Property Hub - Investment Insights & Inspiration

Paul Roos is an AFL legend, regarded as one of the game's all time great leaders and mentors.  He famously led Sydney to their first premiership in 72 years (including the club's South Melbourne era), which came just three years after the Swans finished bottom of the ladder. How did the Sydney Swans achieve this? What did Paul, as a newly appointed coach, think and do that separated him from every...

We start this week off by answering the question, how much will this property sell above the quoted price? To help us answer this question we are joined by leading buyers agent, Cate Bakos. There are clear signs of FOMO and lots of speculation carrying across the country with the property at the moment. To avoid buyers making bad decisions, best to adopt the military approach. To discuss how you c...

You’re about to learn the top strategies to buy property in Australia, even in uncertain and challenging times. Today’s special guest Todd Sloan is an award winning sales agent with Timms Real Estate in Adelaide, South Australia. He’s also host of the popular The Pizza and Property Podcast and author of his newly published book Australia’s Home Buying Guide: How to Buy A Property Faster For Less –...

Do you have a strategy or is it more a matter of buying properties and then hoping for the best? Pete Wargent will open your eyes to the critical importance of defining your strategy.   Competition for real estate is still strong across the country, resulting in many people buying any available property just to get their foot on the property ladder. Cate Bakos says this fool-hardy. Find out why Ad...

If you're not sleeping well, you're not performing to your full potential. Investing in rest is one of the best things you can do. But how? The best person to help you appreciate and improve your sleep as a foundation for improvement in every aspect of your life is today’s guest, Professor Danny Eckert, who is recognised as one of the world’s leading experts on sleep. Professor Eckert has been act...

Over 400,000 women over the age of 45 are at risk of homelessness in Australia and discover that a man is not a plan!  Money Magazine editor Julia Newbould has tips on getting savvy with your money. Buyers Agent Pete Wargent discloses his 3 key tips on buying in a highly competitive market and South Australian agent Todd Sloan explains how sellers can avoid underselling when the market is growing...

Creative coach and ideas guy Wade Kingsley says "brainstorming is bullshit". So if it's no good at stimulating creativity and generating ideas, what do we do? Wade explains how in this super creative conversation, helping you bring out your creative potential ... something he's been doing for more than 25 years. He’s the founder of The Ideas Business - a company that helps you use creativity to so...

Welcome to another show packed with really good advice on property buying and selling.  If we said to you that you can get access to a report that identifies the top property investment locations for this year – you would have to be excited – right?  Well, Bushy has that for you today.   He will also be joined by Brad Beer with some tips on improving your tax return and Mike Day returns with Bushy...

The highly acclaimed and respected Dr Shane Oliver is living a life of noble purpose, and he shares how you can too. Shane was attracted to join AMP as an economist way back in the early 1980s on the strength of their stated noble purpose - Amicus certus, which is latin for ‘a sure friend in uncertain times’. And this is exactly what Shane has proved to be over the decades, where he has remained a...

Given the massive post covid new build housing stimulus via the Home Builder scheme and a raft of other programs including First Home Buyer grants, house, and land packages can seem very appealing to first home buyers.   But it is not for the faint-hearted.  Bushy kicks the show off this week by asking Julia Newbould from Money Magazine to share some of the tips and traps of homebuilding.  Staying...

We’ve got an episode packed with expert insights to help you understand what has happened, what is happening and what is coming in the world of investment. In this episode, I talk about transitioning from Fear Of Missing Out to the Joy Of Missing Out for investment success in crazy times. We also replay an important Realty Talk episode where property industry leaders Eliza Owen from Core Logic, Si...

Scott O’Neill and his wife, Mina, are experienced, sophisticated and active property investors who retired from their day jobs at the tender age of 28! That’s a story worth exploring. They did it by investing in both residential property initially and then evolved into commercial property.  With a property portfolio that boasts in the order of 32 properties with a value of $22M releasing just unde...

