Ep 11: The Meaning Behind The Numbers with Louis Christopher

It’s all about trusting the numbers right? But what if the numbers are wrong or even biased?

In this episode you will learn the real meaning behind the numbers as we are joined by one of Australia’s most respected property analysts, Louis Christopher from SQM Research.

Louis is on a personal mission to make high quality, impartial property data accessible to everyday Australians.

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3:22 Who is Louis Christopher?

5:56 How Louis started in property

9:15 How he bought his first property while still in university

11:27 Louis shares how he got into the data and property statistics

16:43 What are the key criteria to consider when looking at data?

18:25 What are the changes in historical data?

20:18 What are the short term trends to look out for  in the market?

20:48 Does the data on yield on a particular suburb mean the suburb is a good place to buy?

27:30 What are the characteristics of a deep market?

30:50 Louis shares some of the biggest market predictions he has made

33:35 How to assess if a market is overvalued?

36:25 What could be the trigger that would correct the Sydney and Brisbane Markets?

38:48 Boom or bust: Property market predictions for the next 3 years

44:44 What makes a good suburb outperform other suburbs?

49:05 Advice for novice investors

50:56 What are the key highlights from the Boom and Bust report?

 

You can have an overvalued market but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll have a downturn or a crash it may just mean that the market may underperform for a period of time.” –  Louis Christopher

The higher the return  the higher the risk.” –  Louis Christopher

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