The Property Couch

By Bryce Holdaway & Ben Kingsley

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In a casual ‘conversational’ style, Bryce Holdaway and Ben Kingsley talk all things property investing in Australia. Each week they explore relevant and topical ideas in a fun and interesting way forming a complete guide to Property, Finance & Money Management. From which property to buy, structuring your loan, SMART Money Management habits, investing mindset, finding the right property investment strategy to tips for bidding at an auction, Bryce and Ben aim to share their knowledge with you!

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06.23.2022

As Australia descends into winter, what better way to celebrate the chill than by kicking off our 2022 Winter Series?! In this special edition series, we’ll be deep-diving into some of our listener’s personal stories, going behind the scenes to ...

The Property Couch episodes:

06.23.2022 396 \| From Public Housing to a $180K Passive Income Per Year: The Power of Planning - Chat with Kim As Australia descends into winter, what better way to celebrate the chill than by kicking off our 2022 Winter Series?! In this special edition series, we’ll be deep-diving into some of our listener’s personal stories, going behind the scenes to ...
06.16.2022 395 \| Darius Boyd: How this NRL Star Found his Financial and Mental Peace While we love to have some good AFL banter on the show, this week’s episode is all about a star from another Aussie sport…
06.09.2022 394 \| Do you NEED to choose between Lifestyle & Wealth?! - Q&A It’s been a while since we’ve said this (which makes it even more exciting!!)… Ben reckons he’s found his new FAVOURITE QUESTION!!!! That’s because this question is something EVERYONE can relate to: Do I need to choose between building wealth ...
06.07.2022 RBA Cash Rate June 2022: Onwards & Upwards: How high will interest rates go? The RBA has released its June update and boy is there a lot going on! Not only do we have a new Federal Government behind the wheel, but after lifting interest rates for the first time in 11.5 years in ...
06.02.2022 393 \| The Top 3 Influences on Investing Success – Chat with Scott Phillips Have you ever wondered what the BIGGEST influences are on an investor’s success?! Is it passion, personality, time, experience, learnt market timing or even luck?! Or are you just born with a “business brain”?! Well folks, our very special guest ...
05.26.2022 392 \| “Don’t land the plane during a storm": Should you change investment plans?! - Q&A We repeat! Do NOT land the plane during a storm!! What do we mean by this…? Well, in our minds, changing your investment plan due to changing circumstances is kinda like planning a flight and lifting off the runway… And ...
05.19.2022 391 \| War of the Property Policies: Which is the Winner? With the Federal Election fast approaching, you’ve probably heard A LOT of noise around stuff like climate change, international security, and aged care funding… But as a property investor, you’re probably wanting to know: What do the parties’ property policies ...
05.17.2022 Bonusisode \| 2022 Tax Planning Tips to Maximise your Returns (Part Two) - Chat with Julia Hartman Folks we’re back to finish what we started… In last week’s Bonusisode we featured Part One of Tax Planning Tips to Maximise your Returns and now, we’re back to give you the rest of the gold! We’ll be unpacking… * ...
05.12.2022 390 \| Will Interest Rates CRASH the Property Market?! With all the buzz around interest rate hikes and inflation, potential market crashes and unpayable mortgage debt, we’ve heard a couple of people feeling anxious about the future… We want you to stop. Take a step back. Breathe. And listen ...
05.10.2022 Bonusisode \| Tax Planning Tips to Maximise your Returns (Part One) - Chat with Julia Hartman As the old saying goes… “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. And folks, we believe this holds true today which is why this Bonusisode is all about organising your taxes in the lead up to 30 June ...
05.05.2022 389 \| Interest Rate Rise: What this means for YOU! - Chat with Evan Lucas Right. Let’s get this out of the way first… Interest rate rises shouldn’t be scary! There might be some panic-inducing headlines floating around (Especially after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s announcement to raise interest rates for the first time in ...
05.03.2022 RBA Cash Rate May 2022: Cash Rate to 0.35% - Find out what’s next here! As we speed through the first half of 2022, we’re back with another announcement from the Reserve Bank of Australia! The RBA’s May update is not only packed with global economic news from the ongoing war in Ukraine to China’s ...
04.28.2022 388 \| Why do people sell off-market properties?! - Q&A Folks we have received one of the greatest compliments bestowed upon us in this episode… We have been called… THE NETFLIX FOR PROPERTY INVESTORS! And folks that has absolutely made our day! Thank you, Andrew!! But we’re guessing if you’re ...
04.21.2022 387 \| Everything you need to know about Home & Contents Insurance - Chat with Steve Mickenbecker It’s no secret that Australia is facing an insurance crisis. Did you know that roughly 70-80% of all Aussies are underinsured?! With the constant string of natural disasters from fires to floods, the ability to choose the right personal insurance ...
