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Great Suburb. Low Vacancy. Wrong Asset? Two Sydney Apartments Put to the Test - with Junge Ma

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Two apartments in two of Sydney's most desirable suburbs. Supply is tight, rental demand is strong, and both now return more than 5% on their purchase price. On paper, they're great properties to hold. So why might selling still be the right call?

In this episode, Junge Ma, Senior Research Analyst at InvestorKit, reviews one investor's long-held apartments in Marrickville and Bondi. She breaks down the data for each suburb, from median prices and days on market to vacancy and yields, then asks the harder question. Not "are these good apartments?" but "are apartments the right asset for what this investor wants next?" She covers the case for holding, the real cost of selling, and what 10 years of growth data says about units versus houses in the same suburbs.

CHAPTERS:
0:00, Two Sydney Apartments: Hold or Sell?
0:26, Meet Luke: Two Apartments, Marrickville and Bondi
0:56, Location Check
1:24, Marrickville: $970K Median and 0.7% Vacancy
2:08, Marrickville: 5.3% Yield on Purchase and the Strata Risk
2:54, Bondi: $1.47M Median and 3.9% Growth
3:19, Bondi Rentals: Why Vacancy Is Above 2%
3:57, Bondi: 3.8% Market Yield vs 5.2% on Purchase
4:21, Great on Paper. So What's the Real Question?
5:04, Reasons to Hold: Lifestyle, Cash Flow, Stability
5:54, The Cost of Selling
6:21, The Case for Selling: Long-Term Capital Growth
6:45, 10 Years of Data: Units vs Houses
7:28, How Sydney's Supply Affects Growth
7:48, The Verdict: It's About the Asset Type

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Video chapters

  1. 0:00 - Two Sydney Apartments: Hold or Sell?
  2. 0:26 - Meet Luke: Two Apartments, Marrickville and Bondi
  3. 0:56 - Location Check
  4. 1:24 - Marrickville: $970K Median and 0.7% Vacancy
  5. 2:08 - Marrickville: 5.3% Yield on Purchase and the Strata Risk
  6. 2:54 - Bondi: $1.47M Median and 3.9% Growth
  7. 3:19 - Bondi Rentals: Why Vacancy Is Above 2%
  8. 3:57 - Bondi: 3.8% Market Yield vs 5.2% on Purchase
  9. 4:21 - Great on Paper. So What's the Real Question?
  10. 5:04 - Reasons to Hold: Lifestyle, Cash Flow, Stability
  11. 5:54 - The Cost of Selling
  12. 6:21 - The Case for Selling: Long-Term Capital Growth
  13. 6:45 - 10 Years of Data: Units vs Houses
  14. 7:28 - How Sydney's Supply Affects Growth
  15. 7:48 - The Verdict: It's About the Asset Type

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