Australian Property Podcast

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Australian Property Podcast episodes

October 14, 2025 Loans for Business Owners Explained: Solara Financial’s Angelo
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your host Owen Rask sits down with Angelo from Solara Financial to discuss loans for business owners, tradies, and self-employed Australians. They break down commercial and residential lending, low-doc options, and how to prepare your business for borrowing success.

Topics Covered
– How business and commercial loans differ from standard home loans
– How to prepare your business finances for borrowing
– Understanding low-doc and alternative documentation lending
– Using trusts and structures for property purchases
– Managing business cash flow and finance buffers

Episode Resources

- Learn more about Angelo and Solara Financial here

Rask Resources
– Pete's Buyers Agency
– Alcove mortgage broking
– Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne)
– All services
– Financial Planning
– Invest with us
– Access Show Notes
– Ask a question
– We love feedback!

DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): [https://www.rask.com.au/fsg]

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48 min
October 11, 2025 Are investors to blame for the property crisis?
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgages discuss how the 5% deposit scheme is already impacting the property market, and what the government can do to tackle the record rental shortage.
They also cover some of your listener questions in the Listener Q&A segment at the end.
They cover:
Story 1 – A fairer future for the inner west
Story 2 – Unprecedented demand on first day of FHB scheme
Story 3 – Should greedy property investors be blamed for the housing crisis?
Episode Resources
Melbourne Affordable Housing Strategy 2020-30
What “supply and demand” actually means (Precon Substack)
“First-home buyer scheme is a cruel illusion, say economists” (AFR, 6 Oct 2025)
“Unprecedented demand on day one of first home buyer scheme” (AFR, 1 Oct 2025)
“Should greedy property investors get the blame for our housing crisis” (The Australian)
Rask Resources
Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au
Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking
Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au
All services: https://bit.ly/R-services
Financial Planning: https://bit.ly/R-plan
Invest with us: https://bit.ly/R-invest
Access Show Notes: https://bit.ly/R-notes
Ask a question: https://bit.ly/R-quest
DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

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45 min
October 07, 2025 A look at TermPlus
Nehemiah is the Managing Director and CEO of Pengana Credit. Pengana have recently launched a platform called TermPlus. These are term accounts with attractive monthly income.

With TermPlus everything is online, you choose the term you'd like to invest for, deposit your funds and choose to reinvest or take the income. Currently the one year account has a rate of 6.60% and the five year is at 7.75%pa.

The funds are invested in global private credit via Mercer. Locally some may compare it to LaTrobe's term accounts which is invested in domestic mortgages. TermPlus is really good for diversifying away from the Aussie real estate market.

Why is Nehemiah coming on the Property pod? Well, a problem TermPlus solves is where to park cash in between property purchases. This is something Nehemiah has done himself.

What Pete and Nehemiah discussed today
- Nehemiah’s background and career

Questions covered:

1 What is private credit as an asset class? It’s not traded?

2 Who is the team? Group, experience, how long in business? Main shareholders? How much under management?

3 What kind of returns can I really expect? How do you get target rates like this – well above the cash rate - without risky or volatile investments? No free lunches - Duration tolerance? What if I need my money out earlier? Is it illiquid? Can I add to or withdraw from my balance during a Term? What happens at the end of the Term?

4 Banks have a deposit guarantee. You aren’t a bank. Do you eat your own cooking? Is my capital at risk? Have you ever missed a target rate monthly payment? How safe is my money from market crashes? What are the risks?

5 Do I need to be a sophisticated investor to invest in this? Do we need to be able to understand a complicated prospectus?

6 Do you have any customer reviews? Where can we go to read more? How do I manage my account? Are there account fees? Fee structure? How do you get paid?

Rask Resources
Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au
Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking
Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au
All services: https://bit.ly/R-services
Financial Planning: https://bit.ly/R-plan
Invest with us: https://bit.ly/R-invest
Access Show Notes: https://bit.ly/R-notes
Ask a question: https://bit.ly/R-quest

DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

#property #australia

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44 min
October 04, 2025 Rates on hold for now as inflation sticks around
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgages group discuss all the latest property market news.
Has Treasury under-estimated the impact of the deposit guarantee policy for first homebuyers?
They also discussed the big 3 property news stories of the week
– Desperate homebuyers spending $804k in Sydney
– Australia is a dangerous place as AI boom ramps up
– The cities where investors are eyeing up property
Stories
– Desperate first homebuyers spend $804k in Sydney
– Australia is a dangerous place as AI boom ramps up
– Cities being eyed by investors