04.14.2022 386 \| BEWARE Tax Traps! How to rebuild or repair after a natural disaster - Chat with Julia Hartman To celebrate the beginning of the festive (tax) season, we’re welcoming back a special guest…. It’s the only and only…Julia Hartman!!!! And this week she’s sharing with us how to repair or rebuild your house if it was damaged by ...
04.07.2022 385 \| THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN DREAM - How to make it more affordable? Ahh yes, The Great Australian Dream.
04.05.2022 RBA Cash Rate April 2022: An Invasion, a Mandate and a Federal Budget... What does this mean for you? The Reserve Bank of Australia has just released their cash rate folks! A lot has been happening both internationally and domestically over the past month. The Russia-Ukraine war continues, the floods in QLD & NSW, the release of the Federal ...
03.31.2022 384 \| Budget Wrap – Your Questions Answered! Yep. You guessed it. This week’s topic is all about… The 2022-23 Federal Budget!! And today, we’re unpacking what’s in it, who the winners and losers are, and answering your burning questions about the Budget! We’re looking at: * What ...
03.24.2022 383 \| How to create an optimal mindset for investing – Q&A Let’s face it… Money is an emotional asset folks. Especially when you realise, you’ll never have “perfect” knowledge before investing… But we think that shouldn’t stop people from investing! In fact, we think it’s something that everyone should be okay ...
03.17.2022 382 \| "Property Investors are tired of being the ATMs for the State!" - Chat with Antonia Mercorella Queensland has been through A LOT folks. With the 2022 floods estimated to cost $2.5B in damage and more than 5,000 homes inhabitable, in the words of today’s podcast guest Antonia Mercorella: “We are facing a humanitarian crisis in Queensland” ...
03.10.2022 381 \| Should I Continue Investing After 40? Do you know how to make your invisible finances….visible? Or what we mean by “the big rocks in the jar”?! It’s been a while since we’ve done a Q&A; Day folks, and boy we’re covering a lot of ground! We’re ...
03.03.2022 380 \| Is the Property Market Past its Peak? With Australia’s housing boom slowing and interest rates on the horizon, folks it’s finally time to ask… Is the property market past its peak?! To help us answer this question we’re doing a deep data dive into CoreLogic’s Hedonic Home ...
03.01.2022 RBA Cash Rate March 2022: When Will We Have The First Rate Rise? There’s a lot happening in the world since Ben’s previous RBA update and unfortunately, there’s not a lot of great news out there from a geopolitical point of view. Tune in to this episode where Ben unpacks three key themes ...
02.24.2022 379 \| Why Time is the Secret Sauce? FOLKS if you take away one thing, let it be that the secret sauce to investing is… ⏱⏰ TIME! ⏰⏱ That’s right! While playing the long game may be boring to some, we dive into why time is exactly what ...
02.17.2022 378 \| The voice behind “The Female Investor”! – Chat with Nicola McDougall Did you know that 1 in 3 Australian women retire with no super? Or that women are twice as likely as men to sell their house and move to lower-cost accommodation because of tight financial circumstances during retirement? That’s a ...
02.10.2022 377 \| Property Market Outlook 2022 – Chat with Nerida Conisbee It’s that time of year when everyone is interested in where the property market is going… And so are we! That is why we’ve gone and locked in a chat with Australia’s most quoted property commentator, Nerida Conisbee, a great ...
02.01.2022 376 \| It’s never too late to start: How he’s on track for a $2k/week passive income! – Chat with Steve It’s the final episode of our Summer Series 2021/22!! And folks, we are finishing with a bang! Steve, our special guest only started listening to us back in January last year. But… within a short span of 8 months (all ...
02.01.2022 RBA Cash Rate February 2022: Biggest Sure Bet Prediction for Property this year It’s the first RBA Announcement for the year folks so there are lots to catch up on (take the inflation numbers for example)! Tune in to this episode where Ben unpacks three key themes for this month’s economic update: * ...
01.27.2022 375 \| “The Phone Wouldn’t Stop Ringing”... How she stopped the wolves at the door! – Chat with Bianca “If you don’t know where you are, you don’t know where you could possibly go.” That’s just one of many amazing quotes in today’s episode. Folks, some stories need to be told. And today’s guest owns one of those stories. ...
01.20.2022 374 \| How to Win Robert Kiyosakis’ Cashflow Game in Real Life!! – Chat with Marina “You wanna be the janitor” This is probably the first time we’ve ever had a guest over where money conversations were not only discussed at the dinner table but… it was a hot topic anytime of the day! For very ...
01.12.2022 373 \| From Horrible Debt To Productive Debt: How He Transformed His Life – Chat with Ricky The reason why money is such a taboo subject… is because of fear. When Ricky was a kid, money was an issue. Growing up in a family of 7, our special guest today confessed that there was unhealthy money education ...
01.06.2022 372 \| The Transformational Power of Being on The Same Page – Chat with Matt Happy New Year folks!!!