If you decide to move into an investment property and it becomes your primary place of residence, you’ll need to declare this for tax purposes.  There are certain scenarios where an investor can end up living in an investment property, but it is important to be wary of the rules and regulations before doing so.   That is what Bushy discusses with Brad Beer from BMT.     The Australian housing mark...

The annual growth rate of combined regional dwelling values at … 13%, was more than twice that of the capital cities in the 12 months to April according to CoreLogic.  Remarkably, rent values across the combined regional markets have outpaced capital city rents even more. Bushy Martin catches up with CoreLogic’s Eliza Owen to dig a bit deeper into the findings.     When the COVID pandemic struck a...

What is your retirement strategy? As I alluded to in the previous episode, part 1 of my illuminating conversation with Arjun Paliwal, this week we’re going to dig into the subject of how to convert your investment nest egg into a tax effective passive income when you reduce or stop work, so that you can attain and maintain your ideal lifestyle long term, and leave a legacy for your family. This is...

Bushy is from Know How Property Finance and the host of his very popular podcast “Get Invested’.  His guest this week are Bryce Holdaway, Rob Newman and Jason Back.  First up Bushy talks to TV Property Show host and property buyers advocate Bryce Holdaway about a popular money myth about paying rent.  Given the massive stimulus incentives being offered by Federal and State governments to build new...

To be a successful investor, you need to be an effective saver. In this episode, Arjun Paliwal shows you how. Arjun is a property investor and also an accomplished finance and property expert. He’s the founder of InvestorKit , a leading residential and commercial investment property buyers agency specialising in helping people find and secure rare positive cashflow investments that can put money b...

This week Bushy’s guests include Stuart Weymms, Eliza Owen and Simon Pressley and Bushy’s Last Word or as he refers to it his Bush Bite – he questions if converting from long term to short term rental investment is short sighted.  We would love to get your feedback on that as well.  You can do that in the comments section under todays show.   Well just when you thought the threat of changes to neg...

What does Australia’s economic future look like? How will the pandemic, China and other global issues impact Australian investors?  Joining us to talk about these issues and many more from the intersection of politics and economics is Professor Mark Crosby. Mark is an applied international macroeconomist and celebrated academic. He’s currently Professor at Monash Business School where he is part o...

When auction clearance rates consistently remain near 80% it means there are more buyers than sellers in the market and this eventually leads to higher property prices, and that’s clearly what’s happening.  With in excess of 2,000 properties being auctioned every week and given the strong ongoing interest in auctions, it's worth revisiting key aspects of auctions for buyers. Bushy Martin does that...

Is your super setting you up for retirement? Most Australians are unaware about the state of their super, and the harsh reality that it is unlikely to cover your lifestyle when you stop working. According to the most recent ABS figures, over 73% of Aussies over the age of 65 are surviving on an average of just $15,300 per year – just $295 per week.  But as you’ll hear from superannuation specialis...

As a property investor, your biggest assets are equity and borrowing capacity. So property valuations are absolutely critical for property investors to grow their portfolios and have success. But why do we see such wide variation in valuations between buyers, agents and even among professional valuers? On a $500,000 property it’s not uncommon to see an $80,000 variation across two or three differe...

Continuing the conversation from the previous episode, Mark Carter breaks down the elements of value and how they can be applied in your life. Mark is an expert in human behaviour and value creation, which has resulted in him being one of the most sought after speakers and professional trainers in Australia. For Mark, it’s all about understanding people and how we create and add value. Understandi...

In a two-part interview, human behaviour expert Mark Carter talks about what value really means, how you can create it, and invest in it, for success in every area of your life. What is ‘value’? How do you define value? My guess is that you may struggle to define it. Why? Because the term value has become so overused yet misunderstood. We are constantly asked: What are our values? Are you adding v...

How can meditation unlock the thinking, believing, attitudes and expectations that lead to success? Nico DiMattina is an inspirational meditation teacher, a self-mastery coach, corporate wellness facilitator as well as an Ecstatic Dance DJ. And he’s currently enjoying life in the coastal paradise of Byron Bay. And as you’ll hear in our energising chat, this is a far cry from his previous life, fir...