Articles by Brett Warren

Brett Warren

Brett Warren is National Director of Metropole Properties and uses his two decades of property investment experience to advise clients how to grow, protect and pass on their wealth through strategic property advice.

Let me let you in on a little secret… Most property buyers think negotiation is just about haggling over price. But as someone who’s been in the property game for decades, I can tell you—it’s not even close. There’s so much more to the negotiation process than meets the eye. In fact, there are layers…

For decades, Sydney and Melbourne have dominated the conversation when it comes to property investment in Australia. They’ve been the go-to markets for capital growth, perceived as safe, stable, and predictably lucrative. But the Australian Property Institute (API) has just released its inaugural Valuation Report, and it turns that long-held belief on its head. This…

You listed your property, you had high hopes… but instead of popping champagne, you’re left with crickets. No sale. No offers. Maybe a few lowballers trying their luck. Sound familiar? First off, don’t panic. In today’s market — where buyer confidence can be fragile, interest rates are bouncing, and media headlines are doomscroll central —…

In a striking shift that highlights how dynamic Australia’s property markets can be, Perth’s median home value has overtaken Melbourne’s for the first time in over a decade. According to the latest PropTrack Home Price Index (May 2025), Perth’s median now sits at $787,000, nudging past Melbourne’s $782,000 , a reversal of what many considered…

If you’ve been following Australia’s property market for a while (as I’m sure many of you have), you know affordability has long been a hot topic — often used as a political football, a media headline grabber, and a generational grievance. But now, new data from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), reported…

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