Property pod, a Tasmanian property podcast that aims for education and a little humour too

A new podcast is aiming to shed some light on how Tasmania’s real estate sector works.

The Property Pod: McGregor 1st National sales and marketing manager John McGregor. 4one4 manager Patrick Berry and 4one4 Media House head Aaron Horne. Picture: ROGER LOVELL

ACCESSIBLE, easy to follow and never dry and dull, is the aim of a new weekly podcast focused on the Tasmanian real estate market.

Launched by Patrick Berry, John McGregor and Aaron Horne, The Property Pod is a rarity; the only one of its kind in Tasmania and one of just a handful nationwide run by agents.

The idea was born out of a longstanding coffee date between school friends.

While the guys work at competing agencies — 4one4 Real Estate and First National McGregor — they are more likely to be heard teasing one bloke about his beard, dreams of being poached by Sea FM or a love of Terminator movies than to get competitive on the mic about work.

The Property Pod is from left, 4one4 principal, Patrick Berry, 4one4 Media House head, Aaron Horne and McGregor 1st National Sales and Marketing manager, John McGregor. Picture: ROGER LOVELL

That banter comes through clearly in the first five episodes of the pod with topics that swing from light-hearted discussions to more serious issues such as the rental crisis, assessment rates for home loans or what happens when a landlord wants to sell a tenanted property.

Mr Berry said they recently interviewed Sarah Bell, who owns an AI robot company in the real estate space. “It was scary and fascinating, a bit of both,” he said.

Mr McGregor said they wanted to take the “wank factor” out of the real estate conversation.

“It’s has given us a chance to push our knowledge, we have been schooling up and checking our facts before hitting the record button,” he said.

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While Mr Berry and McGregor are the pod’s local industry experts, Mr Horne works in digital media and his role is that of avatar for the listener.

He often play’s devil’s advocate and reminds the guys to bring the conversation to a point that the listener can easily digest.

“The audience we are aiming for is Millennials who may not know too much about the industry,” he said.

“When I bought my first house last year, I had no idea what I was doing — and that feeling of being lost is common.

“If we can help one or two people with the simple stuff then we are doing our job.”

Listeners can subscribe to the podcast in apps like Spotify, Stitcher, Google or Apple Podcasts.

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