Home Building Hub
By Colin Bischof & Darren Brennan
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Episodes: 134
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Home Building Hub is an independent podcast designed to provide education and value to anyone looking to build a new home with a volume home builder in Australia. Hosted by industry experts Colin Bischof & Darren Brennan, the Home Building Hub podcast features interviews and insights that will help better educate listeners about new home building so they can avoid costly mistakes when choosing their preferred home builder.
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Ep. 134 | Explained: New Buyer Protection Laws from 1st July 2026
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 133 | 3 Opportunities Right Now Despite Higher Interest Rates
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May 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 132 | Why You Should Visit the 2026 Melbourne Home Show This Weekend
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 131 | Future‑Proofing Your Home for growing families, aging and long term use.
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 130 | With The War In Iran, Are We Entering Covid 2.0?
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 129 | Should I buy a home online - without ever speaking to someone?
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 128 | Shared Equity Scheme - Explained
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 127 | How Long Does it Take to Get to Site?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 126 | No Gas From 2027. Which States Are Impacted?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 125 | 6 Key Steps to Get Ready for Building in 2026
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 124 | Colour Boards vs Colour Appointment - What's the difference?
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 123 | 120+ Episodes of Advice, Packed Into One Free Guide.
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 122 | How Acoustic Requirements Could Add Thousands to Your Build
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 121 | 4 Tips to Avoid Overwhelm When Visiting Display Homes.
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 120 | Top 5 Things You Need to Know Before Making Structural Changes
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 119 | Overshadowing explained… and how it can really cost you.
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 118 | What to Budget For When Building a New Home
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 117 | Cracking the code: 5 Confusing building contract terms explained
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 116 | Going All-Electric: What Home Buyers Need to Know
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 115 | October 2025 First Home Buyer Deposit Scheme - Explained
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 114 | The Top 5 Strategies on How to Pay Your Loan Off Faster
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 113 | 5 Things You Need to Know If You're Self-Employed and Need a Loan
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 112 | What’s working and what's falling short in Home Building?
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 111 | Expert Consultant Shares Top 3 Mistakes Home Buyers Make
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 110 | What do I need to know about my soil test?
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 109 | What Is a Building Surveyor? And Should You Choose Your Own?
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 108 | What is Developer Approval and how does it work?
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 107 | EXCLUSIVE: HIA Victoria Boss Keith Ryan Breaks Down the New Building Watchdog
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 106 | Are Upgraded Facades Really Worth the Money?
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 105 | Leading Sales trainer reveals: How to find the right builder for you
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 104 | The Building Bottleneck: 5 Things the government must act on - NOW!
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 103 | How long your base price REALLY is protected for?
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 102 | Top 3 things buyers don't consider when building
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 101 | What you MUST know before buying untitled / unregistered land
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 100 | Why Irregular Shaped Blocks Can Be a Great Buy
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 99 | Another Interest Rate Cut Confirmed... So should you build now?
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May 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 98 | How Can Builder Advocates & Brokers Save You Time, Money & Mistakes?
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May 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 97 | ChatGPT’s Most Asked Building Questions
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May 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 96 | The Easy Investor Checklist: What to Include in Your Building Quote
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May 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 95 | The First Home Buyers Grant is ending… What other grants are there?
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 94 | Buying a block under 300sqm? Here's what you need to know.
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 93 | 5 Things You Didn't Know About Builders (But Should!)
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 92 | Buying Land? These 3 Overlooked Details Could Cost You Thousands
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 91 | How Trees Can Impact Your Build and Cost You Thousands!
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 90 | Site cleaning nightmares... listen to this before booking your site clean.
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 89 | Pool Trends 2025 - with Walt Collins from Pool Spa Life Australia
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 88 | 10 Things to Consider if Planning for a Pool
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 87 | The Secret to Choosing the Right Block (and Avoiding Costly Mistakes!)
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 86 | Interest Rate Cut: What does it actually mean and where to from here?
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 85 | How to compare builders quotes properly
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 84 | HIA Explained: What It Does & Why It Matters – with Executive Director Keith Ryan
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 83 | Top 5 Mistakes New Home Buyers Make
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 82 | 2025 Interest Rate & Home Building Predictions
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 81 | Exciting announcement and thanks for 2024
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 80 | Top 5 planning steps to take if building in 2025
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 79 | How long does it REALLY take to build a new home?
