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Sameer Chopra

Oct 14, 2026

2:27
Let's kick off with interest rates and what we're seeing on yields in Q3.
2:32
Yeah, well, Phil, these, uh, recent interest rate moves have definitely not been good for my nerves, and I'm doubling down on my magnesium intake and Pilates sessions.
2:43
But there's broad consensus that higher interest rates are being driven by three factors.
2:48
We've got these persistent budget deficits.
2:51
We have sticky inflation rates, and also sort of bond issuance associated with the Australian data center build-out.
2:58
Aussie bond yields now are into the 5% range.
3:02
They're up about half a percentage point just in that third quarter.
3:39
So Sameer, why aren't cap rates expanding for prime assets, or is it just a case of it will come later with a lagged impact? And also, you know, how's it flowing into valuations?
22:45
Yeah.
22:46
And so, you know, I kind of go, it's got to put a serious handbrake on the amount of supply that's coming into the market.
22:58
I think...
22:59
Our own guesstimate kind of thing.
23:04
Before the Iran conflict, we thought housing supply would be about 20% down in the next five years compared to the last 10 years.
23:14
Supply.
23:15
Supply, yeah.

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