The post-budget guide to commercial property investing

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 • 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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Investor Strategy • 05 OCT 2026
‘You couldn’t have cooked up a worse set of tax policies’: Andrew Bragg’s housing plan for a Coalition...
Shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg says the budget has delivered fewer homes, higher rents, and fewer first home buyers, and tells Phil Tarrant what the Coalition...
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Investor Strategy • 03 OCT 2026
Property Buzz: Falling home values could blow a hole in aged care. Has anyone done the maths?
From SMSF lending to credit card surcharges, Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman say recent policy changes are producing consequences nobody planned for, and the biggest one...
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Investor Strategy • 01 OCT 2026
How investors can manufacture equity instead of waiting for growth
As market growth becomes less certain, property development can manufacture equity, but getting site selection, feasibility, and construction risks right is critical....
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Investor Strategy • 29 SEP 2026
Starting with nothing: How to build a property portfolio from scratch in a tough market
Starting a portfolio in today’s market takes more than buying the right property, with strategy, cash flow, and borrowing power shaping how far investors can go.
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Investor Strategy • 28 SEP 2026
Yields, rates, and due diligence: What investors need to know about commercial property
Commercial property is drawing more interest as residential options narrow, but higher yields require sharper due diligence. Here is what investors should know.
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Investor Strategy • 26 SEP 2026
Property Buzz: Rate rises, housing shortages, and a changing property market
Rate rises, housing shortages, and shifting investor strategies are putting Australia’s property market under pressure and raising bigger questions about home...
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Investor Strategy • 24 SEP 2026
Are investors ready for the commercial property pivot?
As tax changes reshape residential investing, investors are looking harder at commercial property, with industrial and medical assets standing out for their income...
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