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The Long Game Podcast

The Long Game Podcast

Dr Asti Mardiasmo - AI in Real Estate, the Importance of Data and the Federal Budget

Jun 18, 2026 · 47 min · 11 segments

What role is AI playing in the future of real estate? How important is quality data when making property decisions? And what does the Federal Budget mean for Australians, investors and the housing…

What role is AI playing in the future of real estate? How important is quality data when making property decisions? And what does the Federal Budget mean for Australians, investors and the housing market? In this episode of The Long Game, PRD Chief Economist Dr Asti Mardiasmo joins Mark Sleiman to unpack the rise of AI in real estate, the power of accurate research and data, and the key budget measures shaping the property landscape. A practical and insightful conversation for anyone looking to better understand the forces influencing today's market.

What role is AI playing in the future of real estate? How important is quality data when making property decisions? And what does the Federal Budget mean for Australians, investors and the housing…

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Speakers: Asti MardiasmoGuestMark SleimanHost

Top entities: Tamworth×30 Generative pre-trained transformer×6 Australians×3 Reserve Bank of Australia×4 Liverpool Plains Shire×8

Welcome & Setting the Scene0:00 – 1:01

Mark SleimanHost

0:00

And today on the Long Game podcast, we have the queen of research, chief economist of the PRD network, Asti.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:08

Hello, hello, hello.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:09

Oh, my goodness.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:10

I feel like I should wave to everybody.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:13

Wave, being

Mark SleimanHost

0:14

the queen.

Mark SleimanHost

0:15

We love having you here, Asti, in our region.

Mark SleimanHost

0:18

And you do your regional road trip or you do your road trip not just to the regions but to the cities and to all the PRD networks around the country.

Mark SleimanHost

0:26

And we always enjoy this time of year because normally you kick off with the Tamworth and Liverpool Planes.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:32

I always do.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:33

Every year, five years in a row.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:36

We

Mark SleimanHost

0:36

always try and book you in directly after the one we've always had.

Mark SleimanHost

0:40

And they've just gotten better and better and better.

Mark SleimanHost

0:42

But I think, and you might share this with me, Asti, I think research is so important in today's world where there's so much noise in the marketplace.

Mark SleimanHost

0:52

There's noise around a number of things that we'll talk about today.

Mark SleimanHost

0:57

But for our long game listeners, a little bit about you, Asti, if that's okay.

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Welcome & Setting the Scene0:00 – 1:01

Mark SleimanHost

0:00

And today on the Long Game podcast, we have the queen of research, chief economist of the PRD network, Asti.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:08

Hello, hello, hello.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:09

Oh, my goodness.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:10

I feel like I should wave to everybody.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:13

Wave, being

Mark SleimanHost

0:14

the queen.

Mark SleimanHost

0:15

We love having you here, Asti, in our region.

Mark SleimanHost

0:18

And you do your regional road trip or you do your road trip not just to the regions but to the cities and to all the PRD networks around the country.

Mark SleimanHost

0:26

And we always enjoy this time of year because normally you kick off with the Tamworth and Liverpool Planes.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:32

I always do.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:33

Every year, five years in a row.

Asti MardiasmoGuest

0:36

We

Mark SleimanHost

0:36

always try and book you in directly after the one we've always had.

Mark SleimanHost

0:40

And they've just gotten better and better and better.

Mark SleimanHost

0:42

But I think, and you might share this with me, Asti, I think research is so important in today's world where there's so much noise in the marketplace.

Mark SleimanHost

0:52

There's noise around a number of things that we'll talk about today.

Mark SleimanHost

0:57

But for our long game listeners, a little bit about you, Asti, if that's okay.