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SPI’s top 10 podcasts for 2023

What did our listeners enjoy the most across the year? We unpack the 10 biggest podcasts of 2023.

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From rate rises, to mortgage prison, to another year of steady price increases across Australian property it’s safe to say that there were plenty of curveballs for investors across the year.

Here, we take a look at the most listened to podcasts across the entire calendar year. Have you listened to them all?

  1. What’s 2023 going to bring to property

As part of Smart Property Investment’s summer series, co-hosts Phil Tarrant and Grace Ormsby sat down to reflect on the 2022 property market, before considering what investors could expect across 2023.

Did they get it right?

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  1. Which property sectors will perform in 2023?

Damian Collins sat down with Phil Tarrant to discuss the state of affairs across Australia’s property markets, explaining his belief of a “bullish” 2023 market.

Declaring the year that was “the year of opportunity”, the expert urged investors to “think outside the box” for their investment roadmap.

  1. Stuck no more: How this investor overcame ‘property jail’ and achieved a 24-asset portfolio

When we last spoke with this investor, he had built an impressive portfolio by his early 30s and faced the dilemma of being in “property jail”. In this episode, he gave an exciting update as to what was next.

Simon Loo spoke with Phil Tarrant to talk about how he grew his portfolio to 24 properties from 2016 to 2022 which is currently valued at $18 million — including focusing on reducing debt, increasing his passive income and more.

  1. THE PROPERTY NERDS: Stop making a mountain out of the mortgage cliff

It seemed the mortgage cliff was all anyone could talk about for much of 2023 – even though it never seemed to fully eventuate.

To get the ball rolling in 2023, data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal dissected the biggest trends in finance, policy and real estate to help investors charge ahead into the new year.

  1. The year of challenges, changes and progress

In this episode, Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) president and Dethridge Groves director Hayden Groves spoke with Grace Ormsby to wrap up an “extraordinary” 2022.

He also discussed how the market adjusted its sails to these headwinds and argued that while Australia was undoubtedly entering a transition period, it would continue to be robust and steady.

  1. INSIDE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: How to prep your portfolio for ‘rougher’ 2023 conditions

For those looking to jump-start your commercial real estate investing journey, look no further. Phil and Scott give a behind-the-scenes look at how to get one’s foot in the sector’s door, what are the usual challenges that investors face when transitioning from residential to commercial, and why heightened due diligence is needed when taking the plunge into this type of property investment.

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  1. How playing the long game can be a winning investment strategy

In this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Grace Ormsby sat down with Alex Lasry, the chief marketing officer of LocalAgentFinder, who made his foray into real estate investing in 2010 just two years after the global financial crisis and smack dab in the middle of an apartment development boom.

  1. Rate increases: ‘Stop putting Aussies through brain damage’, says Mark Bouris

Mark Bouris laid out the argument on why rapid rate increases which has been the Reserve Bank’s traditional weapon of choice against inflation won’t just cut it anymore.

In this special episode, host Phil Tarrant sat down with Mark Bouris, the founder of Wizard Home Loans and Yellow Brick Road, to talk about why the central bank’s approach to tackling the high inflationary levels was short-sighted, as it failed to consider economic trends.

  1. How these investors secured a ‘yes’ for their third property

Amid the turbulence of a fast-changing financial landscape, a couple found the “solution” to a perplexing situation with the help of a savvy mortgage broker and smart financing strategies.

In this episode, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant sat down with Eva Loisance, the manager for Finni Mortgages’ broker division, to talk about how rising interest rates threw a wrench in the investment plans of her real-life clients, Mark and Stacy.

  1. A warts-and-all look at the SPI portfolio

For those playing along at home, the SPI property portfolio has been a listener-favourite ever since its inception.

On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, Phil Tarrant was once again joined by Munzurul Khan, chairman at KHI Partners and a driving force behind the SPI portfolio from an accountancy perspective.

At the point of recording, the SPI portfolio was valued at $8 million, had $3.5 million in equity, and touted 16 properties on the books.

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