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This week our special guest was Matt Bowen, the head of
consumer & market insights at ING. We chatted about some new research from the bank, which revealed a large swathe of Aussies would team up with a friend to kick their home buying goals. We discuss if it's a good idea, or not!

Plus we chat with Emma Duffy from Your Investment Property Magazine on the latest news in the Aussie property sector.

00:00 – 01:18 – Intro

01:18 – 05:27 – Inflation preview

05:27 – 07:23 – $250 Tasmanian energy bill rebate

07:23 – 16:10 – Emma's property wrap

16:10 – 26:54 – Matt Bowen, ING

26:54 – 28:30 – Outro

In our fortnightly property wrap with Emma Duffy, we discussed the more affordable areas to buy in the capital cities, and which areas are still cheaper to buy than rent. For more in-depth analysis you can visit yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au

This week our special guest was Matt Bowen, the head of consumer & market insights at ING. We chatted about some new research from the bank, which revealed a large swathe of Aussies would team up with a friend to kick their home buying goals. We discuss if it's a good idea, or not!

This week we sat down with Vince Scully from Life Sherpa to discuss the incoming indexation D-day (1 June) for those with tertiary education debts, if it makes sense to pay them off, and if there should be another way that tertiary education is tackled in Australia.
Plus we chat with InfoChoice's Bernadette Lunas on the record ongoing rental price growth, and the latest news.

00:00 - 02:26: Intro

02:26 - 05:44: NAB cuts home loan rates

05:44 - 09:43: $4000 solar home rebates in Qld

09:43 - 12:27: New market leader in the term deposit space

12:27 - 19:06: Record rent prices with Bernadette Lunas

19:06 - 38:33: Should you pay off your HECS? With Vince Scully

38:33 - 39:53: Outro

This week, for the very first time, we're joined by InfoChoice financial journalist Bernadette Lunas. We discussed the latest data from Domain that showed some cities hit record high rents this past quarter, while there's been a change in the pecking order of most expensive cities. Is there going to be any reprieve soon?

This week we sat down with Vince Scully from Life Sherpa to discuss the incoming indexation D-day (1 June) for those with tertiary education debts, if it makes sense to pay them off, and if there should be another way that tertiary education is tackled in Australia.