Property Investment Podcast Network

With widespread and indefinite lockdowns inducing feelings of uncertainty and insecurity among buyers and sellers, what will the spring selling season look like this year? Phil Tarrant, Steve Waters and Victor Kumar discuss the implications of the latest wave of lockdowns on real estate and how it compares to previous lockdowns. Will the market slow down amid a pronounced imbalance of supply and d...

In the military, there's a common saying: "Be brilliant at the basics". It's just as applicable to property investment. Smart Property Investment's Phil Tarrant sits down with Lachlan Vidler, Atlas Property Group director and author of Military Guide to Property Investing: A Targeted Approach to Conquering Your Goals , to discuss why education, research, discipline, adaptability and dedication are...

The Smart Property Investment editorial team is back together to discuss stories most relevant to your portfolio this month. Smart Property Investment's editor, Maja Garaca Djurdjevic, is joined by journalists Cameron Micallef and Fergus Halliday to explore the latest in property news, including the NSW lockdown and the new permit system for popular investment regions and how the markets have been...

Warning: This show has been marked as explicit Property pioneer Ben Handler left the world of celebrity and riches in 2018 to found a company solely aimed at helping others build sustainable and profitable buyer's agent businesses. Now, he's partnered with Smart Property Investment to help others looking to do the same with Lifestyle by Design - a new podcast that delves into the challenges and op...

As most of the country battles lockdowns, the market continues to go from strength to strength, with investors urged to continue on their personal property journeys despite the restrictions. On the latest episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant and Right Property Group's Steve Waters discuss the current disruptions in the marketplace, why sellers are less likely to list a...

People are selling a dream or a myth that doesn't exist through social media, with property investors being urged to stick to the long-term fundamentals to build a better financial outcome. On the latest episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant and Pure Property's Paul Glossop share some uncomfortable truths about expectations versus reality and why only a select few will b...

A new co-host, new format, but the same self-proclaimed data nerd Arjun Paliwal is now joined by his wife, Leigh, as the pair continue to 'nerd out', taking a deep dive into all things property investors need to know.   Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, take a look at the near $9 trillion property market, dissecting the latest headlines and answering you...

One of the most pressing issues for investors in a booming housing market is delays in access to capital, which can potentially see buyers miss out on their latest purchase. As such, alternative financial products, including 'the Afterpay for real estate', have exploded in popularity. With this in mind, Phil Tarrant invited Realty Assist's CEO, Sam Rettke, on the show to explain how the system wor...

In a red-hot property market littered with unaffordable city house prices and consumers looking for lifestyle choices, investors might be tempted to look outside of the capital cities. On the latest episode of the Smart Property Investment show, host Phil Tarrant and OpenCorp's Cam McLellan and Matt Lewison dispel the myth of buying regional only, urging investors to remain bullish on capital city...

On the latest episode of Inside Commercial Property with Rethink Investing, host Phil Tarrant and Scott O'Neill discuss how investors can outgrow a residential portfolio and how a commercial asset can help offset some of the issues that long-term negatively geared investors face. Scott takes a deep dive into the commercial structures available to investors, pointing out the good, the bad and the u...

In a red-hot property market, a delay of weeks in the mortgage approval process can be detrimental to investors securing a property, but are digital mortgages the answer? Host Phil Tarrant is joined on the show by Nano Home Loans CEO Andrew Walker to take a deep dive into this very question, taking a warts-and-all look into a pure digital mortgage and how it can help consumers access the best fina...

InvestorKit is composed of industry-leading and award-winning researchers and buyer's agents. They specialise in helping property investors scale, grow and diversify their investment portfolio using residential and commercial property. In this episode of Property Showcase, InvestorKit's director and head of research, Arjun Paliwal, joins host Tom Gilmore to discuss what a successful portfolio actu...

