Taking Back Saturday
Buying a house is hard. The market is competitive and for a lot of buyers, it feels like everything is stacked against them and they don't know where to turn or who to trust.
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 15
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 9, 2026
Latest episodes
What are interest rates doing next? (HoLo market update) (opens the original)
Read excerpt
This week on Taking Back Saturday , Chayse sits down with mortgage broker, Justin Dickinson from HoLo to talk through what’s next for interest rates, affordability and house prices. What do rate rises actually mean for borrowers and the property market? What can buyers do to access more money? And if you bought 12 months ago, what should you be thinking about now? Plus, the big question: if you can afford to buy well and have a long-term horizon, should you be buying now? There’s no bell at the
First home buyer special with Luke Broekman (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Buying your first home (or any home) can feel like a minefield. Deposits, borrowing capacity, grants, repayments, making offers — and trying to work out whether you’re about to make a very expensive mistake. In this episode, Luke and Sam break down the first home buyer journey from finance through to finding, negotiating and buying the right property. No jargon. No fluff. Just the stuff we’d want to know if we were buying our first home again. If buying your first place is on the radar, start he
How to buy a house before Christmas (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Christmas is 105 days away! So if you’re buying in Brisbane and want to be in before Christmas, you’ve got roughly 8 weeks to find the one . This week on Taking Back Saturday , we break down exactly how we’d approach the next 60 days. This is the process that we run for our clients, fast-tracked and available for all buyers currently in the market.
Spring is not coming to save sellers (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Spring has sprung, but it isn’t coming to save sellers. Brisbane’s market has softened, stock is taking longer to sell, and the biggest challenge for many sellers isn’t the season — it’s their expectations. This week on Taking Back Saturday , we unpack why Spring isn’t a strategy, why great homes will still command great money, and why buyers and sellers both need to price their decisions for the market they’re actually in.
How to put a deal together in the current market (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The market has changed, and so has the way buyers need to approach a deal. This week, we’re talking about patience, persistence and asking better questions when negotiations take longer and days on market continue to blow out. It’s not a time for complacency — engaged, proactive and capable buyers are gold for agents right now. We break down how to stay front of mind, understand seller expectations and put yourself in the best position to get a deal done.
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Not enough subject data for this period yet.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.