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In today's podcast:

• Counting the cost of early super access to finance home deposits;
• 15 suburbs that could be very attractive to first home buyers; and
• What to expect from this week in auctions.

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As co-investing with family or friends becomes more and more popular, two brothers have some words of wisdom for those considering the same path.

In this episode of The Pure Property Podcast, co-hosts Phil Tarrant and Paul Glossop welcome Will and Michael Magee, Irish brothers now based in Australia, to talk about why they decided to team up on an investment portfolio.

Together, the group discusses strategies around navigating the dynamics of investing with a partner or sibling, the potential challenges, and the benefits of shared decision making and financial commitments.

Will and Michael delve into the growth of their portfolio, explaining how one purchase snowballed into more and how they decided to manage the investments from a legal perspective.

No one is immune to the confusion that can come with refinancing your home loan – not even a chief economist.

Dr Diaswati “Asti” Mardiasmo, the chief economist at PRD Real Estate, sits down with SPI’s Grace Ormsby to chat through her own experience refinancing her own mortgage – and the tips and tricks she picked up along the way.

Reflecting on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the cash rate at 4.35 per cent, Asti also uses her professional knowledge to share what it means for property markets the country over, before flagging some of the locations across Australia offering would-be buyers the most affordable entry points for property with solid fundamentals.

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