REB Podcast Network

Western Sydney's property market has been moving fast, and so is 25-year-old Vedant Agrawal, TAG Real Estate founder, who has scaled from newcomer to running a multi-office real estate business in just a few years. On the REB Business Empowerment Showcase, deputy editor Emilie Lauer speaks with Agrawal about how he built and now manages one of Western Sydney's fastest-growing boutique agencies. Ag...

High workloads and challenging clients are only part of the story. Outdated systems and manual processes are quietly draining time, energy, and focus. Could automation be the circuit breaker the industry desperately needs? On The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, Alex Whitlock speaks with Phil Tarrant and Bairave Jeyasothy from Managed about how payments and legacy trust accounting are...

With the federal budget days away, Australian property investors are on edge, watching for potential shifts to taxes, interest rates, and housing policy that could reshape the cycle. On Property Buzz, hosts Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman cut through the noise ahead of budget week and break down what it all means for investors. Tarrant flags a cautious mood in the market, with all eyes turning to Can...

By now, you already know that digital marketing is not just a "nice to have" in real estate – it's the front door to listings, trust, and long-term pipeline building. But GEO, AI's answer to SEO, is going to change all of this. Prepare to unlearn your marketing playbook. On this episode of the Real Estate Business (REB) Podcast, host Liam Garman and Purple Thread Marketing founder Darrell Weekes u...

Property management isn't a back-office function. It's a high-value asset business treated like admin. That needs to change. On The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, Alex Whitlock sits down with Tom Panos to break down why most property managers are still operating reactively, and what happens when you start thinking like a top sales agent instead. The legacy model is simple. Sales tea...

With policy uncertainty mounting, the property market is on edge. Could looming tax changes reshape the investment landscape, or will investors return to basics with fixer-uppers and disciplined acquisition strategies? On the Property Buzz podcast, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman cut through the chatter around potential changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing, and what it could mean for inv...

Borrowing power is no longer decided at the bank – it's being quietly shaped by AI, spending habits, and financial behaviour long before investors ever apply for a loan. On a special crossover episode of Real Estate Business (REB) Podcast and How I Met My Broker, hosts Liam Garman and Hung Chuy sit down with Andrew Morello, winner of The Apprentice Australia, to discuss how artificial intelligence...

Many agencies chase growth at any cost, but rapid expansion without structure can create churn and poor service outcomes. On The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, Managed co-founder Alex Whitlock speaks with Active Agents principal Tara Bradbury about building a 400-plus property rent roll in Hervey Bay through sustainable growth, strong systems and client focus. Bradbury explains how...

With tighter scrutiny on the property market, traditional buyer's agent strategies could be turned upside down. Will the sector keep booming, or is a brutal consolidation now underway? On this week's episode of Property Buzz, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards, a landmark event that brought together nearly 500 of the nation's top buyer's agents and set...

Most investors treat finance and property management as separate conversations, but that disconnect could be costing them growth, cash flow and long-term strategy. In the latest episode of the PMX Podcast, Managed co-founder Alex Whitlock sits down with Finni Mortgages principal Eva Loisance to unpack one of the most overlooked dynamics in property investing: the powerful yet underutilised relatio...

From investor confidence erosion to a class war between landlords and tenants, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman break down all the news coming out of Australia's property market. In this episode of Property Buzz, Tarrant and Garman examine the forces reshaping the market – from investor fatigue in Victoria to the broader economic risks tied to housing affordability. The pair highlight growing concern...

What does it really take to win listings, earn trust, and outperform in Australia's most competitive property sector? In luxury real estate, average service gets exposed fast, and reputation is everything. On the REB Podcast, Nick Boyd, CEO of Belle Property, Hockingstuart, and Acton | Belle Property, shares the inside playbook for succeeding at the top end of the market, where elite clients deman...

What happens when a former football hopeful stumbles into real estate and decides to ignore the industry rulebook? You get one of Melbourne's fastest-growing property management success stories. On The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, H & B Real Estate director Tim Harris shares the unfiltered story behind one of Melbourne's most remarkable rent roll growth journeys, scaling from 120...

