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
We Drove to the BEST OPPORTUNITY Right Now in Australia. Here's What We Found.
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In Part 1, we made the macro case. Approvals down 70–91% across Melbourne's inner suburbs. Prices below replacement cost. Brisbane apartments did 70–90% growth from the same setup.
This is Part 2. We got on a plane, drove the streets, and found exactly what the data was pointing to.
In this episode we go deep on one specific suburb - Footscray.
We walk the streets, stand in front of the properties, run the numbers live, and reveal the three specific apartment types Alaya is buying for clients right now.
We cover:
📌 Why Footscray specifically — the local case for this suburb
📌 The $1.5 billion hospital and 4,500+ jobs changing the inner west permanently
📌 The feasibility math — why no developer will build here and what that means for you
📌 The due diligence checklist — what to look for that you won't find in a house purchase
📌 Opportunity 1: Newish 5–10 year apartments at $450–550k, 6–6.5% yield, below replacement cost
📌 Opportunity 2: Older double-brick blocks at $350k, 7–8% yield, entry from $35–40k — Alaya's primary buy
📌 Opportunity 3: Whole blocks for advanced investors — $3–5M, 6.5–7% yield, land component included
📌 The value-add play: renovate a block, yield goes from 4% to 7–8% on cost, hold to retirement
📌 Real on-ground clips, real numbers, real properties
This isn't a prediction. Alaya is already buying here.
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00:00 - 01:31 Intro
01:31 - 04:29 Why Melbourne Apartments — Recap of the Macro Case
04:29 - 06:09 Why Footscray: The Suburb Overview
06:09 - 09:18 On the Ground: No Cranes, No Construction, No Feasibility
09:18 - 12:04 The Approvals Data: Footscray Down 70%
12:04 - 14:40 The $1.5B Hospital and 4,500 Jobs — Infrastructure Deep Dive
14:40 - 17:00 Vacancy Rates, Rents, and Demand Drivers
17:00 - 20:20 Footscray's Stigma — The Gentrification Story
20:20 - 22:05 Approvals Breakdown: 10-Year vs Current Numbers
22:05 - 24:32 The Idle DA Site: Why Developers Won't Build
24:32 - 28:57 Apartment Due Diligence Checklist — What's Different from Houses
28:57 - 37:50 Opportunity 1: Newish 5–10 Year Apartments at $450–550k
37:50 - 45:10 Opportunity 2: Older Double-Brick Blocks at $350k — Alaya's Primary Buy
45:10 - 46:25 Opportunity 1 vs 2 — Long Term vs Short Term Comparison
46:25 - 53:55 Opportunity 3: Buying the Whole Block — Alpha Beta Property Play
53:55 - 57:08 The Value-Add Play: Renovate, Yield Uplift, Hold to Retirement
57:08 - 58:52 Final Wrap, Summary of All Three Opportunities and CTA
This video is provided by Confidence Finance Pty Ltd (ACL 488313) & Flint Trademark Pty Ltd. This is general information only and not personal advice. Please seek credit advice from us directly and independent tax, legal or financial advice where appropriate.
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