Ep. 323: What 16 Years in Ballarat Teaches You About Today's Boom, with Cate Bakos

In this episode of Geared for Growth, Mike Mortlock is joined by Cate Bakos, Buyer's Agent, Qualified Property Investment Adviser (QPIA) and 2025 Chair of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA). Cate shares what she's seeing on the ground as volume buyer's agents flood regional markets, how investor-driven demand can distort pricing in lower price brackets, and why some of the most popular "hotspot" suburbs may actually carry higher risk than buyers realise.

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Ep. 323: What 16 Years in Ballarat Teaches You About Today's Boom, with Cate Bakos is an episode from Geared for Growth Property Investing Podcast by MCG Quantity Surveyors.

This episode is 33:02 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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