As Christmas is a time for giving, we thought today’s special Christmas episode should be none other than a Q&A session! Topics covered today include debt-retirement and refinancing loans, how to go about upgrading your PPOR (Principle Place of Residence), whether it’s worth paying for a financial planner and more. (And click here for your free The Property Couch Christmas Pack !) Today’s questions are from the following listeners: Chris on debt-retirement and refinancing loans : Bill on upg...
Dec 22, 2016•46 min
Keeping to our Summer Series tradition, Bryce and Ben are joined by yet another special guest in today’s episode; Nerida Conisbee – The Chief Economist of The REA Group: now the biggest digital real estate company in the world! With more than 20 years of property research experience throughout the Asia Pacific, Nerida also appears every Saturday on SkyNews Real Estate program, is an adviser on property market conditions to major Government bodies and has held senior positions within commercial a...
Dec 15, 2016•47 min
In today’s podcast, a much-anticipated topic features. But first, Bryce and Ben discuss the recently released GDP numbers for the September quarter . With a fall of 0.5%, what does this mean to us Australians? How will business confidence and the Australian Property Market be affected? And more importantly, is this a really bad thing? After discussions on the GDP as well as further mentions of our 100th episode (that’s coming up very soon!), today’s main topic – as stated in the title, is: “How ...
Dec 08, 2016•41 min
Today we have another special vodcast episode; and joining Bryce and Ben on the couch is the President of the Real Estate Buyer’s Agents Association of Australia (REBAA), winner of The Buyer’s Agent of the Year Award 2016 on Your Investment Property Magazine and Managing Director of Propertybuyer , Rich Harvey. As an established Buyer’s Agent, Property Investor, and expert in his field, today Bryce and Ben discuss the following areas with Rich: How Rich established his career as a property inves...
Dec 01, 2016•40 min
After two weeks of Donald Trump-related episodes, we think it’s time to get back to our listeners and answer some questions! But before that, Bryce and Ben kickstarted today’s episode with a quick update on interest rates and which directions we might be heading in the next few months. And for today’s episode, they will be answering questions from: Cody on First Home buyers. Tom on Overseas Investing. Steve on Overseas Investing. Brett on Setting up an Offset Account. Nicole on Canberra as the n...
Nov 24, 2016•44 min
Today’s episode is special guest day and joining Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley is Australia’s leading property analyst and CoreLogic’s Director of Research, Tim Lawless, who will discuss the future of each state in Australia. Following on from last week’s episode of President-Elect, Donald Trump and the uncertainty his win will have on the market; Bryce, Ben and Tim move on to discuss what the positives to follow are due to the presidential win, even though it is still early days. So in today’...
Nov 18, 2016•46 min
Today’s podcast is a particularly interesting one as it gets a bit more political than usual! From talks about Brexit to the results of the American election last night, Episode 89 delves deep into one of the most talked about general elections in recent years and its potential effects on not only the United States but on the world economy. Less than 24 hours after the result of the American general election, Bryce and Ben both discuss the potential impact of the new president-elect, Donald Trum...
Nov 10, 2016•29 min
This week, we are discussing these questions: Q1: Career as a property professional from Hayden Q2: New developments from Brad Q3: Next step in property investing from Damien Q4: Cash flow from Ben Q5: Investing in newly developed areas or established suburbs from Stephen LISTEN TO THE FIRST 20 EPISODES HERE >> MOORR MONEY MANAGEMENT APP: 👉 Apple: https://apple.co/3ioICGW 👉 Google Play: https://bit.ly/3OT86bW 👉 Web platform: https://www.moorr.com.au/ FREE MASTERCLASS: - How to Build a P...
Nov 03, 2016•41 min
If you were at the Sydney Property Buyer Expo last weekend, you probably listened to this episode already but for those of you who weren’t there, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley recorded a LIVE Podcast with Dr Andrew Wilson on the Future of the Australian Property Market! Dr Andrew Wilson is the Chief Economist for the Domain Group and is an appointed housing market expert and adviser to the Federal Government funded, Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network. He holds a PhD and Masters b...
Oct 27, 2016•41 min
Have you heard about the myth that all property doubles in value every 7 – 10 years? If this is true, it is certainly an irresistible offer! But if it is true, why isn’t everybody investing in property? Unfortunately, based on the report recently released by CoreLogic, this is simply not true. In fact, only three capital cities in Australia have doubled their median house prices in the last ten years and so, for today’s episode, Bryce and Ben will be doing a bit of myth busting. They will also b...
