Spark Your Fire (Investing podcast)

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing the impact of the latest Budget changes to investors sentiment and discuss whether residential property is still worth considering/investing in the current climate. --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes o...

In this episode of Spark Your F.I.R.E, as an ongoing sequence of "Is Australian Real Estate too expensive now?", John Comino from Bridge-to-Bricks returns with the latest April 2026 data & findings with us on: - An update on Sydney Property Trend & House Prices - REAL Sydney house prices (priced in Gold) - Using Sydney as the anchor, we compare every capital city to deduce whether they're...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing the latest Federal Budget 2026 which was announced few days ago and covers: 1. Changes to the negative gearing policy for existing properties moving forward 2. Changes to the capital gains tax to an indexation method after 1st July 2027 with a 30% marginal tax rate 3. 30% tax rate introduced to discretionary trusts An...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - Quick market updates - For $800K budget, should you invest in a unit in Sydney or a house in Melbourne for better long term capital growth?  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - 2026 March RBA Cash Rate update, highlights and future gazing - Current market observations - Is the 18 year cycle hypothesis becoming a reality?  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - The 4 types of assets you must own in 2026 and why --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/financial advice of any kind.  "Spark your FIRE" and its team are n...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - Current affairs & headlines - MOI indicator, and how you can use this to help determine property supply & demand for a specific suburb  You can check out the video version here for those who wants to see the slides John has prepared: https://youtu.be/HwxaGrwHu_4 --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - 2026 February RBA Cash Rate update - impacts to borrowers & markets - How can property price keeps rising in 2026 and affordability is at record low?  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing: - Louis Christopher's Boom & Bust Report for 2026 and our thoughts on the scenarios - Reviewing our earlier predictions made back in December 2024 - how did we fare on our 2025 predictions? - Marking our predictions for 2026 - which capitals will shine? - Bonus - John's top 3 Sydney suburbs pick worth investing i...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Market wrap - what we're seeing at the moment - Future gazing into what AI imposes for the future, the world of UBI (Universal Base Income) and what would property market look like in the brave new world. For those interested - the episode from DOAC with Mo Gawdat is as below: https://youtu.be/S9a1nLw70p0?si=UD3i3XT...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Latest property market observations - David's PPOR selling journey - the learnings on agent selection, considerations behind for sale vs auction strategy, property type, sales campaign, offers and decision.  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host o...

In this episode of Spark Your F.I.R.E, as an ongoing sequence of "Is Australian Real Estate too expensive now?", John Comino from Bridge-to-Bricks returns with the latest July 2025 data & findings with us on: - An update on Sydney Property Trend & House Prices - REAL Sydney house prices (priced in Gold) - Using Sydney as the anchor, we compare every capital city to deduce whether they're a...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, we have Andrew Nguyen from Aurora Estate Agents joining our property segment host David Shih to go through the market update in Melbourne including: - On the ground sales & rental market update - What are the key challenges for landlords in the current Melbourne market - Future gazing into remaining of 2025 & 2026    And much more! --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Gues...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Is now still a good time to be investing in property or has the boat already sailed? - Taxes, taxes and taxes! What taxes do property investors need to be mindful of? --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purpos...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - RBA hold cash rate for July - observations & comments - How can you negotiate like a pro and maximise your chance with a winning offer!  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - How do you work out the true value of a property you like? John shares with us his secret with a 4 step approach  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/finan...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Property Market Update/Observations - The 5 learnings from John - with his own home's knock down & rebuild exercise  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investmen...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, David Shih brings back on Steve Ash from PropertyStrats to chat about: - Current Melbourne market dynamics - Deep diving into 3 Melbourne suburbs that Steve is currently buying for his clients which is within $600 to $700K budget! Find out why he would recommend these suburbs and the associated strategy to deploy!    And much more! --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are no...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Property Market Update/Observations - How would Trump's tariff war impact Australian shares & property market?  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treated as investment/fin...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Property Market Update/Observations - 5 key criteria that'll help you beat the average performance in your property investment journey  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for informational purposes only and should not be treat...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Feb RBA Rate Cut with Property Market Update/Observations - How you can use the decision quadrant to narrow down and solidify the investment properties that you're looking to buy.  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions expressed by host or his guests are for inform...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Property Market Update/Observations - If your budget is $1.2M, where and what type of property to invest in Sydney? We explore various options from apartments in close proximity to CBD vs house on a block of land further away.  --- DISCLAIMER:  Host/Guest are not Financial Adviser/Investment Consultant. All opinions...

In this episode of Spark Your F.I.R.E, as an ongoing sequence of "Is Australian Real Estate too expensive now?", John Comino from Bridge-to-Bricks returns with the latest Jan 2025 data & findings with us on: - Property vs Stock Market - performance comparison over the last 40 years - An update on Sydney Property Trend & House Prices - REAL Sydney house prices (priced in Gold) - Using Sydne...

Happy new year and welcome to 2025! Kicking off our first episode of SYF Podcast, our host David Shih has the pleasure of interviewing Steve Ash, an experienced property investor/buyers agent who shares his own property journey since arriving on this land of opportunities. The topics discussed includes: - How Steve started with his first property in Sydney - The strategies that he has tried out wh...

In this episode of SYF Podcast, John Comino and David Shih go through discussing - Reviewing our earlier predictions made back in December 2023 - how did we fare? - Marking our predictions for 2025 - which capitals will shine? Link to the previous episode on our predictions made back in Dec 2023: https://sparkyourfire.podbean.com/e/unpacking-november-2023-property-data-what-s-ahead-for-2024/ --- D...