606 | How Ownership Mix Could Improve Your Return by 34% - Chat with Gerard Burg

606 | How Ownership Mix Could Improve Your Return by 34% - Chat with Gerard Burg

Published: July 16, 2026

Duration: 59:10

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Do owner-occupier suburbs have better capital growth?

New Cotality research suggests the answer is often yes — particularly when it comes to units.

Between 2010 and 2026, units in owner-occupier-heavy areas grew by 99%, compared with 65% in investor-heavy suburbs. Applied to the national median unit value at the beginning of that period, that represents an estimated $148,000 difference in capital gains.  

But does that...