Property Investment Podcast Network

In this very special episode, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal welcome fellow nerd Simon Kuestenmacher to pick his brain about how the different demographic trends are reshaping the market. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, sit down with the director and co-founder of The Demographics Group to peruse how the aspirations, lifestyles and current life stages of the different age groups are affecting trends in different housing markets. With Millennials now being the largest adult cohort in Australia, Simon explains how this generation is now dictating market fundamentals and how other generations are coping with these shifts in market dynamics. The nerds also talk about how the pandemic has changed buyer behaviour, discuss why the rebound in international migration will give central business districts their pre-pandemic shine, and dig deeper into how cultural and social influences of migrants are inevitably woven into the country’s housing market tapestry. They also touch on the latest lending data and what it spells for the investors. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below. Like what you hear on the podcast? Keen to receive more insights from The Property Nerds, delivered straight to your inbox?

Sometimes all it takes is a chance encounter to start you on your property investing journey. Ryan O’Neill, who by day deals with commercial real estate as head of property and procurement at an international logistics firm, talks about how meeting his wife – and discovering a book she had on property investing – led him to consider how residential investments could set them up for the future. Ryan discusses the extra hours it takes to manage a portfolio and why investing is like having a second job. He also talks through the couple’s portfolio, revealing which property they bought that is now worth roughly four times what they paid for it 11 years ago. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

Property markets are cooling. Does this spell good or bad news for buy-and-hold investors? Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant sits down with Buyers Agency Australia's Dragan Dimovski to run through the first assets bought by Dragan to build his portfolio and separate the good deals from the bad ones. Dragan reminisces on how seeing a property investor driving a Ferrari set the ball rolling for his venture into real estate back when he was still a photographer. Initially investing in a negatively geared property due to a lack of sufficient knowledge about the industry, Dragan narrates how he eventually mastered the buy-and-hold strategy that built his 13-property local and overseas portfolio to now be worth $10 million. The two also discuss how investors manufacture equity, uncover how to spot the right time to invest in the different stages of the market cycle, and reveal how to produce the right product for rental purposes. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

Why stop with just one or two investment properties? Many investors with portfolios of that size will tell you it’s because they’ve run out of money, but the truth behind that is they may have bought the wrong property and have hit a lending ceiling.  Matthew Lewison, chief executive of OpenCorp, and Michael Beresford, OpenCorp’s director of investment services, look at ways you can increase your serviceability when it seems you’ve reached your limit for borrowing. The duo survey the landscape, explain how banks determine the level of funding a borrower can access, and outline some key elements everyone needs to consider when looking to increase cash flow. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

Founded and headed by real estate industry veteran and expert Sam Gordon, Australian Property Scout is an investment buyers agency service that specialises in off-market, below-market and value-add purchasing. The agency prides itself in focusing on deals that provide both cash flow and equity increases from the day the investment is purchased, which allows clients to grow their portfolios in a reliable, safe and predictable manner. No matter if it’s your first or 100th investment property, Australian Property Scout’s highly rated team of experts will ensure you are making the best possible purchases at the best possible price. In this episode, Tom Gilmore sits down with Sam Gordon, the director of Australian Property Scout and a finalist for the REB Awards 2022 Buyer’s Agent of the Year category, to explore how investors can navigate their portfolios through a rising interest rate environment.  In this episode, hear from Sam about: Assessing your portfolio to see what properties to hold, sell and roll into stronger-yielding properties in high-growth locations How to recycle debt and equity in and out of markets into high cash flow deals Why capital gains tax is your friend, not your foe

A low property price isn’t the only way to judge a location’s affordability, as this economist knows all too well. The chief economist at PRD, Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo, lifts a lid on what factors should really be taken into consideration when defining a region as “affordable”. Unpacking the changing definition of “regional” living, Diaswati shares her methodology and reasoning behind her latest report, which uncovers the top 10 regional affordable areas in 2022. The economist also lends her thoughts on the transformative ways Australians are now able to research property and gives some insight into how next month’s election could play out for investors. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

What does it really take to jump onto the property ladder at a young age? Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant sits down with journalist and property investor Katie Silver, who shares the two things she did to save up a deposit for her first two-bedroom investment property in Sydney bought at age 25, despite her parents turning down her request to be her guarantors for the mortgage. Katie also reveals her method for choosing a property to add to her portfolio based on postal codes and her preferences and reflects on how her six-month-old baby compares to a long-term investment. The two also discuss the macro and micro considerations that help property investors make timely and prudent decisions by knowing when to wait and when it’s time to make a call.

Smart Property Investment gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the 2022-23 federal budget. Grace Ormsby is joined by Momentum Media mortgages news editor Sarah Simpkins for a very special budget update. The pair unpack the biggest headlines across property, real estate, and finance and what they could mean for investors as we move closer towards a federal election. In this episode, you will hear: Where taxpayer dollars are set to be spent What the FHLDS could actually mean for housing affordability How this budget could play out come election time If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

Now that the federal budget has been announced, hosts Phil Tarrant and Scott O’Neill discuss its impact on the commercial property industry in the latest episode of Inside Commercial Property with Rethink Investing. In this episode, the duo list down the winners and losers of the federal budget and explain how inflation can be a major theme for commercial property investors in the next five years. They seize the opportunity to guide listeners on managing and protecting their portfolio off the back of geopolitical issues and natural disasters like the recent flooding incidents. They also give a rundown of the market performance in each state to shed light on where investors can put their money for optimal yield and capital growth.

After years in the property investment game, this investor learned that the best way to reach the top is to think and invest like the 1 per cent earners in Australia – and he has the numbers to prove that it works. When we last talked to Jack Henderson in 2018, his portfolio was valued at just $2.5 million. In this update, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant sits down with the director of Henderson Advocacy to give us an insider look at his portfolio while sharing how he exponentially grew his investments in just five years. With a portfolio currently valued at a staggering $17 million spread across nine properties, the Sydney-based investor discusses the thinking behind his ethos of investing like the elite, reflects on the lessons he has learned throughout his journey, and lays out his plans for the future. The duo also talks about the latest events that could bring significant changes to the property market, including the recently introduced 2022 federal budget, the upcoming elections, and a potential interest rate hike, among others. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and by following Smart Property Investment on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.