buy' housing scheme open to higher incomes and pricier properties
• Sharing home ownership with the government will be popular but hardly risk-free

2 – The impact of COVID on property in 7 charts

• Charts show how Australia's housing market has changed since COVID

3 – Brisbane Olympics venues announced

• Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games masterplan unveiled
• Brisbane rates to skyrocket after land values soar
• Brisbane 2032 can launch state's future if we work together

3 listener questions

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• Planning, personalised advice on superannuation

Other news of interest

Budget news

• Budget night delivers no major surprises
• Federal Budget 25 March 2025 with Westpac Chief Economist Luci Ellis
• Households to get $150 power bill rebate as Albanese extends relief
• Inflation keeps falling: lowest since 2020
• Do elections really impact the property market?

Rask Resources

Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au

Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking 

Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) https://www.amylunardi.com.au 

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