The residential market in 2023 is most unusual – prices are rising while interest rates are increasing; Up to a third of buyers don’t need a mortgage and…nobody wants to do any renovation work! The blow-out in building costs, supply difficulties and sluggish response times from some local councils have combined to create a market where the perfect property is perfectly ready to inhabit, But for those willing to take the plunge and renovate the rewards may be lucrative.  

Dean Berman of Berman Buys is Wealth Editor James Kirby’s guest in this episode.

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