Oct 20, 2016•39 min
Are you into economics, numbers, trend lines and the Property reports released by CoreLogic ? If you are, this episode is just for you! It can be a bit heavy and we recommend you download CoreLogic Monthly Housing & Economic Chart Pack for October 2016 to have a full understanding of what Bryce and Ben would be talking about today. Their focus is on Page 10 of the report, titled Investor lending is picking up again as owner-occupier lending fades a little. Bryce and Ben are also a bit concer...
Oct 13, 2016•41 min
Yes, we know it can sound a bit contradictory. This is a property podcast with two of Australia’s top property experts and we even did an episode on why invest in property ! So why would we talk about not investing in property? Well, the fact is, investing in property is not the perfect type of investment for everyone. There are certain times in an investor’s journey when it is simply a bad time to start investing. There are also times when investors need to first reflect on their mindset before...
Oct 06, 2016•41 min
If you are new to property investment, don’t you want to know what sophisticated property investors are doing? Why would you want to reinvent the wheels? It will certainly save you more time and money if you understand the norms and fundamentals of those who have already experienced the journey. So this time on The Property Couch podcast, our hosts will be discussing the practices of a sophisticated property investor. Their discussion will be based on the recently released PIPA Annual Investor S...
Sep 29, 2016•40 min
It has been 3 weeks since our last Question and Answers episode, so it’s about time for another one! Thank you again for sending in your questions. For today’s podcast, we will be answering these questions: Question on tenants vs rents from Mark. Question on an exit strategy from Tom. Question on investing in property overseas from Sean. Question on a career in property investing. Question on paying down debt or investing from a loan. Question on Property Investment Advisor or Buyers Agent first...
Sep 22, 2016•42 min
Thank you for coming to our Facebook Live event on the 13th of Sept! We received a lot of great questions that night but unfortunately, time ran out and we couldn’t answer all of your questions. We really do appreciate you taking some time away from your busy life to listen to us so that is why we are recording a bonus episode (or as Ben called it Bonusisode) today to answer all the remaining questions! And for your convenience, here’s the list of questions that we answered in this episode along...
Sep 16, 2016•37 min
For today’s podcast, we have Stuart Wemyss , owner and Director of ProSolution Private Clients joining us to talk about his property investment journey and his investing philosophies. Coming from an Accounting and Finance background and with more than 19 years of experience in investment services, Stuart is also a PIPA Member and has authored two books; Smart Borrower’s Handbook and The Property Puzzle. So for today’s episode, the three of them will be talking about: When did he buy his first pr...
Sep 15, 2016•47 min
One of the negotiation tips mentioned in previous episodes is to understand the vendor’s motivation to sell. Once you understood that, you would have a better idea of what to negotiate on and increase your chances of securing that property. But as always, this is easier said than done because how would you know if the real estate agent is clouding the truth? Hence why you need to make sure you are asking the right questions, in the right way and are capable of assessing the agent’s reaction to y...
Sep 08, 2016•39 min
It’s the first day of Spring and a perfect time for a Question and Answer episode! Bryce and Ben started off with some of their auction stories on underquoting and a general market update. The property market had been rather cold this winter but with that over, what will we be expecting these coming months? Here are the questions for today’s podcast: Question on new developments next door from Jesse: Question on cash flow from Sonia: Question on property portfolio from Khai: Question on developi...
Sep 01, 2016•37 min
Investing in property is considered a relatively safe investment class but as with other types of investments, there are some downfalls that you need to be aware of. So in this week’s podcast, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley will be sharing their ten biggest property investment risks. They will be unpacking this list from a macro point of view such as factors that are beyond an investor’s control down to a micro level. Bryce and Ben will also be discussing some risk mitigation strategies that in...
Aug 25, 2016•46 min
What is the possibility of investing in property with the right strategy, in the right market, and at the right time? Well, that depends. Now, we know this sounds really vague but in order to determine that, one needs to ask if they have the right understanding in the first place? Because it is very dangerous if the perception of the right strategy or the right market is wrong and you go ahead and build a property portfolio based on your assumptions. For example, if Alex believes that capital gr...
