Published 11 Jul 2022
S2. Ep8. Talking with Marty Sadlier about cost inflation, construction costs, the unintended effect of The Home Builder Grant and underinsurance
In this podcast episode, we talked with Marty Sadlier – Founding Director & Owner of MCG Quantity Surveyors, a national Quantity Surveying firm with nine offices around Australia.
We talked about cost inflation, insurance, and issues relating to Australian properties with a bit of focus on the residential home building market. We also spoke about the perfect storm of cost escalations and his feedback on when we can expect prices to slow down in the building and construction industry.
Amongst other things, in this podcast we discussed:
- How his career in Quantity Surveying started
- Setting up a business
- The reasons behind cost escalations and mistakes made by builders
- The unintended consequence of The Home Builder Grant on residential builders current financial stresses
- The devastating effect of under-insurance on buildings
If you have an interest in the property and construction industry, understanding the risks and rewards of being part of a construction business and the risks that are currently holding the industry to ransom then have a listen.
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