This week we start to present a balanced view of the property market. Over the next few weeks we will feature a range of respected property professionals and proven industry commentators from Bricks & Mortar Media’s annual property market forecast report that has just been released.

A few weeks ago property investors from around Australia and New Zealand gathered to swap ideas, network, and listen to some very knowledgeable speakers share their experiences at the inaugural PIPA Conference. One of those keynote speakers was the previous PIPA Chair and continuing board member Peter Koulizos – also known as the Property Professor – who took everyone on a property and location masterclass.

While freezing rents may appear to be a simple way to increase rental housing affordability, the unintended consequences will have long-term negative impacts on the availability of rental housing stock, reducing the quality of housing and creating a black market in rental housing. PIPA’s chair Nicola McDougall explains why it is not as logical as it might seem.

Victoria has been named as the worst state in Australia for renters. That is according to research by the Property Investors Council of Australia and the Property Investment Professionals of Australia. PIPA’s chairperson Nicola McDougall joins Bushy to set out the reasons.

The Chair of PIPA Nicola McDougall joins Bushy on the Realty Talk podcast to unpack the disastrous impacts that imposing rental caps would have on rental supply, tenants, and the state economy generally, resulting in an entertaining Freudian slip that coins the appropriate term ‘rental crap’ 

The RBA has suggested that property prices could fall by up to 20% by 2024, but as PIPA chair Nicola McDougall discussed on ABC radio Brisbane on Monday, what’s actually happening depends on other factors, such as where you live.

The national rental crisis is about to get a lot worse as investors continue to sell up and desert the market as confirmed in the latest PIPA Sentiment Survey and the Chair of PIPA Nicola McDougall joins us again to unpack the surprising details and implications.

PIPA Chair Nicola McDougall talks to The Real Estate Podcast about rising interest rates and consumer sentiment.