House Hunting with The Block Star Bianca Chatfield

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 9 p.m.

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Property buying is a journey in itself, and the stories behind them are worth learning from and inspiring.

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In this episode, we’re going to take you through a real-life home buyer’s journey. Our guest today is Bianca Chatfield, a champion netballer and contestant on the Block. She’s been house hunting and Newscorp readers have been following her journey through a series of articles she started publishing in November. 

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Tune in to the episode and get insights on the expected and unexpected hurdles Bianca’s faced, as well as lessons learned about property & renovation.

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See you on the inside!

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Episode Highlights:

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  1. A bit of Bianca’s property journey and her first block apartment [02:57]
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  3. Renovating the apartment and the lessons learned from it [08:11]
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  5. Her strategy on buying a new property after selling the first one [12:10]
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  7. Changing the strategy due to COVID-19 [14:58]
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  9. Uncovering on and off-market properties [20:20]
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  11. Ins and outs of working with real estate agents [22:17]
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  13. Searching and preparing for the future, during lockdown [27:07]
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  15. Browsing (and buying) properties online [30:15]
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  17. Lessons and advice for first home buyers [36:37]
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  19. Writing and how it helps broaden Bianca’s knowledge and perspective [43:24]
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About Bianca:

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Bianca Chatfield is a former netball champion turned home renovator, and a past contestant on an Australian home renovation television show, The Block. Bianca currently writes a series of house buying articles for Newscorp, which she started publishing in November last year.

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