Cate and Mike have enjoyed a friendship peppered with data analyses, budget night catch ups, the odd white wine over lunch, and a mutual love of the property industry.

Mike is a regular guest on The Property Diaries, and following his ground-breaking 1000 Assets Study, we now have 2022’s data hot off the press, which showcases some significant changes across the Australian property landscape, and Cate interviews the man himself to talk all about the challenges COVID has thrown us, and how the data illustrates these significant changes.

“The data assessed in this report runs from January 2016 to March 2022 and encompasses seven sample groups of 1000 properties each.”

In this follow-up interview, Cate interviews Mike specifically about the builder and materials shortage crisis we are all facing, and how this correlates with some of changes identified in the study since the former 1000 Assets Study.

From the obvious world event and complete disruptor, (COVID-19) to state-based, onerous rental legislation reforms, low interest rates, tightening vacancy rates, increasing rents and a heightened awareness of buyer’s agents, Mike sheds light on some critical changes to the industry,… all identified within the MCG 1000 Assets latest study.

Cate and Mike explore some of the data on hand and each reflect on the headwinds we face in the wake of an array of really challenging factors all working against us in tandem.

We’re very proud to be able to call Mike and Marty friends of Cate Bakos Property, and more so, a knowledgable pair who freely give so much gold to our property industry.

We hope you enjoy!