12.30.2021 371 \| Three Property Lessons from the Same $25k Deposit?! – Chat with Brad Winners never quit, and quitters never win. – Vince Lombardi Today’s special guest, Brad is definitely not a quitter. Born & raised in Zimbabwe, Africa while experiencing a hyperinflation, it wasn’t a flowery path but Brad learned resilience and tenacity ...
12.23.2021 370 \| Financial Harmony – THIS is what it looks like – Chat with Amber and Dan Folks, if you’re looking for a textbook couple as an inspiration on what Financial Harmony looks like… Amber & Dan is your go-to couple! Although they grew up with slightly different money management styles at home, Amber & Dan worked ...
12.16.2021 369 \| “I Spent It All and Dad Picked Up The Tab” - How this investor changed her bad money habits? – Chat with Amy Born in England to accountant parents, Amy was given great money advice growing up. And obviously, so did her brother. Only one of them took the advice to heart though… and it’s not our special guest. ☹ From credit card ...
12.09.2021 368 \| Got Stung By A Spruiker: Restarting After Ten Years of Property Mistakes – Chat with Michael “I read enough book to make me dangerous” That’s the quote from our special guest today. A thirst for knowledge is an excellent virtue to have but in some cases, you might encounter information overload… Or in other rare cases, ...
12.07.2021 RBA Cash Rate December 2021: Has the Property Market Lost its Bullish Mojo? It’s the final RBA Announcement for the year folks so there are lots to catch up on! The most important question in today’s episode is… Are we finally seeing an end to the property market’s bullish mojo?
12.02.2021 367 \| The Chain of Unfortunate Events: What Made This Single Mum a Superhero? – Chat with Dee “A wound is where the light gets in” – Rumi It’s our 2021/22 Summer Series folks!! This is our 4th year of Summer Series and we get very very excited each time because not only do we get to chat ...
11.25.2021 366 \| How to Break into the Property Market? Folks, the last time we unpacked a case study on the podcast was back in Episode 64 on 19th of May 2016. (WHAT?!!!) So… you can imagine how excited we were with this episode, can’t you?
11.18.2021 365 \| Why Is investing So Confusing? We don’t blame you if you find investing confusing… even Ben found it confusing when he started 30 years ago. There are so many different asset classes to pick from, different procedures to follow, various biases to learn from and ...
11.11.2021 364 \| Will Property Prices Keep Going Up? Let’s face it… If you’re looking to get into the market, you’d want to property market to slow down. If you’re already in the market, you might be hoping for this trend to continue. Whichever side of the coin you ...
11.04.2021 363 \| Exodus to the Regions – Will this Trend Reverse? - Chat with Dr Nicola Powell This data is hot off the press folks!!
11.02.2021 RBA November 2021 \| RBA has THIS up their sleeve?! It’s Melbourne Cup RBA Cash Rate folks! In the past, RBA tends to change the rate on race day. Did they change the cash rate as well this year? Most definitely NOT. They simply can’t afford to make any changes ...
10.28.2021 362 \| Investing through the Telescope, NOT the Microscope Did you know… Back in episode 296, Bryce briefly mentioned the telescope vs microscope analogy and how it applies to picking an investment-grade location. Fast forward to today’s episode… (66 weeks later) We’ll be answering ONE of the questions using ...
10.25.2021 Bonusisode \| The Top 5 Tax Rules Every Property Investor Must Understand - Chat with Julia Hartman Hi folks, before you tune in to this episode, download the free report here: https://thepropertycouch.com.au/tax Or simply fill in the form below and we’ll email you the PDF right away: Julia referred to a table in the episode that might ...
10.21.2021 361 \| When Is It Too Late To Get Into Property? Have you left it too late? Has the market moved? Are you too old to start? With the media hyping on about how hot the property market is these days, we get that some of you might be feeling a ...
10.14.2021 360 \| The XYZ of Property Pricing: Getting The Rules of Engagement Right Imagine this… You found your ideal property in the perfect location. You’ve inspected it, you know exactly what the purchase price is going to be AND you’re pre-approved for that budget. You’ve spoken to the selling agent and is crystal ...
10.07.2021 359 \| Locked Down & Locked Out: Buying Property In A Shutdown State! – Chat with Leah Calnan Is property sliding under the pressure of continual lockdowns?! Folks, it’s no surprise that Victoria’s extended lockdowns (and indeed lockdowns happening right across the country) are having unintended consequences to property buyers, sellers AND renters. With Melbourne spending more days ...
10.05.2021 RBA October 2021: Lending Standards To Change? Cash Rate JUST Announced
09.30.2021 358 \| Too Much Risk? Australian Property & Economic Update - Chat with Nerida Conisbee Breaking news just in on the property & economic front, folks! There’s clearly quite a bit going on with the health crisis, soaring property market and… just announced this week… an indication that a tightening of lending might be coming ...

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