Listener Q&A
- Question 1 – Is Queensland still a good place to invest?
- Question 2 – Special levies keep cropping up - is this a problem for my investment portfolio? I own a couple of units in Sydney.
Other News
- Inflation bounces to 3% over the year to August – RBA holds rates as market pricing for the next cut is pushed out to May 2026 as the decline in inflation slows
- Housing supply turnaround years away says RBA
- Sydney and Brisbane CBD workers surge while Melbourne struggles to regain pre-pandemic heights
- Rental costs shine a new light on the FHB guarantee
- How long to fix Australia’s housing shortage
- Last one out, switch off the lights!” — Pete Wargent’s take on surging energy costs & inflation
- Mortgage wars reignite as CBA offer Qantas points on home loans
- First double-digit price gains since pandemic (Ray White)
- Aussie home prices launch in September
- Can we add density without wrecking our suburbs?
- Aussie house prices ascend into bubble realm
- Australia’s largest homebuilders ranked

Rask Resources
- Pete's Buyers Agency
- Alcove mortgage broking
- Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne)
- All services
- Financial Planning
- Invest with us
- Access Show Notes
- Ask a question

DISCLAIMER
This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG)

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48 min
September 30, 2025 How to retire on $3,000 per week - the property playbook
In this episode, host Gemma Mitchell is joined by Ben Kingsley, one of Australia’s leading property investment advisers, founder of Empower Wealth, and Chair of the Property Investors Council of Australia (PICA). Ben, along with his long-time business partner Bryce Holdaway, has just released their third book, How to Retire on $3,000 a Week.
Together, Ben and Bryce have built a reputation for simplifying property investing for everyday Australians. They’re also the co-authors of best-selling titles Make Money Simple Again and The Armchair Guide to Property Investing. While Bryce couldn’t join us today, Ben shares insights from their latest work and decades of experience helping investors grow wealth through property.
Episode Resources

⁠- Connect with Ben and Bryce⁠
- ⁠Buy their book⁠
- ⁠Buy Gemma’s book “The Money Reset”⁠
- ⁠Ask a question (select the Finance podcast)⁠

⁠Rask resources

- ⁠Pete's Buyers Agency⁠
⁠- Alcove mortgage broking⁠
⁠- Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne)⁠
⁠- All services⁠
⁠- Financial Planning⁠
⁠- Invest with us⁠
⁠- Access Show Notes⁠
⁠- Ask a question⁠

DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. ⁠Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG)⁠

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57 min
September 27, 2025 Perth property boom set to continue
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from the Alcove Group discuss the Big 3 property news stories of the week.
They also covered some of your questions in their Listener Q&A segment.
Here’s what they discussed:
- Story 1 – Significant shifts in the visa landscape
- Canada knocking back international students – opportunities for Aus?
- Canada's study permit refusal rate has risen to its highest level in over a decade
- International student enrolments begin to decline
Story 2 – Sellers make record nominal gains
Story 3 – Australian house prices bubble up
Rask Resources
Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au
Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking
Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au
All services: https://bit.ly/R-services
Financial Planning: https://bit.ly/R-plan
Invest with us: https://bit.ly/R-invest
Access Show Notes: https://bit.ly/R-notes
Ask a question or give us feedback: https://bit.ly/R-quest
DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

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46 min
September 23, 2025 Property terms you actually need to know
Buying or selling a property? The jargon can get overwhelming fast. In this episode, we cut through the confusion and explain the key terms you’ll hear along the way, from the different types of homes (studio, townhouse, period styles) to how auctions and private sales actually work.
We’ll also break down contracts, cooling-off periods, deposits, settlement, and all those extra costs like stamp duty and rates. Plus, we cover the legal side, titles, body corporate rules, easements, and planning permits, so you know exactly what you’re getting into.
By the end, you’ll feel confident talking the talk, whether you’re buying your first place or just curious about how the property market works.

Rask Resources
Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au
Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking
Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au
All services: https://bit.ly/R-services
Financial Planning: https://bit.ly/R-plan
Invest with us: https://bit.ly/R-invest
Access Show Notes: https://bit.ly/R-notes
Ask a question: https://bit.ly/R-quest
DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

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1 hr 8 min
September 20, 2025 Could fires and floods sink Aussie property?
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove mortgage group discuss all the latest property market news.
They cover where unit prices are surging driven by downsizers, the potential impact of climate change on high-risk suburbs, and how the most affordable segment of the housing market is outperforming.
They also cover some of your questions in their listener Q&A section at the end. Enjoy!
- Story 1 - Grandparents driving up luxury unit prices in their favourite suburbs -Unit market is 2-speed
- Story 2 – Climate change could wipe $500bn from property values!
- Story 3 – First homebuyers pounded by soaring prices
Episode Resources
- Grandparents driving up luxury unit prices in their favourite suburbs
- Climate risk assessment: million homes, insurance, GDP costs
- National climate risk assessment warns billions losses
- First home buyers pounded by soaring prices
- If your kids haven’t bought a home by their early 30s — be warnedOther News of interest
- Migrant tradies must build 1 new house every 9 days
- [Rental vacancy rates hold steady at 1.2% in August – declines in Sydney]
- [More bad news for renters]

