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Smart Steps to Australia
September 2025
The Olympics and the Brisbane market
Smart Steps to Australia: “#37 How the Olympics is going to shape Brisbane’s property market with Buyers Collective”
Jack joined the Smart Steps to Australia podcast, which helps people relocating to Australia, for a full episode on what the 2032 Olympics is likely to mean for the Brisbane property market. The conversation covers infrastructure like Cross River Rail and Brisbane Metro, how values tend to move around a host city, and the practical side of buying when you are new to the country.
It is a good listen for anyone moving to Brisbane who wants to understand the market before they arrive.
“We take the stress, the guesswork and the emotion out of buying property. A buyer’s agent works solely for the buyer, researching, sourcing, inspecting, valuing, negotiating and managing the entire process from start to finish.”
The takeaway
If you are moving to Brisbane, the hardest part is not the market. It is not knowing which suburbs suit you, which pockets hold value, and what a fair price actually is from the other side of the country or the world.
That is where an advocate on the ground earns their keep, long before the Olympics adds its own pressure to prices.
The person behind the quotes
Jack Freestone
Founder, Buyers Collective
Jack is an industry-leading buyer and investor who has built a reputation in property strategy, market expertise and an unwavering dedication to his clients' success. His ability to identify growth potential, mitigate risk and persuasively negotiate is a testament to his temperament.
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