Capital gains discounts and negative gearing under attack. Trust account theft from dodgy agents off the charts. TikTok stars attacking property investors. Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman break it all down and share critical data on how investors can continue to grow their portfolios. On this week's Property Buzz live, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman cut through the noise on what's making headlines in p...

What does it actually take to lead a major real estate network in one of Australia's most dynamic markets? Award-winning offices. A focus on people over process. And a CEO who believes trust and transparency aren't optional. On the REB Podcast, Barry Plant CEO Lisa Pennell joins deputy editor Emilie Lauer to share the story behind REB's back-to-back Major Network of the Year. Pennell reflects on t...

Fuel costs rising, the economy wobbling, buyer's agents under scrutiny, and negative gearing sparking debate. There's a lot shaking the market. In the latest episode of Property Buzz, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman dive into the issues shaping Australia's property market right now, from dodgy financial advice to a teetering building industry. They examine the growing scrutiny on buyer's agents, high...

Most Australians think the Middle East conflict is someone else's problem. They're wrong. In this special crossover episode of the REB Podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and real estate heavyweight Tom Panos ask the question nobody in property is talking about: what happens to Australian housing when the world catches fire? From fuel prices and inflation to constructi...

What does it actually take to build a property management business from scratch in one of Australia's most competitive markets? No trust account. No acquisitions. No inherited rent roll. Just one man, a studio apartment, and a belief that property management had been done wrong for decades. In the latest episode of The Property Management Excellence (PMX) podcast, NU Management founder Grant McKay...

In this episode of The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, host Alex Whitlock speaks with Managed's key account manager Mignon Ahrns and customer success team leader Bairave Jeyasothy about how technology is reshaping the property management industry. The guests explore how automation, owner portals, and task-based workflows are reshaping property managers' daily work, giving owners real...

In this episode of the REB Podcast, InvestorKit CEO and founder Arjun Paliwal joins host Liam Garman to unpack what defines an elite buyer's agent: from data-led investing, to technology and building a culture of excellence. Fresh from winning Buyer's Agency of the Year at the Real Estate Business Awards for the third time, Paliwal reflects on building InvestorKit and the philosophy behind its rap...

In this episode of the REB Podcast, deputy editor Emilie Lauer speaks with Laing+Simmons head of people and growth Jacqui Barnes about the changing dynamics for women across the property industry. The discussion explores how women are now increasingly moving into sales and leadership roles, although challenges such as gender bias and sexual harassment still persist, particularly for those early in...

In this episode of the REB Podcast, deputy editor Emilie Lauer sits down with URBAN X co-founder Steph Kong to explore how their predominantly female workforce is shaping culture, leadership, and performance in real estate. Kong shares how URBAN X evolved into a business with 80 per cent female leadership and a workforce that is 90 per cent women – not through deliberate strategy, but through the...

In this episode of the REB Podcast, deputy editor Emilie Lauer sits down with Dr Diaswati Mardiasmo, chief economist at PRD, to discuss how real estate agents can harness data to grow their footprint. Dr Mardiasmo unpacks how the explosion of accessible data has changed the balance of power between agents and consumers. Where market intelligence once came from industry knowledge, buyers and seller...

In this episode of The Property Management Excellence (PMX) Podcast, REB's Alex Whitlock sits down with Alistair Shearer, partner and head of property management at Belle Property, Mornington and Mount Eliza, to explore the hidden value of property management for your business. Whitlock and Shearer discuss why many property owners don't fully appreciate what their managers do, and how a lack of co...

In this episode of the REB Podcast, editor Liam Garman sits down with DiJones CEO Dean Mackie and COO Brent May to explore what it takes to be the "agent of tomorrow" and how you can thrive in the rapidly evolving real estate market. They discuss the speed of industry changes, from anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) reforms and Office of the Australian Information Comm...