Younger property investors aren't exactly commonplace, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.  Smart Property Investment's Phil Tarrant sits down with Jake Whitlock to talk through how the 23-year-old defied the trend and broke into Sydney's sizzling property market.  The pair talk through how Whitlock raised a deposit, why he chose property over ETFs and cryptocurrencies, how losing $50,000 chan...

Mixed data is coming out of the property market, with record-low interest rates, pent-up demand and limited supply fuelling strong price growth. On the other hand, prolonged lockdowns and talk of macro-prudential policy could inflict negative impacts. Dissecting recent developments, hosts Phil Tarrant, Steve Waters and Victor Kumar discuss last year's missed predictions of 30 per cent market falls...

The Smart Property Investment editorial team came together to take a deep dive into the biggest property stories of the last month and how they will impact your portfolio.  Smart Property Investment's editor, Maja Garaca Djurdjevic, is joined by journalists Cameron Micallef and Fergus Halliday to explore everything from Labor backing down from negative gearing changes right through to how the Olym...

Being a first-generation migrant who saw his parents work hard for everything they had, this property investor used it as motivation to create his own wealth. Jyh Kao joins host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic to discuss how he built a $2.5 million portfolio in just eight years, starting with a one-bedroom apartment when he was just 24 years old. The duo discuss lessons learnt along the way, how he is usin...

With the property market in full swing and the cost of debt falling, The Smart Property Show thought it was a great time for another portfolio market update, but from a financial perspective. Joining the owner of the Smart Property Investment Portfolio, Phillip Tarrant, KHI Partners chair Munzurul Khan makes an appearance on The Smart Property Investment Show for a warts-and-all look at the curren...

Based on stimulus and economic conditions, Australia is set to have a resurgence of the Roaring '20s post-COVID-19, which is likely to spur on the property market for some time to come. Joining the owners of the Smart Property Investment Portfolio, Pure Property Investment's Paul Glossop returns to the show to discuss the current property market, why he believes the current cycle could have years...

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerd Arjun Paliwal deep-dive into property data and unpack what the biggest trends in Australia's housing markets mean for investors. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit highlights what investors can learn about the direction of the market by taking a closer look at inventory levels, rather than just focusing on median ho...

Guided by advice from a mentor, mortgage broker Colin Rice has adopted a buy-and-hold strategy despite gangbuster growth in residential property markets. Colin joins host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic on this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show to chat about his property journey and how he is not letting a relationship breakdown impact his long-term strategy. From the perspective of a mortgage...

Having set out the goal of kickstarting their property portfolio in the four years since first coming on the show, Simon and Vanessa Refalo return to discuss how they managed to achieve their property goals.  In their return to The Smart Property Investment Show, the Refalos and host Phil Tarrant deep-dive into their investments since 2017, with the couple making multiple purchases across both Que...

On the latest episode of Inside Commercial Property with Rethink Investing, host Phil Tarrant and Scott O'Neill discuss the top five tips that every commercial investor needs to know regardless of where they are on their personal property journey.  Scott shares with investors a warts-and-all look into commercial property, warning of potential shady practices valuers use to collect a fee for no wor...

A passion for reading property magazines and listening to podcasts turned Ko Ko's 'too good to be true' property mentality into a growing portfolio today. Ko Ko joins host Phil Tarrant on this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show to discuss how his life has taken a unique turn and how he became a property investor. Taking a deep dive into his personal story, Ko Ko shares his past in Myanm...

This expert answers the age-old question - do you buy capital growth properties that enable ongoing portfolio development, or do you look for strategic renovation potential? Renovation expert Naomi Findlay joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss whether investors should renovate to squeeze that extra value out of their properties or whether they should rely on the market to do the heavy lifting for the...

Cheap credit, strong buyer demand and changing consumer preferences have created a new market boom that experts say is like no other. With over 20 years of experience, OpenCorp's Cam McLellan and Matt Lewinson join host Phil Tarrant to dissect the current market, explaining how it differs from past cycles and what investors should know about each capital city. The duo share handy tips with Phil on...