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 78 | 4 must-know terms to learn before searching for a home design
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 77 | Colour Appointment vs Predetermined Colour Palettes - which should you choose and why?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 76 | WARNING! New Gas connection fees are coming your way
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 75 | If I cancel my build, will I get my deposit back?
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 74 | Top 5 reasons why your hesitation is costing you thousands
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Ep. 73 | Explained: Land Rebates vs Land Discounts
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 72 | Where to find the best land deals right now
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 71 | How to care for your slab to avoid big movement problems
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 70 | Orientation Tip: How to determine which side living areas should be on
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 69 | I’ve built 8 homes… here’s my advice to you
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 68 | Market Update with Ben Stewart from Core Projects
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 67 | Top 5 cooling options. Cheapest to most expensive.
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 66 | Top 10 items to do later if you’re on a tight budget
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 65 | Global Investment Opportunities: Insights from Dubai with John Gilroy
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 64 | Co-living: The future of high yield and capital growth?
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 63 | Top 5 tips to prepare for your selection studio appointment
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 62 | Are fixed site costs REALLY fixed?
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 61 | Land buyers beware: The true cost of cheap land
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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EP. 60 | What does "turnkey" really mean?
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 59 | Top 3 Electrical plan errors you don't want to make
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 58 | Top 10 tips for building interstate
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 57 | Is it safe to build right now?
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 56 | Insurance premiums are going up... is it all doom and gloom though?
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 55 | Maximise your claims from your investment property.
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 54 | Biggest mistake First Home Buyers make
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 53 | Livable Housing explained in 18 minutes
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May 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 52 | Top 5 estate requirements to be aware of
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May 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 51 | Top 5 lessons learnt from the new regulations so far
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May 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 50 | Market update with openlot.com.au
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May 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 49 | Top 10 reasons you should build new instead of buy second hand
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 48 | How does shared fencing work with your neighbours?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 47 | What does Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) mean in your quote?
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 46 | Nomination blocks explained
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 45 | Amazing insights and tips from 2 leading Conveyancers
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 44 | New Regulations Explained in 16 minutes
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 43 | Where to buy land from... and the pros and cons of each
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 42 | Tips for building on rural & acreage lots
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 41 | Why are site costs different between builders?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 40 | Home loan expert says buy now - here’s why
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 39 | There’s rubbish on your site, so who’s responsible for it?
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 38 | Victorian 2024 all-electric requirements explained
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 37 | Quick thanks from us to wrap up 2023
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 36 | BREAKING: Australia bans engineered stone benchtops
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 35 | How to determine which house design will fit on your block
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 34 | The best (and worst) approach to use when enquiring with a builder
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 33 | Top 5 expenses to budget for after your home is built
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 32 | Top 10 things people don't consider when building
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 31 | Should you buy before 7-star pricing comes into play?
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 30 | Examples of how technology is helping homebuyers
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 29 | Titled land vs non-titled land - which is better?
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 28 | Investors - Top tips for building your investment property
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 27 | First Home Buyers - Top tips for building your first home
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 26 | Understanding block sizes, types and setbacks
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 25 | Market update with Will Anderson from RPM
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 24 | 7 Star Energy Ratings explained - with Brian Haines
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 23 | Insights from Rory Costelloe - Founder of Villawood Properties
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 22 | Your Ultimate Property Insights Resource: A 5000+ Member Facebook Group
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 21 | The impact of design and structural changes - are they worth it?
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 20 | Secret insight into builder promotions
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 19 | Discussion with Qi Chen - The founder of Openlot.com.au
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 18 | Amazing Insights from Walt Collins - Host of Channel 10's Buy to Build
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 17 | What are Estate Covenants and Guidelines?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 16 | Site Costs Explained
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 15 | Common Terms Found In Drawings & Plans
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 14 | Common Building Quote Terms Explained
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 13 | Common Land Terms Explained
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 12 | Dean is building his 3rd home. He shares his advice and tips for home buyers.
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 11 | Facades explained
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 10 | Base prices and standard inclusions - explained
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 9 | Common items found in building quotes
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May 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 8 | 4 steps to getting the best building quotes
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May 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 7 | What is a house and land package? ...and are they exclusive?
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May 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 6 | Should you buy your house or land first? …and why?
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 5 | Top tips when visiting display homes
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 4 | Here's why pricing will go up & designs will change in 2023
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 3 | With Porter Davis down, should you be building right now?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 2 | Essential insights from one of Australia’s leading finance brokers
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 1 | Introduction to the Home Building Hub Podcast
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Apr 11, 2023 |