Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast
Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast helps you navigate the world of buying and selling property, with expert insights from Steve Athanates, Owner and Principal of NGU Real Estate Ipswich.
Episodes
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates sits down with Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down NGU Ipswich's results for September 2026. Fresh off the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest cash rate decision on September 29th, Steve cuts through the headlines to deliver the real numbers on the ground. Despite market corrections and talk of economic doom, NGU Real Estate poste...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Steve Beach from Stanford Financial to discuss the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60%. Steve Beach breaks down the core factors behind the rate movement, including persistent inflation pressures and rising cost-of-living expenses. They explore practical strategies for local mortgage holders to...
Steve Athanates is joined by Danny Parsons, owner of NGU Real Estate Ipswich Central, for a special audience Q&A session. Together, they tackle the biggest questions sent in by listeners looking to navigate today's shifting market conditions. Steve and Danny offer straight-talking advice on why buyer selectivity is rising, the hidden dangers of starting a "discounting cycle" on your asking price, and how smart sellers leverage ...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to unpack the full results for August 2026. Despite broader media talk of a slowing market, NGU Real Estate Ipswich put together a massive month, listing 111 properties and achieving 79 sales totaling over $80 million in local real estate.
In this milestone 100th episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Steve Beach from Stanford Financial to break down the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest decision to hold the cash rate at 4.35%. They dive into what this interest rate pause means for local homeowners and buyers, how trimmed inflation is plateauing, and why major banks are seeing a drop in home loan applications. Steve Beech outlin...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down the full results for the month of July. Despite broader market uncertainty, NGU Real Estate Ipswich listed an incredible 130 properties and achieved 73 sales totaling over $69 million in local real estate. Steve shares a straight-talking breakdown of changing market dynamics, including w...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down the final numbers for a massive 2025–2026 financial year. Despite interest rate spikes, global pressures, and a disruptive federal budget, NGU Real Estate Ipswich put together an incredible performance, listing 1,106 properties and securing 871 sales for a staggering $833 million i...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to wrap up what turned out to be a massive June for NGU Real Estate Ipswich. Despite all the noise around the federal budget, negative gearing changes and falling auction clearance rates, NGU Ipswich listed 109 properties and sold 83 homes for the month — just under $98 million worth of Ipswich ...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Steve Beach from Stanford Financial to break down the RBA's June decision and for the first time in a while, it's good news. Rates are on hold. Steve Beach unpacks the data behind the decision, including headline inflation dropping from 4.6% to 4.2%, rising unemployment, and the major banks already quietly cutting fixed rates which is a sign the tide may...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to cut through the noise and give a clear, honest picture of what the federal budget has actually done to the Ipswich property market. With changes to negative gearing for future investment purchases, there's been no shortage of headlines and no shortage of panic. Steve breaks down who benefits from t...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down how the Ipswich property market performed in May 2026. NGU Real Estate Ipswich listed 121 properties and sold 78 homes for the month. Steve shares his view that January 2026 was likely the peak of the market, with prices now stabilising and more stock coming through which is actually gre...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Daniel Parsons is joined by Matt Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down how the Ipswich property market performed in April 2026. Despite a busy Easter period and multiple public holidays, NGU Real Estate Ipswich still delivered. We listed 132 properties, sold 88 homes, and turned over just under $83 million in total sales across the greater Ipswich region. If yo...
In this episode of Ipswich's Real Estate Podcast, Daniel Parsons steps in for Steve Athanates and is joined by Steve Beach from Stanford Financial to break down the RBA's latest interest rate decision, with the cash rate rising from 4.1% to 4.35%. They unpack what's driving the increase, from stubborn inflation to a second wave of cost pressures flowing through from the Middle East conflict, hitting transport, building costs, and e...
In this special bonus episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to discuss what could be the most critical six weeks for the Australian property market in 2026.
With global uncertainty, rising inflation, potential interest rate increases, and upcoming government policy changes, there are multiple forces converging that could significantly impac...
In this episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down March 2026 for NGU Real Estate Ipswich.
The team achieved their biggest month ever, listing an incredible 153 properties and selling 109 homes, equating to over $110 million in Ipswich real estate transactions. Steve shares what’s driving the surge in listings, from strong ma...
In this episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast, Daniel Parsons steps in for Steve Athanates and is joined by Steve Beech from Stanford Financial to unpack the latest RBA interest rate decision.
With the cash rate rising from 3.85% to 4.1%, they break down what’s driving the increase, including persistent inflation and global pressures, and what it means for homeowners, buyers, and borrowing capacity. The episode also ...
In this episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to break down the February 2026 property results for NGU Real Estate Ipswich.
Despite being the shortest month of the year, February delivered the biggest month in the history of NGU Real Estate, with an incredible 121 properties listed and 97 homes sold, totalling ne...
In this episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast, Steve Athanates is joined by Matthew Taylor-Farrington from Purple Bunny Marketing to unpack January 2026 for NGU Real Estate Ipswich.
NGU has just delivered its biggest January on record, listing 111 properties, selling 67 homes, and transacting nearly $58 million in property in a single month. Steve breaks down what’s driving the moment...
Welcome to the first episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast for 2026. In this episode, Steve Athanates is joined by Steve Beach from Stanford Financial to break down the latest RBA interest rate announcement, with the cash rate rising from 3.6% to 3.85%. They unpack what’s driving the decision, including annual inflation jumping to 3.8%, well above the RBA’s target band of 2–3%, and why trimmed inflation c...
We’re closing out the year with some seriously exciting news.
In the final episode of Ipswich’s Real Estate Podcast for the year, Steve is joined by one of Ipswich’s most recognised and high-performing agents, Laney McQueen, to officially announce the opening of NGU Real Estate Booval, launching in late January 2026.
Steve and Laney chat about why Booval was the next natur...
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