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The Smart Property Investment Show

The Smart Property Investment Show provides insights on the key issues facing investors. Regular guests including property experts, demographers, politicians, property influencers, and investors share their thoughts on the property market, lender policies, government regulation and the national economy. Each episode is raw, uncut, authentic, unscripted and to the point, with plenty of tempo to keep you motivated.
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Investor Strategy • 31 OCT 2026
Property Buzz: Is Australia heading for a French-style debt crisis?
France is already paying billions to service its debt. Australia could be heading down the same path, with only a narrow window to turn things around.
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Investor Strategy • 26 OCT 2026
From a housing commission flat to a $40m portfolio at 29: How Ali Hallak did it
Ali Hallak grew up in a housing commission flat, worked three jobs and saved $35,000 for his first purchase just after his 19th birthday. Now he reports a portfolio of...
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Investor Strategy • 24 OCT 2026
Property Buzz: 20k Perth homes are underwater, economist says some pockets could fall 40%
Prestige vendors are being asked to accept millions less, forecasters are revising their predictions down, and the RBA is hinting that inflation is worse than expected...
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Investor Strategy • 23 OCT 2026
He’s avoiding commercial and the smaller capitals – why 1 investor is going all in on units for the yield
Josh Crealy used to sell commercial property for a living. Now he says most investors are pivoting from residential too early, and he’s put his money into Melbourne...
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Investor Strategy • 19 OCT 2026
The tax changes haven’t hurt them – why 2 former nurses say yield and land are paying off
Negative gearing was never part of the plan for Iconic Investing’s Aneesh Thomas and John George. They buy for cash flow, land and below-valuation prices, and say...
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Investor Strategy • 17 OCT 2026
Property Buzz: NSW is $200m short on stamp duty, hosts clash over brokers
NSW collected 23 per cent less residential stamp duty in September than a year earlier, and Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman say it’s only the start. But when the...
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Investor Strategy • 16 OCT 2026
The $2.5k monthly property holding cost that could fall to $600
Investors waiting for the market to turn could miss a buying window, as cash flow, rental yields, and changing financial conditions reshape the cost of holding an...
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Investor Strategy • 12 OCT 2026
Property tactics that no longer stack up: What investors need to ditch
Investors may be wasting time and money on property tactics that no longer stack up, as rising costs and changing market conditions force a rethink of how to build...
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Investor Strategy • 10 OCT 2026
Property Buzz: The commercial property trap catching residential investors out
Commercial property can offer higher yields, but poor due diligence, risky leases, and long vacancies can turn an investment into a costly mistake.
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Investor Strategy • 07 OCT 2026
$100bn is waiting on the sidelines. Is this the best buying window since COVID-19?
Sentiment is low, loan commitments are slipping, and investors are waiting for the dust to settle. But with billions in investor capital on the sidelines waiting to...
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