Real Estate Hot Topics
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Dive into the stories and strategies that shape everyday lives. Real Estate Hot Topics brings consumer-focused insights on lifestyle planning, financial preparedness, and practical advice for major life transitions. From retirement planning to understanding the lifestyle impacts of buying and selling, this podcast equips the people of the community with knowledge to make informed decisions.
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The show emphasizes lifestyle planning, financial preparedness, and practical advice with topics including retirement planning, the impact of buying and selling real estate, and effective asset management strategies, featuring episodes like 'Planning For The 3 Phases of Retirement' with expert Sophie Doyle discussing maximizing pension benefits and avoiding common pitfalls.

Dive into the stories and strategies that shape everyday lives. Real Estate Hot Topics brings consumer-focused insights on lifestyle planning, financial preparedness, and practical advice for major life transitions. From retirement planning to understanding the lifestyle impacts of buying and selling, this podcast equips the people of the community with knowledge to make informed decisions.
Professional property styling has become essential in the Australian real estate market, with finished products consistently achieving the highest sale prices through effective price improvement programs.
• Michelle and Jodie from Barry Plant Group explain how they work as a team to help clients transition from ”live mode” to ”sale mode”
• Property styling now delivers an average price improvement of $138,000
• Colour plays a crucial role in making properties stand out in photographs and inspections
• Depersonalization is essential—removing family photos, personal items, and even bathroom toiletries
• The difference between partial staging (working with existing furniture) and full staging (empty property)
• Best results often come when owners move out completely before selling
• Property styling costs can now be deferred until settlement, making it accessible to all sellers
• Case study: Acreage property sold several hundred thousand dollars above expectations after professional styling
• Services available throughout Melbourne's eastern suburbs
For more information, contact Michelle Zachariah on 0425 767 900 or Jodie Norman on 0400 579 581.
Hosted by Lee Woodward and brought to you by Lee Woodward Training Systems.

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