Episode 210: Reflecting on 2021, Anticipating 2022 | Cameron Kusher, REA Group

The COVID-19 pandemic brought ten years of changes in just one year, and there’s no doubt that 2021 has been a wild ride.

That being said, how can buyers, investors, agents, and sellers best prepare for the differences in market trends for the years to come? 

In this episode, we have Cameron Kusher of REA Group to share unique and valuable insights about the property market and what people can learn from 2021, the potential use of AI in the market, the impact on property of working from home, and more! 

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Episode Highlights:

1. What’s been happening at REA Group in the last two years [02:06]

2. Signs at the beginning of 2020 that pointed to the property market boom [03:02]

3. Is the ‘second home phenomenon’ sustainable? [05:15]

4. How many people in the search data will actually buy a property? [07:29]

5. The potential use of AI in property market data [15:10] 

6. What is going on in the Australian property market in terms of inquiry data? [16:58]

7. The affordability drive [21:39]

8. Will there be abatement in the rising of property prices? [22:51]

9. Common filters people use when searching for properties [25:38]

10. Factors that are holding investors back [31:46] 

11. Rentals in Australia [34:07]

12. Looking into the changes in regional search activity [38:41]

13. Measuring the popularity of a listing [40:31]

14. The impact of working from home in the property market [44:09]

15. What buyers and sellers need to look into in 2022 [45:49] 

16. Cameron’s Property dumbo [50:49]

Link from the Show:

• Locked Down But Not Out: Investors stage 2021 market comeback

About Cameron:

Cameron Kusher is the Executive Director of Economic Research at REA Group. He has worked in several areas of the property sector throughout his career and has more than 15 years’ experience working as a property market analyst in both the residential and commercial fields.

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