Property Research for Investors

Episode 2 of the So you know - a Finance & Property podcast by UNO podcast, hosted by UNO Home Loans, titled "Property Research for Investors" was published on October 27, 2023 and runs 14 minutes.

October 27, 2023 ·14m · So you know - a Finance & Property podcast by UNO

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Summary

About The Guest(s): Jacob is one of the founders of Picki, a property research platform in Australia. He is passionate about empowering property buyers and investors with the data and information they need to make informed decisions. Summary: Jacob discusses the importance of property research for both buyers and investors. He highlights the different factors that need to be considered when conducting research, such as local government areas, suburbs, and street-level intelligence. Jacob emphasizes the need to remove emotion from the equation and focus on the numbers when investing in property. He also mentions the unique challenges in accessing accurate and comprehensive property data in Australia. Jacob and Vincent discuss the partnership between Uno and Picky, which aims to provide customers with rich property research and education. Key Takeaways: Property research should remove emotion and focus on the numbers. Different layers of research, from local government areas to street-level intelligence, are necessary for a comprehensive analysis. Recent property price movements, rental yields, and increasing income and sales volume are important factors to consider. Picky's platform allows users to access data, follow other investors, and discover emerging areas. Quotes: "Our research needs to create insurance policies or derisk those numbers." - Jacob "The wider we open that net up, the more likely we are able to find those returns." - Jacob "You want to be applying a local area mindset to every suburb across the country." - Jacob "We want to open this up for everyone and democratize data." - Jacob "If we can empower the property buyer, whether it's a principal place of residence or the investor, then that would make me really happy." - Jacob

Episode Description

About The Guest(s): Jacob is one of the founders of Picki, a property research platform in Australia. He is passionate about empowering property buyers and investors with the data and information they need to make informed decisions.

Summary: Jacob discusses the importance of property research for both buyers and investors. He highlights the different factors that need to be considered when conducting research, such as local government areas, suburbs, and street-level intelligence. Jacob emphasizes the need to remove emotion from the equation and focus on the numbers when investing in property. He also mentions the unique challenges in accessing accurate and comprehensive property data in Australia. Jacob and Vincent discuss the partnership between Uno and Picky, which aims to provide customers with rich property research and education.

Key Takeaways:

Property research should remove emotion and focus on the numbers.
Different layers of research, from local government areas to street-level intelligence, are necessary for a comprehensive analysis.
Recent property price movements, rental yields, and increasing income and sales volume are important factors to consider.
Picky's platform allows users to access data, follow other investors, and discover emerging areas.

Quotes:

"Our research needs to create insurance policies or derisk those numbers." - Jacob
"The wider we open that net up, the more likely we are able to find those returns." - Jacob
"You want to be applying a local area mindset to every suburb across the country." - Jacob
"We want to open this up for everyone and democratize data." - Jacob
"If we can empower the property buyer, whether it's a principal place of residence or the investor, then that would make me really happy." - Jacob