Aug 18, 2016•40 min
This time on our Special Guest Episode, we’ve got Veronica Morgan on the Couch! Most of you would have known her as the co-host of Location Location Location Australia on Foxtel Lifestyle Channel with Bryce but when they aren’t filming, Veronica is the Founder and Principal of Good Deeds Property Buyers . She is also the Vice President of the Real Estate Buyers Agents Association of Australia ( REBAA ) and an active property investor herself. So for today’s episode, the three of them will be tal...
Aug 11, 2016•43 min
This week on The Property Couch Podcast, we are going through some of our listeners’ questions. But before that, Bryce and Ben will be discussing the 25 basis point cut passed on by the Reserve Bank of Australia early this week. How will this impact the Australian Economy, how much have the banks passed on and will there be any flow-on effect on the Australian household? Here are the questions for today’s podcast: Question on planning for a reduction in income from Matt: How do you plan for a re...
Aug 04, 2016•45 min
It is Special Guest Day and we’ve got Damian Collins from Momentum Wealth with us on our very first Vodcast! Just a bit of a background on Damian, he is an established property investor , the founder and managing director of Momentum Wealth, a Perth-based property investment and buyers advocacy firm and is also on the board of PIPA which means he is very well qualified to talk about the art of investing in property and building a portfolio. So for today’s episode, the three of them will be talki...
Jul 21, 2016•44 min
We’ve received a lot of great feedback regarding our MoneySMARTS system and quite a number of our listeners have requested we unpack it a little bit more. So for today’s episode, we'll be talking about some of the dumb things people do with their money! If you’ve listened to our previous episodes, by now you would have understood that good money management is crucial to building a successful property portfolio. But this is easier said than done. What we would like to highlight in this episode is...
Jul 14, 2016•43 min
Before you go on, let’s make this very clear: We have full respect for real estate agents out there. This episode is not about highlighting the differences between us and them. Instead, what we are focusing on today is the full role of a real estate agent. As insiders of the industry, we noticed that a lot of buyers out there do not seem to realise that the real estate agent is not working for them. Real estate agents work on behalf of the vendor and hence, at the end of the day, the role of the...
Jul 07, 2016•41 min
Back-to-back Questions and Answers episode! We’ve had a great time yesterday on our Facebook Live and hence we thought we should answer some of our other listeners’ questions. This week, Bryce and Ben look at the questions below. Thanks again for submitting your questions!: Question on entering the property market from Glenn. Question on buying a property with another person from Stevie. Question on Buying a property with another person from Michael. Question on rentvesting from Samuel. Some of ...
Jun 30, 2016•38 min
It’s Questions and Answers time! This week, Bryce and Ben look at the questions below. Thanks again for submitting your questions!: Question on Growth and Yield from Steve: Question on Metro or Regional from James: Question on forecasting capital growth from Kayne: Question on active investing from Brian: Some of the resources mentioned in this podcast: Report from CoreLogic: A Profile of the Australian Investor – Who, Where and What? – Download here Episode 37 | Understanding the Scarcity Facto...
Jun 23, 2016•42 min
It has been some time since our last episode on investing and mindset framework so this time, Bryce and Ben will be unpacking the common complaints they hear from property investors. Here are the top 9! Wrong asset No buffer in place Mentoring was actually salesmanship Not maximising tax depreciation with Quantity Surveyor Solo sport Self-property management (Check out Episode 31 ) Poor cash flow management (Check out Episode 3 ) Not starting early enough Selling Apart from that, they will also ...
Jun 16, 2016•40 min
We have a guest on the show today! Kieran Clair , Editor of Australian Property Investor Magazine joined Bryce and Ben to talk about his role in the media and publication industry specialising in property investing. Prior to journalism, Kieran was an experienced property valuer and has more than 20 years of experience valuing properties for owner-occupiers and property investors. So for today’s show, the three of them will be discussing: Kieran’s experience as an investor and what motivated him ...
Jun 09, 2016•43 min
Well, technically winter is already here. However, we will be talking about the Property Market in this episode and for all of you who are a fan of Game of Thrones, you’ve guessed it right. It’s not going to be a good news story. Now, you’ve heard us talking about the danger of high-density developments before but this time, we are hoping to solidify our message by sharing some numbers with you. It is not a secret that we’ve seen a whole lot higher to medium-density apartments coming into the ma...
Jun 02, 2016•39 min
