People are living longer than ever, which is good news, but housing may not be keeping up with the change.In the latest episode of The Property Nerds, host Arjun Paliwal is joined by Simon Kuestenmacher of The Demographics Group to discuss the profound implications of demographic shifts on the property market.Simon explains how the preferences and …

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) still holding firm to the 4.35 per cent cash rate, getting your finance right is more important than ever. On this episode of The Property Nerds, InvestorKit’s Arjun Paliwal and Hills Finance’s Leigh Paliwal examine how cash rate fluctuations have changed the financial landscape for property investors across…

Australia’s top auctioneer shares insider tips for blitzing the big day.In this episode, host and Hills Finance director Leigh Paliwal sits down with Andy Reid, a leading Melbourne auctioneer and straight-talking property pro.Andy reveals why knowing your state legislation can give a savvy buyer the upper hand and put you in a strong position to ne…

Interest rates may be at a standstill, but that hasn’t stopped 10 Australian cities from reaching new heights.In this episode, InvestorKit founder Arjun Paliwal and his co-host Leigh Paliwal spill the beans on Australia’s hottest markets, both large and small.The duo share why Dubbo is an unlikely hero of NSW property, why finance lending is up ove…

Change is afoot for The Property Nerds and the Australian market alike.In this episode, host and InvestorKit founder Arjun Paliwal shares the exciting news that the show will be doubling its frequency to fortnightly, bringing listeners more of the data-driven insights that help them power their property decisions.Welcoming Cameron Kusher, executive…

The end of the year may be just around the corner, but The Property Nerds are back in full force, just in time for the holidays!Leigh Paliwal returns to the show after a six-month hiatus, joining fellow property nerd Arjun Paliwal to give a run down on the year that was 2023 from both a finance perspective and a family one, before turning their att…

The country is facing a severe housing supply crunch, and investors are needed to contribute to fixing the issue.In this episode of The Property Nerds, InvestorKit founder Arjun Paliwal and his co-host Leigh Paliwal delve into the factors shaping the nation’s supply crisis, which investors need to know about to make informed purchasing decisions. T…

You may be fixated on the latest developments in your local property market, but a look at the macro data could clear your investment vision.In this episode of The Property Nerds, InvestorKit founder Arjun Paliwal takes listeners on a deep dive into the 25 housing fundamentals that make the nation’s property market move.Arjun shares his insider tip…

Analyst John Lindeman joins host Arjun Paliwal to unpack 25 core housing fundamentals across the country in 2023 as they compare to 2022.The Property Power Partners CEO and Arjun then turn their attention to market pressure, highlighting the impact felt by population growth and movement, before explaining why rising unaffordability isn’t the most a…

Long-term planning is an important step, albeit one many might miss at the outset of their investment journey.Bushy Martin, author, podcaster and founder of KnowHow Property Finance, joins host, Arjun Paliwal, to discuss the planning patience that it takes to build a property portfolio and approach to investing that’s able to withstand the test of …

With the country’s interest rate at an 11-year high, what are the new rules for playing the property investment game?Data nerd and founder of InvestorKit, Arjun Paliwal, sits down with Redom Syed, co-director at Confidence Finance, to provide a combined property research and housing finance point of view on how the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rapid…

You may be waiting to see how mortgage rates shake out to make any big portfolio changes, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be proactive about your financial management.In this episode, Arjun Paliwal, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh Paliwal, director at Hills Finance, talk tactics for facing interest rate pain in light of the June rate hike and pot…

With the RBA delivering another blow to mortgage holders’ borrowing capacity in May, data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal offer insights into how mortgage holders can improve their financial positions. Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, take a closer look at how the lending landscape has shifted in the wake o…

In this episode, data nerd Arjun Paliwal is joined by Nerida Conisbee to make sense of the different housing data indicators and work out what it means for future property trends.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, sits down with Ray White’s chief economist to talk about how the market is beginning to show signs of recovery before analysing whi…

With the ceiling to the Reserve Bank’s interest rate hike cycle still out of plain sight, data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal say it’s more important than ever for investors to be proactive in improving their financial positions.Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, unpack the rising trend of refinancing among …

Data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal have cautioned investors against playing real estate roulette when choosing their next location.Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, unpack the latest lending data and encourage investors to review their financial positions in the face of the Reserve Bank’s rapid rate hike c…

