Property Investment Podcast Network - The skills shortage: Cause for housing concern?

The skills shortage: Cause for housing concern?

10/12/23 • 30 min

The skills shortage; You may have heard of it, or not.

But regardless of your present understanding of the phenomenon, on today’s episode of the Smart Property Investment, Simon Kuestenmacher of The Demographics Group explains the role it will play in Australia’s property future.

Diving into a general explanation of the skills shortage and its economic and property market ramifications, Simon discusses how technological advancements could provide some form of cure to the issue. And with the property policy landscape in a constant state of flux, Simon touches on how the power dynamic between state and local governments could shift in the coming years.

In this episode, you will also hear:

Can we automate our way out of this problem?
Does a Canadian company have the keys to solve the housing crisis?
What writing is on the property policymaking wall?

If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email [email protected] for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

The skills shortage; You may have heard of it, or not.

In this episode, you will also hear:

Can we automate our way out of this problem?
Does a Canadian company have the keys to solve the housing crisis?
What writing is on the property policymaking wall?

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