Property Investment Podcast Network

As headlines herald the start of the great Australian property market correction, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal call on investors to hold their horses and examine the real deal behind the recent interest rate hikes. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, explain why the RBA's latest round of monetary policy tightening should be vi...

With a raft of market shakeups on the horizon – including rate hikes, rising inflation, and changing market fundamentals – it's back to the drawing board for most investors to recalibrate their portfolios for further growth. And in this episode, Smart Property Investment's Phil Tarrant sits down with Sam Gordon, the director of Australian Property Scout and a full-time real estate investor, to tal...

In this special episode, we catch up with Anna Woolaston to talk about the different changes, chances, and choices she took to get to where she is in her real estate journey. Almost one year after giving us an in-depth look at her burgeoning portfolio, the former nurse turned full-time investor sits down with host Grace Ormsby to talk about how she strategically grew her portfolio, which is curren...

Why exactly has the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate so much, so soon? In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Grace Ormsby is joined by RateCity research director Sally Tindall to unpack the reasoning behind the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lift rates by half a per cent on 7 June 2022. The pair reflect on the ramifications of such a sharp increase and...

Drawing on her lengthy experience as a professor, this investor applied project management principles to her property portfolio – and here's how she made it work. In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Grace Ormsby sits down with Dr Roxanne Zolin, a professor turned part-time property developer and investor,  who shares the interesting story of how she got her foot in the prop...

You asked, we delivered. In this exciting episode, hosts Phil Tarrant and Scott O'Neill give the latest update on a commercial property buy with Phil as the real-life client and Scott as the commercial buyer's agent. After almost half a year of scouting property markets across the country, Phil finally unveils the location of his CRE purchase, with Scott giving us an exclusive look at the inner wo...

On this episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, host Grace Ormsby is joined by journalist Juliet Helmke to discuss some of the major events affecting the industries involved in property recently — from industry conferences to new cabinet ministers. They share some of the key takeaways from AREC 2022, including keynote speaker Matthew McConaughey's advice for performing at your peak.  The im...

On this episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, co-hosts Phil Tarrant and Grace Ormsby sit down to discuss the results of the 2022 federal election and what this outcome means for real estate investors. The pair break down how the contest seemingly became a "real estate election" overnight, before analysing the newly elected government's three main real estate promises and the overall impac...

"Everything is cyclical" in the Australian property market, so how do you navigate this time of increased uncertainty? In this episode of Investing Insights with Right Property Group, Phil Tarrant, Steve Waters and Victor Kumar analyse and discuss the big housing issues currently facing the Australian market, especially considering the recent federal election. Affordability is one of the pressing...

On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant is joined by OpenCorp chief executive Matthew Lewison and the firm's director of investment services Michael Beresford. Together the trio discuss the new property cycle Australia is entering and how this will impact the market and investors. With interest rates expected to rise, they reflect on why rising interest rates don't...

When deciding where to invest, the first choice is one of the most significant: do you buy in a regional hotspot or metropolitan market? In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant sits down with Jack Henderson, director of Henderson Advocacy, to dig into how past performance and data can help investors with this all-important question. Jack discusses the crucial metri...

With a series of rate hikes predicted to be on the Reserve Bank of Australia's cards this year, investors are advised to gear up and focus on building a scalable and sustainable property portfolio. In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant sits down with Lachlan Vidler, owner of Atlas Property Group and author of the book A Military Guide to Property Investing , to h...

With rental market trends dramatically shifting in favour of landlords, having a good property manager in your corner is more important than ever. On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Thom Richards, the co-founder of the property management and investment platform Managed App, to talk about the major challenges that property managers are facing in t...

In this episode, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal don't pull any punches as they hit the high data spots of today's market to give us their best analytical take on the latest trends.  Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, examine the biggest market trends taking hold of the headlines before taking a deep dive into the data that unde...

As the property market's dynamics continue to shift, investors should keep an ear to the ground in order to fall in step and create a winning game plan. Smart Property Investment's Grace Ormsby is joined by Matt Srama, the founder and director of The Srama Group, to put their finger over the pulse of the real estate market – including trends on buyer sentiment, sellers' expectations, and transacti...

Atlas Property Group is a buyer's agency that's on a mission to help everyone on their property ownership journey and ultimately achieve financial freedom. Headed by Lachlan Vidler – who is also a  member of the board of Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) and author of the book,  A Military Guide to Property Investing –  the Atlas Property Group is composed of strategic, experie...

With over 1.5 million Australians having never experienced an interest rate rise, how will the RBA's recent decision and the imminent cycle of rate rises impact the Australian property market? Join host Phil Tarrant and Paul Glossop from Pure Property Investment on this episode of the Smart Property Investment Show as they look back through the history books to answer that question. The pair also...

While investors are constantly buffeted by economic events and trends that are beyond their control, hosts Phil Tarrant and Scott O'Neill say there are ways to react to them strategically. On the latest episode of Inside Commercial Property with Rethink Investing, the duo dissects the latest inflation data and talks about how it could set off a chain reaction in the economy and the financial secto...

On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Steve Waters, founder and director of Right Property Group, to run their eyes over some of the top stories currently trending online on Smart Property Investment .  Highlighting the leading headlines dominating the industry, they lend their insights on what they all mean; unpacking subtle gentrification and its m...

Financial security through property investing is a topic that all too often leaves women out of the conversation. The chief economist at PRD, Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo, joins the Smart Property Investment Show to share how her mother's sage advice led her to property investing, discussing with host Grace Ormsby why women are often reticent to share their investing journeys. Dr Mardiasmo discusses the...

Financial security through property investing is a topic that all too often leaves women out of the conversation. The chief economist at PRD, Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo, joins the Smart Property Investment Show to share how her mother's sage advice led her to property investing, discussing with host Grace Ormsby why women are often reticent to share their investing journeys. Dr Mardiasmo discusses the...

While headlines are filled with narratives of the property boom now in the rearview mirror, investors are advised not to listen to the Chicken Littles proclaiming that the real estate market is in freefall mode without accurate justification. In this episode of Investing Insights with Right Property Group, Steve Waters, Victor Kumar and Phil Tarrant put a magnifying glass on the negative forecasts...

The federal election is just weeks away, and property policies are proving to be a central issue. As Aussies countdown to 21 May to cast their votes (with a side of democracy sausage), Grace Ormsby, editor of SPI, and Sadhana Smiles, the chief executive of Real Estate Industry Partners (REIP), reflect on the policies taking centre stage in the campaign, dissect the plan of action that has been lai...

Henderson Advocacy, founded by director Jack Henderson, is a buyers agency dedicated to helping investors find the right investment while removing the stress from the process. The agency prides itself on using its knowledge of real estate nuances, its skills, and its connections to help its clients advance their portfolios in a financially viable and rewarding manner. In this episode of the Proper...

It's no longer a matter of "if" but "when" Australia's interest rates will lift, if global events are anything to go by.  On this special episode of the Smart Property Investment Show, we shine a spotlight on a recent conversation between Momentum director Alex Whitlock, mortgages editor Annie Kane, and mortgages news editor Sarah Simpkins. The trio unpack RBNZ's unusual 50-basis point rate increa...