Welcome to Property Buzz, your daily dose of property news.

In today's podcast:

• A bank economist’s view of the RBA’s next move;
• NSW starts trialling AI to speed up homebuilding; and
• The winter slowdown arrives as scheduled.

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Four years and 50 episodes later, the Inside Commercial Property podcast has covered a lot of ground since its launch back in 2020.

In a special 50th episode instalment, hosts Scott O’Neill and Phil Tarrant reflect on the very first episode, recorded in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the exponential growth they’ve seen in the commercial investment landscape since.

Acknowledging the “brilliant bull market” that’s been at play, the pair discuss management of multimillion-dollar portfolios, run through the most controversial episodes they’ve recorded, and answer the burning questions posed to them by listeners.

With strong local knowledge and an eye on the market, a property manager is an investor’s best ally.

On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, host Phil Tarrant sits down with Tara Bradbury, property manager at Active Agents in Queensland’s picturesque Hervey Bay.

The duo delve into the often-overlooked role of the property manager, whose job it is to track down tenants, keep the property up to scratch, and make sure money lands in the investor’s bank account every single week.

The pair chat about how an investor can make themselves a property manager’s dream client, and unpack some of the digital technologies set to transform the industry.

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Can you explain your investment strategy to a five-year-old?

In this episode, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant sits down with Right Property Group power duo Victor and Reshmi Kumar to stress the importance of simplicity in one’s strategy.

The Kumars talk through the value of “trying to make it fail” when it comes to purchase stress-testing, how they keep their strategy on course, why investors must be comfortable with being uncomfortable, and when to take calculated risks.

They also emphasise the importance of accumulating scar tissue by having skin in the game – how you can teach the theory but you can’t teach experience.

From New Zealand to Perth, Aussie investors are setting their sights on new horizons – but what precautions should you take?

On this episode of The Smart Property Investment Show, Phil Tarrant speaks with Scott O’Neill from Rethink Investing about the hidden pitfalls – and opportunities – of investing in unfamiliar locations.

While extra care is needed, investors willing to take the plunge can uncover new opportunities for growth, such as earthquake-proofing New Zealand homes and buying up new build industrial property in hot markets.

The pair chat about the untapped potential in commercial property, and remind investors why it’s vital to diversify your portfolio.

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If you would like to get in touch with our team, email editor@smartpropertyinvestment.com.au for more insights, or hear your voice on the show by recording a question below.

Welcome to Property Buzz, your daily dose of property news.

In today's podcast:

• South Australia’s new rental laws come into effect;
• A building supervisor is in the spotlight for negligence; and
• Auction volumes decline.

Want to hear more episodes like this? Check out Daily Buzz over on PropertyBuzz.com.au or tune in to Property Buzz on all major podcast platforms.

With the end of financial year (EOFY) looming, Phil pulls in the big guns to find out how investors can maximise the returns on their properties – but they must act soon.

Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant is joined by Bradley Beer, the CEO of BMT Tax Depreciation, to chat through the costs and benefits of a tax depreciation report.

The pair pore over Phil’s latest depreciation reports, explaining how they are put together, what they do, and why they can be so valuable when it comes to filing a tax return.

Brad also flags the importance of investors getting ahead of tax season to put their property affairs in order, warning that investors only have until 30 June to order their report if they wish to make a depreciation claim for the 2023–24 financial year.

Are you ready for EOFY? Featuring insights from Bradley Beer himself, check out the investor’s essential EOFY guide here.

Does the market determine the news or can news impact the market?

In this episode of The Property Nerds, Junge Ma, senior research analyst at InvestorKit, is joined by Dr Sunny Nguyen, who most recently served as an economist and analyst at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and has now joined Moody’s analytics as assistant director for APAC.

The duo delve into the world of data, with Sunny explaining methods that she used at the RBA to quantify factors previously thought unquantifiable. She unpacks how economists can measure things such as popular sentiment towards housing by analysing the language used in media reports.

Sunny and Junge also talk about how the stories in the news can impact consumers’ decisions, and discuss the way that such data can be used to inform forecasts of likely behavioural shifts among buyers and sellers.