To get the ball rolling in 2023, data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal dissect the biggest trends in finance, policy and real estate to help investors charge ahead into the new year. Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, debunk the gloomy narrative around the “mortgage cliff” and “mortgage prison” borrowers are s…

With Christmas just around the corner, data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal sit down to unpack what the latest lending stats tell us about the state of the Australian property market.Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, give us the low-down on lending, reflecting on the consecutive cash rate rises and the flow …

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal explain why it’s due time investors review their portfolios — and how they can start by shopping for a new mortgage.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, look into the latest data on finance and len…

On this episode of the Property Nerds, hosts Arjun and Leigh Paliwal sit down to discuss three major topics in the real estate industry. To begin with, they touch on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest cash rate increase, what the decision spells for future plans, and how it has impacted borrowers. They then analyse the Australian Bureau of Stat…

In this special episode, self-proclaimed data nerd Arjun Paliwal is joined by another self-labelled data geek, John Foong, to scrutinise what strategy works best in a market downturn.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, sits down with the chief revenue officer at Domain to peruse current market conditions and unpack why a “feast-or-famine” view …

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal unpack the major housing market fundamentals and explain why the sky won’t fall on investors any time soon.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, debunk the doom-and-gloom narrative parroted by the m…

As the Australian property market undergoes a significant period of change, self-professed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal sit down to discuss and analyse the three core values of the industry: finance, policy and property.Arjun, founder of InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, talk about the recent increases to the cash rat…

As headlines herald the start of the great Australian property market correction, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal call on investors to hold their horses and examine the real deal behind the recent interest rate hikes.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, explain why the RBA’s latest…

In this episode, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal don’t pull any punches as they hit the high data spots of today’s market to give us their best analytical take on the latest trends. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, examine the biggest market trends taking hold of the headlines …

In this very special episode, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal welcome fellow nerd Simon Kuestenmacher to pick his brain about how the different demographic trends are reshaping the market. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, sit down with the director and co-founder of The Demogra…

On the second episode of The Property Nerds for 2022, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal deep dive into housing and rental supply data to uncover the truth behind headlines that state the housing market is slowing down.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, analyse current and historica…

On the first episode of The Property Nerds for 2022, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal look at the top five places that investors should consider if they want to buy in NSW for under $650,000.They dig into the methodology they used to identify these locations and pull the curtain back on what makes these cities and towns pr…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal take a look at what the latest lending figures reveal about investor activity.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, discuss recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) that indicat…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal take a deeper look into the latest set of financial data that are creating a buzz in the property market.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, give their in-depth analysis of what’s happening in the…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal share their expert opinions on how APRA’s latest intervention will affect property markets.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, give their straightforward and data-driven insights on how APRA’s rec…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Leigh Paliwal deep-dive into property data and unpack what the biggest trends in Australia’s housing markets mean for investors.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director of Hills Finance, discuss popular property and finance “myths” a…

A new co-host, new format, but the same self-proclaimed data nerd Arjun Paliwal is now joined by his wife, Leigh, as the pair continue to ’nerd out’, taking a deep dive into all things property investors need to know. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Leigh, director at Hills Finance, take a look at the near $9 trillion property market, d…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner deep-dive into property data and unpack what the biggest trends in Australia’s housing markets mean for investors.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, highlight what investors can learn about the dire…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner deep-dive into property data, showing how it all combines to create a picture of a market.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, inform listeners of how low inventory levels are a driver of price and a …

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner discuss how investors can find the ‘true demand’ for an area by studying the rental market.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, discuss the fluidity of the rental markets, the city exodus into regiona…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner help bring property data to life by taking a thorough look at the facts and figures and what they mean for you.Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, discuss the tools investors need to spot heating mar…

On the latest episode of The Property Nerds podcast, self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner take a deep-dive into the latest media headlines, using data to give listeners a more complete picture of what is actually happening in the property market. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, discus…

On the second episode of the Property Nerds podcast, property gurus and self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner deep-dive into the latest headlines before unveiling the six must-know indicators when researching your next investment property. Arjun, head of research at InvestorKit, and Kent, director of Suburbtrends, discuss the pr…

In this inaugural episode of the Property Nerds podcast, property gurus and self-proclaimed data nerds Arjun Paliwal and Kent Lardner reveal how they teamed up under this new and exciting venture to shape property investing in 2021. InvestorKit’s head of research Arjun and Suburbtrends’ Kent talk about their own investment journeys and how their sh…