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 • 25 JUN 2026
SMSF ban, tax reforms, price drops: What’s happening in the property market?
Investors thought negative gearing was the big threat, but a new crackdown on SMSF borrowing could be the change that really blindsides Australians.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JUN 2026
Stop waiting for rate cuts – the real opportunity is your lending structure
Most investors are waiting for rate cuts, but the bigger opportunity could disappear first, as borrowing power, refinancing flexibility, and access to equity already...
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Investor Strategy • 20 JUN 2026
Property Buzz: Buyer’s agents under scrutiny as Dashdot fallout exposes cracks – is it time for property managers...
Following the collapse of leading Australian buyer’s agency Dashdot, questions are emerging about the quality and transparency of property advice being offered to...
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Investor Strategy • 18 JUN 2026
The portfolio-building strategy that starts with just $60k
Most Australians have given up on investment property. But right now, buyers are entering the market with $60,000 deposits, while everyone else waits for a break that...
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Investor Strategy • 15 JUN 2026
The budget has sparked panic, but has anything really changed yet?
Everyone thinks the budget has just blown up property investing forever, but here’s the twist: most of the dramatic headlines won’t touch your portfolio for years,...
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Investor Strategy • 13 JUN 2026
Property Buzz: Buyer’s agents under pressure, tax backlash builds, and rate cuts loom: What’s going on in real...
Buyer’s agents are coming under increasing scrutiny over financial advice in the wake of the Dashdot collapse. But it’s not all bad news for investors, with backlash...
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Investor Strategy • 11 JUN 2026
The end of the old property playbook? Taxes, rates, and Sam Gordon’s latest investing strategy
The budget has landed. Investors are reacting. But do the old rules of property investing still apply, or is Australia entering a new era of wealth creation through real...
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Investor Strategy • 08 JUN 2026
Pre-approvals to fail mid-deal as lenders rewrite borrowing rules
While most investors have been rattled by the tax overhaul, the biggest risk right now isn’t the budget itself, but how lenders are reacting to it, with pre-approvals...
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Investor Strategy • 06 JUN 2026
Property Buzz: The buyer’s agency shock exposing million-dollar portfolios risked on promises, not performance
Investors are reeling from the sudden liquidation of a prominent buyer’s agency, but the real fallout will come from the regulatory reckoning it triggers, not just the...
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Investor Strategy • 04 JUN 2026
Australia’s best investment buyer’s agent says saving tax is not a strategy. It’s not even a focus – making...
Property investment is being hit with fresh policy uncertainty, with proposed tax changes raising questions around leverage, rents, and long-term returns. But the real...
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