Australian Property Talk
Welcome to Australian Property Talk — I'm Redom, a property fanatic. I love sharing stories from the 1000's of investors i represent in my day job at one of Australia's biggest mortgage broking companies, Flint.
I have two brilliant co-hosts who bring a perfect blend of expertise on the economy, property trends and where to buy real estate!
One is a former Treasury economist, Curtis Stewart, who runs FlintInvest - an award winning mortgage broking company for property investors Australia-wide. His officially the smartest person i know, and full of golden nuggets!
My other co-host is Adi Chanda, a man everybody loves, a seasoned buyers agent with a giant property portfolio and fellow property nerd. Adi runs Alaya Property with me, adding in a unique economics driven property strategy that outperforms all the herd following data-driven agents dominating the buyers agency scene in 2025.
Australian Property Talk
Australia’s Most Underrated Property Market? Newcastle Explained
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In this episode, we deep-dive into the Newcastle property market and unpack why it’s emerging as one of Australia’s most compelling long-term investment locations.
Joined by Ben Robinson, a leading Newcastle mortgage broker and property strategist, we explore how Newcastle has evolved from its industrial roots into a lifestyle-driven, economically diversified regional city. The conversation covers migration trends from Sydney, remote work, infrastructure, affordability near the beach and how technology and AI may reshape where Australians choose to live by 2035.
We break down residential vs commercial opportunities, discuss unit blocks, industrial warehouses near the port and explain why Newcastle shares striking similarities with other successful transition cities like Geelong.
If you’re a property investor, buyer or simply curious about where Australia’s next growth corridors might be, this episode delivers long-term frameworks, practical insights and on-the-ground perspective you won’t find in headline data alone.
#PropertyInvesting #NewcastleProperty #AustralianRealEstate #WealthBuilding
Chapters
00:00 – 00:39 Introduction
00:39 – 02:35 Why Newcastle is suddenly on investors’ radar
02:35 – 05:35 Sydney migration, remote work & beachside affordability
05:35 – 08:35 Newcastle as “Melbourne by the Sea” – lifestyle shift
08:35 – 11:35 Coal, steel & the myth of Newcastle’s old economy
11:35 – 14:35 Economic diversification explained
14:35 – 18:05 Ports, logistics & Newcastle’s strategic location
18:05 – 21:35 Commercial property: industrial warehouses & yields
21:35 – 24:35 Residential plays: unit blocks & land value strategies
24:35 – 29:05 Suburb evolution, inner-ring growth & CBD development
29:05 – 32:35 Why Newcastle mirrors Geelong’s growth trajectory
32:35 – 35:53 Final takeaways
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