Rask Resources
- Pete's Buyers Agency
- Alcove mortgage broking
- Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne)
- All services
- Financial Planning
- Invest with us
- Access Show Notes
- Ask a question

DISCLAIMER
This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG)

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47 min
September 13, 2025 Get set for the 5% deposit scheme
In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Pete Wargent from Allen Wargent Property Buyers and Chris Bates from Alcove discuss the big 3 property news stories of the week.
They discuss how the affordable segment of the housing market is now outperforming, the latest data from Cotality, and property prices being set for a spring boom.
They also cover some of your questions in their listener Q&A section at the end, so stick around for that.
In this week’s episode, Chris and Pete also cover:
1. 4 reasons FHBs should use the 5% deposit scheme (Alcove)
- 4 reasons why first home buyers should not miss the 5% Deposit Scheme opportunity — Alcove
2. Mosman set for super-development, but apartment shortage to worsen until 2030
- Infrastructure 2025 — CBRE PDF
- Demand for apartments remains strong amid growth across population, employment and income — CBRE
3. Property prices set for a spring boom
- Westpac Housing Pulse August 2025 (PDF)
- House prices “spring-loaded” to boom — MacroBusiness, September 2025
Other news of interest
- Cotality AU Housing Chart Pack – September 2025 (PDF)
- Rents reaccelerating as immigration rises — Pete Wargent Blog
- ANZ cuts 3,500 jobs, house price expectations at 15-year high — Pete Wargent Blog
- First home buyer incentives fuel affordable housing boom — Nerida Conisbee (LinkedIn)
- First home buyer incentives fuel affordable housing boom as cheaper properties outpace averages — ABC News
- Panic buyers drive housing market upswing — MacroBusiness
- Eager homebuyers keep up with spring auction surge — AFR
- Ground lease affordable housing model flawed, tenants say — ABC News
- Record-low housing affordability for first-home buyers — ABC News
Rask Resources
Pete's Buyers Agency: https://www.allenwargent.com.au
Alcove mortgage broking: https://www.raskmedia.com.au/services/mortgage-broking
Amy Lunardi Buyers Agency (Melbourne) www.amylunardi.com.au
All services: https://bit.ly/R-services
Financial Planning: https://bit.ly/R-plan
Invest with us: https://bit.ly/R-invest
Access Show Notes: https://bit.ly/R-notes
Ask a question: https://bit.ly/R-quest

DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

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43 min
September 09, 2025 Micro cap private companies: it’s f#%king hard (ft. Leigh Gant)
This episode was originally featured on The Australian Investors Podcast.

In this Australian Property Podcast episode, your hosts Owen Rask and Leigh Gant discuss:
– How Leigh transitioned from fitness businesses to investing in private companies
– What makes a business worth buying and what can go wrong
– How Australians can get started in private market investing
– Lessons learned from his first 12 months as a business buyer

Join the conversation about private companies: https://community.rask.com.au/c/investing/buying-private-companies-is-f-ing-hard

If you love learning about private equity and small business investing, subscribe to the Australian Property Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube!
Follow us on Instagram and TikTok for more investing insights.

Topics Covered
– Leigh’s journey from gym owner to investor
– Buying a private business vs. starting from scratch
– Key lessons learned from operating a business post-acquisition
– What no one tells you about vendor financing, due diligence, and being “on the tools”

Resources for This Episode
⁠⁠– Leigh's LinkedIn⁠⁠

Chapters (approximate)
(00:00) Introduction
(01:38) Getting to Know Leigh
(09:02) Leigh's Inspiration to Choose Private Markets
(13:24) Where to Start
(16:11) Range of Capital Needed to Plan The Space
(19:52) Is $100k Enough to Start?
(21:44) What Leigh Was Doing in Due Diligence Phase
(25:09) Small & Medium Business Stats
(29:08) Next Step (IM)
(31:00) Documents Leigh Looked At
(32:57) Tax Structures
(33:57) Loans
(39:27) Valuations
(42:31) How Did The Business Go?
(51:56) More Resources

~~ Rask Resources ~~
🔗 Explore all Rask services – https://bit.ly/R-services
📋 Get Financial Planning – https://bit.ly/R-plan
📈 Start investing with Rask – https://bit.ly/R-invest
📜 Access Show Notes – https://bit.ly/R-notes
❓ Ask a question – just select the Property Podcast – https://bit.ly/R-quest

📲 Follow us on social media:
– Instagram: @rask.invest
– TikTok: @rask.invest

DISCLAIMER
This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. You should consider if the information is appropriate for your situation before acting on it.

If you’re unsure, consult a licensed financial planner. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial adviser, or tax professional. You can access The Rask Group’s Financial Services Guide (FSG) here: https://www.rask.com.au/fsg

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