03/09/2026
"Being a developer isn't about buying sites. It's about knowing what's about to go wrong."
Our Lead Sherpa, Christie Leet, joined Matt Srama on his podcast "Buying Gold Coast" to talk about developing through market cycles, GFC included. Christie walks Matt through how a development gets funded, why he deliberately prices under market, and the numbers that tell him a site won't work. They also get into why Christie buys beachside over beachfront (the gap at Palm Beach is 100%).
Listen to the full episode here:
https://shared.outlook.inky.com/link?domain=open.spotify.com&t=h.eJxtjl1LwzAUhv_KCHjnmsS0WTqQTZleCG7gpIJ3WXO6Zu2akA9kiv99jQqCeHd4n5f3OR8ouh7NJ6gNwfo5xsbCkHlrgm5OWW2O2LfmDfPXZzWsVRdLXanu9u7erVeiWkSnr3-6F-wGrPZGwXjRbaN5lR9oaB-AH57e1eNq84IuJ6hLLt-Cs3Jq3Shz4TTdOxMthr6Xy2_0FSR7JiNu8kISYLtCzniTM8Z2JRBei4IDECZrTGdCMJITyjJxVRaUJREk0VG6DoIe9v_sppL6_eYv0iOin2cjkV0R.MEQCIEzrToKRg0HibIdwFqqaL3GJl53xqJ1GT_FsHlzpWHgiAiBD3K7T4rm3WyRKOGQttLSweRl6w9y7bGjHn6R7eo9_nQ