Property and Coffee

About Property and Coffee

The podcast that blends Victoria's hottest property market with its world-famous coffee culture. Join your hosts—finance broker Matt Atkinson and buyers advocate Matt Skehan, as they fuel your financial future, one coffee and property insight at a time. Each week, the Matt's navigate the complexities of property finance and provide their on-the-ground knowledge on buying successfully in Melbourne. There will be regular guest experts on sharing their unique insights.

Publisher

Hosts - Matt Atkinson and Matt Skehan

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Oct 2025

Latest episode

29 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Why Vulnerability Actually Sells — The Branding Secret Most Property Pros Get Wrong

   Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Property and Coffee, the Melbourne podcast that blends smart property decisions with the city's iconic coffee culture. In this episode, hosts Matt Atkinson and Matt Skehan sit down with Aleyx Ward, a brand strategist, copywriter, and founder of Core Story, as well as host of the leadership podcast Naked at the Top. Originally from Scotland, Aleyx made the leap across the globe to build a new life and career right here in Melbourne. Property and business are often reduced to data, spreadsheets, and structures. But at the heart of every successful investment strategy or brand expansion is a human being with a story. Together they explore the intersection of professional visibility, personal branding, and business growth, and how property professionals and investors can use their own story to build authority and trust in a crowded market. They will be serving up essential insights on: From Scotland to Melbourne, The Journey and The Jump: Navigating a major geographical move, the mindset shift required to establish a professional footprint in a brand new market, and how Australian storytelling compares to the UK. Stripping Back the Corporate Mask: Unpacking the philosophy behind Naked at the Top, why vulnerability builds commercial trust, and where the line sits between being authentic and oversharing. The Power of a Core Story in Business and Finance: How service-based professionals in property, finance, and advocacy can escape the commoditisation trap, simplify complex jargon, and align their external brand with their internal values. Building RAWthority and Visibility: The framework for turning real-world experience into visible market authority, without becoming a full-time content creator, plus the immediate red flags to check on your own LinkedIn profile today. The hosts are here to be the fuel for your financial future, proving that success in the Melbourne market is best achieved with clear guidance and a freshly brewed cup. Get to know the Matts and discover their mission to help you navigate property finance and buying strategies, one essential insight and perfect coffee at a time.

2. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Property and Coffee: Looking Back at 20 Episodes

   Welcome to Property and Coffee, the Melbourne podcast that blends smart property decisions with the city's iconic coffee culture. In this special compilation episode, we're looking back at the first twenty episodes of Property and Coffee, bringing together some of the most valuable conversations, practical insights, and memorable moments from the series so far. Across twenty episodes, Matt Atkinson and Matt Skehan have explored the topics that matter most to buyers, investors, and homeowners, alongside a range of industry experts who have shared their knowledge, experience, and perspectives on navigating the property market with confidence. This episode features some of our favourite highlights from across the first twenty episodes, including: Property Market Insights: Conversations on market trends, buyer strategies, and the principles that help people make better property decisions. Finance & Wealth Building: Practical discussions around lending, borrowing, investing, and the financial foundations of long-term property success. Expert Perspectives: Standout moments from guests across the property, finance, and business sectors, each offering valuable lessons drawn from their own experience. The Themes That Shaped the Series: The recurring ideas that have defined the first twenty episodes, from thinking long term and managing risk to making informed decisions with confidence. Whether you've been listening since episode one or you're joining us for the first time, this compilation is the perfect opportunity to revisit the conversations that have shaped Property and Coffee and catch up on the insights that continue to resonate. The hosts are here to be the fuel for your financial future, proving that success in the Melbourne market is best achieved with clear guidance and a freshly brewed cup. Get to know the Matts and discover their mission to help you navigate property finance and buying strategies, one essential insight and perfect coffee at a time.

3. 

   1 Jul 2026

   The Questions Every Buyer Is Too Embarrassed to Ask

   Welcome to the twentieth episode of Property and Coffee, the Melbourne podcast that blends smart property decisions with the city's iconic coffee culture. In this episode, hosts Matt Atkinson and Matt Skehan go solo, no guest this week, just the two of them tackling the everyday questions and scarier terminology making headlines across Melbourne and the broader market. Together they demystify the language that trips up buyers and homeowners alike, moving past textbook definitions to what these terms actually mean for real people making real decisions. They will be serving up essential insights on: Decoding the Scary Terminology: Breaking down Negative Equity in plain English, why it's often a paper loss rather than a disaster, and unpacking Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) as a market enabler rather than a money grab. Fixed vs. Variable & The Power of Offsets: Weighing up the tradeoffs of locking in a fixed rate versus staying variable, plus a breakdown of how an offset account can quietly cut years off a mortgage. Auction Psychology, Melbourne Style: Pulling back the curtain on the theatre of a Saturday morning auction, the tactics agents use to create urgency, and the golden rule for keeping emotion out of the bidding. The Master Quick-Fire Round: A rapid-fire run through listener questions, covering whether renting is dead money, broker versus bank, the loyalty tax on your home loan, guarantor loans, spotting a fake price guide, Victoria's cooling-off period, credit score myths, and what to actually do with fifty thousand dollars in savings. The hosts are here to be the fuel for your financial future, proving that success in the Melbourne market is best achieved with clear guidance and a freshly brewed cup. Get to know the Matts and discover their mission to help you navigate property finance and buying strategies, one essential insight and perfect coffee at a time.

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