Property investment advice articles & tips

‘Talking Up’ Property or Subject Matter Knowledge? – Property Prices in the Short Term

Over the past month the media has latched onto the headline grabbing stories linking the residential property market with the share market “crash” (their words not mine) that hit equity markets across the world due to the Covid-19 and the coronavirus pandemic. Mainstream media have hounded the ‘go to’ economists for their views on what ...

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How To Master The Pillars in Pandemic Times

This podcast was recorded at 10am on Thursday, 9th April 2020.You can listen to it on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcast. There are 10 Asset Selection Tips, 5 Borrowing Power Tips, 5 Cashflow Management Tips, and 4 Defence Tips shared in this post. Bryce:   Alright folks! Welcome back to The Property Couch. Ben, welcome bac...

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Podcast Update: Landlord vs Tenants

NOTE: This Facebook LIVE was recorded at 4pm on Thursday, 2nd April 2020. It is an update released right after Episode 278 of our podcast, Coronavirus: Landlord vs Tenants. You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Spotify or TPC's Website. Bryce:   Hi there folks. Bryce Holdaway here and he is Ben Kingsley. We are the hosts of Th...

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COVID-19 & Share Market Analysis

Ben Kingsley:    Hello, Ben Kingsley here, Managing Director of Empower Wealth and I'm here with one of the partners of Empower Wealth advisory, Michael Savy, who's our Chief Investment Officer. So he looks after our Financial Planning team and also over a $100 million dollars of money that we have invested on behalf of our clients....

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UPDATE: Monetary & Fiscal Stimulus Program

Hi, Ben Kingsley here, Managing Director of Empower Wealth and also the co-host of The Property Couch Podcast. In this update I'm going to be talking about three clear areas. The first one is the RBA's Monetary Policy Stimulus Program. I'm also going to be talking about the Government's Stimulus Package, their second round. And finally I'm goin...

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Coronavirus & Property Outlook – Ep. 276 of The Property Couch Podcast

This podcast was recorded at 10am on Thursday, 19th March 2020.You can listen to it on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcast. Welcome to The Property Couch where each week you get to listen to two of us leading experts, Bryce Holdaway, co-host of Location, Location, Location Australia on Foxtel's lifestyle channel, co-host of Escape from the City o...

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COVID-19 and What to Expect in Australia’s Property Market

Hi, Ben Kingsley here, Managing Director of Empower Wealth and I want to give you a quick update in terms of what's happening in the property market right now. Now we all know that we've been impacted currently and also our future movements will be impacted by the Coronavirus. But what's interesting is actually happening in the property market...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Empower Wealth Team!

Hi everyone and Merry Christmas to all! In this year’s 2019 Christmas message, I wanted to focus on a theme around financial peace. I mean, the year has been challenging for some —a bit of economic uncertainty, a bit of job uncertainty — but the bright spot in the second half of the year has definitely been the property market. And that hopef...

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Defence: The Secret to Protect Your Portfolio and Prevent The Worst From Ever Happening

Hi, Ben Kingsley here. In our best-selling book The Armchair Guide To Property Investing - How to retire in $2,000 a week we talk about the Property Investment Formula. This includes Asset Selection, Borrowing Power, Cash Flow Management and Defence. In this how-to video I'm going to take a deeper dive into Defence. When you think about defence, w...

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Before You Build Your Portfolio, Ask Yourself…

Are you thinking about investing in property? Not sure how many properties you'll need to retire on a decent passive income? Not even sure where to start? If you're even remotely considering property as the wealth creation vehicle for you, it might be a good idea to read this cover story from Your Investment Property Magazine because our founde...

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Labor’s Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 2)

This video is part of our Negative Gearing video series. You're currently watching Video 3. Video 1: What is Negative Gearing and Why It’s NOT a Strategy? - Watch here Video 2: Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 1) - Watch here Transcript: Hi Ben Kingsley here. In part 2 of this series of Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunder, I'm...

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What is Negative Gearing and Why It’s NOT a Strategy?

This video is part of our Negative Gearing video series. You're currently watching Video 1. Video 2: Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 1) - Watch here Video 3: Labor's Negative Gearing Policy Blunders (Part 2) - Watch here Transcript: Hello, Ben Kingsley here. There's a lot of discussion and debate around property at the moment and N...

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Property Zoning – Links to help you

Previously we're written about Property Zoning 101 - Things you need to know about your investment property. That article discusses a lot about the foundation of zoning. This time, we thought we'll share some of the links that would help investors in finding out more about the zone their desired property is in. Please bear in mind that we are...

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