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Welcome to Australia's Premier Housing and Rental Podcast. Ludwina Dautovic, CEO and Founder of www.TheRoomXchange.com, hosts an engaging show dedicated to tackling the pressing issues of housing affordability and the rental crisis in Australia.

With a staggering 13.5 million unused spare bedrooms across 10 million homes nationwide, we, as Australia's sole verified house-sharing platform, present a unique solution to address these challenges. These untapped housing resources, often owned by individuals facing multiple interest rate hikes, hold the key to unlocking affordable housing for everyday renters.

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Homely Captures the Stories of our Streets with David Webb

March 31, 2023 • David Webb, Head of Industry - Homely • Season 3 • Episode 21

Welcome to The Room Xchange Podcast. I’m Ludwina Dautovic and today I have the pleasure of speaking with David Webb, Head of Industry for Homely.

With 14 years’ experience across sales, property management, as a business owner and as an agency supplier, David brings a breadth of knowledge to his work while also seeking to anticipate the demands of an ever-changing real estate industry.

A message from our host and CEO - Ludwina Dautovic

It's wonderful to hear about innovative and disruptive platforms generating value for the real estate industry. Homely's street reviews are capturing the best of our neighbourhoods by giving residents the opportunity to tell the stories of their streets.

"Every street has a story. We give residents the opportunity to share those stories so potential new residents can know the vibe of the street." - David Webb

In this episode on Homely we discuss:

The family business and how it led to Homely
The founders story of how they bought their dream home in the wrong street
Trip advisor sparked the idea. If we can get reviews for holidays, restaurants and more, why not for our streets?
They were featured on The Today Show in the USA and the A Current Affair the next day.
It started as Street Review and turned into it's own portal, called Homely
They partnered with leading real estate agencies
In 2018 it hit #2 is listing volumes
In 2022 they did what has become known as the largest industry capital raise
You can ask questions on the platform and leave a review of a street
The technology legitimises the reviewer to ensure the review doesn't come from spam or inappropriate in language. If so, it gets flagged to their customer care team.
They've noticed the reviews change over time as the suburb has evolved providing great insights into our suburbs.
We discussed if we'll ever see reviews for landlords and real estate agents such as Airbnb
Ludwina proposed the idea that the real estate industry recognise a house sharing arrangement from The Room Xchange as a legitimate form of a rental history and reference. Stay tuned on this one. I'm hoping it may lead somewhere:)

"When will we start seeing house-sharing reference as having the same value as a tenancy reference?" Ludwina Dautovic

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