Commercial Insider - Demystifying Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Insider - Demystifying Commercial Real Estate

For most, real estate consists of houses and apartments. But there's many great opportunities in real estate, including shops, offices, warehouses and more. Together they make up the world of commercial and industrial real estate. The Commercial Insider series of podcasts aims to demystify the sector. It will open the doors to many of us, while giving timely insights to those already interested in commercial and industrial real estate.

Episodes

August 13, 2025 11 mins

Simmy Abraham  from Connect Plus shows you the smart way to refurbish your office. He takes Matt Nichols from Nichols Crowder through the benefits of re-using materials, the pros and cons of new materials and the real benefits for businesses big and small.

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Mitchell Jones, Creative Director at Made For explains to Matt Nichols of Nichols Crowder the importance and role of an office in 2025 and how office design needs to adapt to encourage staff collaboration. 

Mitch takes you through the steps of transforming an office into a modern day work place and why it must all start with a break up letter to your current office.

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Property lawyer, Michael Lanyon from Colin Biggers & Paisley discusses changes to the Sale of Land Act, and how the dial has shifted from ‘Buyer Beware’ to ‘Vendor Declare’. What does this mean and what do you need to do?

There’s an obligation for owners to declare any issue to do with the property that might influence the purchasers decision to buy.  For example; environmental concerns, previous uses for the property.

 

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Banking specialist, Ben Nichols discusses how our lifestyles have changed attracting a broader set of expenditure items which is putting pressure on affordability. 

He discusses what banks look at when assessing loan applications, dual vs single income streams and helping our children buy their first home. 

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Guy French Wright, Director at Align Property Partners discusses the differing values in office buildings between varying locations like the CBD, St Kilda Road and the suburbs. He shares insights and huge opportunities.

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Shane Brady, Director, Stone Lane Brokering & Risk Advisory provides a wonderful insight to the mysterious insurance world and shares important tips for property owners. 

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Michael Lanyon – Partner, Colin Biggers & Paisley

Property lawyer and Partner at Colin Biggers & Paisley Michael Lanyon provides an overview of Leases for Retail Property.  

He discusses the difference between Retail and Non-Retail Leases and the importance of Compliance for owners. 

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February 26, 2025 22 mins

Guy French Wright - Director, Align Property Partners provides a “Warren Buffet” approach to owning office space.

Guy tells us why he is going against the trend, specialising in the development and investment of commercial office buildings in suburban markets. 

He’s tapped into the ‘work closer to home’ trend, finding strong demand for quality new office buildings that focus on nurturing tenants providing an environment for their bus...

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William Bromhead joins Matt Nichols on the latest Commercial Insider podcast by Nichols Crowder.

In this episode, Will and Matt discuss key topics such as planning announcements, activity centres, building heights and shadowing rules, housing availability and affordability, and incentives for apartment living.

Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation.

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November 27, 2024 13 mins

So what do you do if a tenant goes into liquidation?

This is just one of the topics that Michael Lanyon from Colin Biggers & Paisley Lawyers and Matt Nichols investigate.

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November 20, 2024 13 mins

Sophie Lyon quizzes Matt Nichols on the importance of storytelling when selling property. Great tips for anyone who sells for a living.

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November 13, 2024 17 mins

Michael Lanyon says new laws have changed from “buyer beware” to “seller declare". Michael and Matt then explore the impact of what this means to you.

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November 6, 2024 15 mins

Sophie Lyon is back to chat with Matt Nichols and  provide her thoughts on what should be the investors priority – appreciation or income?


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In this podcast tax expert, Nicholas Rodier discusses everything you need to know about buying Property with self-managed super fund with your host - Matt Nichols.

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October 16, 2024 16 mins

Have you ever thought about the impact your property is having on the health of our Planet. Bec McHenry and Matt Nichols discuss what you can do to assist to improve the environment with your property.

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October 2, 2024 19 mins

Part 3 of our Auction series with expert auctioneer: Paul Tzamalis.

Our final segment of this auction series with expert auctioneer: Paul Tzamalis.

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October 2, 2024 15 mins

Part 2 of our auction series with expert auctioneer: Paul Tzamalis.

Listen as Paul and Matt Nichols give vendors a better understanding of how to create a vendor strategy.


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October 2, 2024 19 mins

Part 1 of our auction series with expert auctioneer: Paul Tzamalis.

In this podcast, Paul and Matt Nichols discuss the reasoning behind why auctions are considered one of the best ways to sell property in Melbourne.


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Expert valuer Mark Rutner and Matt discuss the forces that effect commercial and industrial values and how you can identify changes in the market.

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My business partner – Michael Crowder discusses the insights we saw in the commercial and industrial property sectors over the past 12 months


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