Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon and our APS Resident Building Expert Liam Correy, as they break down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with their expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.     In this week's episode, Sam and Liam report on and discuss: Is it safe to buy a newly built apartment? Perth Builder Collier Homes collapses amid Australia...

Introducing a very special End of Quarter Roundtable episode from The APS Summit that was held on Saturday 13th April 2024. Sammy Gordon is joined on stage by Jimmy Ibrahim, Morgan Holmes, Luke Teeuwsen, Jason Titus and Nick Willcox. Our brains trust is in front of a live audience to discuss the biggest updates from Q1 2024, and their forecasts for the rest of the year moving forward. The APS All-Stars chat through Q1 in review, including Self-Managed Super Funds, commercial deals, stock...

Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.     In this week's episode, Sammy reports and discusses: Rising Seller Confidence March Listings Down After February If you enjoyed this episode, please write in and let us know! If you have any news you'd like...

This week on the podcast, Sam Gordon is accompanied by Jimmy Ibrahim and Luke Teeuwsen to delve into the Australian Property Scout mission of retiring 500 by 2030. The trio discusses the metrics involved with setting and managing the goal along with the essence of retirement and what it means to each client. Sam shares insights into what his initial goals were when he first began in property, how he reached them, and offers advice on the importance of resetting and pursuing goals...

Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.     In this week's episode, Sammy reports and discusses: Aussie Homeowners Can Save $100k Investors Bullrush The Australian Property Market If you enjoyed this episode, please write in and let us know! If you...

Sammy Gordon welcomes a special guest and long time friend to the studio this week: Leon Cusack. Leon's story is incredibly inspiring from a childhood with parents who sacrificed everything for himself and his siblings, to his pivotal light bulb moment after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, and his discipline to commit to his strategy whole heartedly. Over the span of 4 years, Leon has built an impressive $2.5 million property portfolio, with a huge $1 million in equity. Leon and Sam reflect on the...

Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.    In this week's episode, Sammy reports and discusses: Will units or houses outperform in 2024? Are millennials worse off than their parents? Values rose across 90% of housing markets last 12 months If you...

Sammy Gordon welcomes into the studio this week, APS Strategists Luke Teeuwsen and back by popular demand, Mr Paul Karpierz; along with his co-host Jimmy Ibrahim to discuss the common investor mistakes they see made by beginners day in day out.From transitioning PPOR properties into investments, purchasing an investment at full borrowing capacity to listening to the wrong or inexperienced people in your life, this episode will educate and pin-point the exact places they see investors make...

Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.    In this week's episode, Sammy reports and discusses: Australia's rental markets tighten as February statistics raise concerns Renters are being driven into more affordable areas 39 Economists predict when the...

Sam Gordon is joined back in the studio this week by Jimmy Ibrahim, following the incredibly positive feedback that was received after the last Q&A, they are bringing you a finance themed Q&A episode. From bank accounts set up, exploring refinancing, offset accounts to interest only home loans, the boys cover everything related to finance with property investing. This in-depth dive into all things finance promises to answer every question you have, and even ones you hadn’t thought of...

Welcome back to the APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.    In this week's episode, Sammy reports and discusses: Australian Population update: is migration easing? Is Blue Collar outperforming Blue Chip? ATO investigates 16,000 SMSF's for non-compliance If you enjoyed...

Introducing Buyers Agent of The Year 2024, Sam Gordon  👑In this week’s special episode, Sam and Jimmy have a candid and honest discussion off the back of the REB’s announcement of Buyers Agent of The Year 2024. The boys chat through the evolution of Sam’s journey in property investing along with the creation of APS, what the recognition means to him and a deep look into how Sam has reached his position now. We find out what Sam’s life looks like outside of business, what his most valuable...

Welcome to the first ever APS News Bulletin, your source for the latest updates and insights from the Australian property market. Join Sammy Gordon, as he breaks down this week's most pressing updates and announcements along with his expert analysis to keep you informed and on top of news.   In this week's episode, Sammy reports and breaks down: RBA announcement: interest rates on hold How the housing market defied economic indicators Australian housing construction has collapsed If you...

This week’s episode deserves a very special introduction. Sam is joined in the studio by Paul Karpierz AKA Mr August, one of Australian Property Scouts very own strategists. Paul and Sam chat through Paul’s upbringing being a son of migrants from Poland, his introduction into the physical work life from his father, along with his multiple degrees and career changes. Paul’s story and drive behind his search for passive wealth creation from property is heartwarming, inspiring and a true...

In this week’s episode, Sam and Jimmy unpack in detail the inaugural LIVE Australian Property Scout End of Quarter Summit that is happening on Saturday, April 13th in the Gold Coast.  Immerse yourself in a day full of current market updates, live Q&A sessions with the Australian Property Scout team, the infamous End of Quarter roundtable session and much much more. Tune in for details on what special guests you can expect on the day, and how you can win one of the 5 exclusive 12 month...

Sammy Gordon is joined in the studio this week by Jimmy Ibrahim with something a little different this time. Rather than the usual Q&A episodes, this is a Q&A tailored purely to Cash Flow questions.  From interest rates, cash flow deals, construction loans and debt reduction; this episode covers it all. Tune in for expert advice on whether you should pull equity from cash flow deals and how to create $200-$250k in passive income. Please let us know what you think of this new style of...

Sammy is joined in the studio this week by his co-host Jimmy Ibrahim to unpack why buying cheap sh*t units will never retire you. Sam gets fired up talking about the property spruikers that are selling unsuspecting people into buying low priced units that provide no bang for your buck and will only hinder your future investment opportunities.  The boys break down the differences between the housing market vs unit market and their opinion on the levers that each product has to be able to...

Sam Gordon welcomes a special guest to the studio this week: Jake McGregor, a close friend and Buyers Agent at Australian Property Scout. Jake’s story is incredibly inspiring from a pivotal moment in high school that set off a fire in his belly, to overcoming a $52k loss and turning it into a triple win with his next investment. Over the span of 7 years, Jake has built an impressive $4 million property portfolio, with a huge $1.6 million in equity. Jake and Sam reflect on the beginnings of...

Sam Gordon is joined back in the studio by his co-host Jimmy Ibrahim, along with our APS Property Economist, The Big Lukey Teeuwsen. Together, they discuss and forecast their predictions for the Australian property market in 2024. Reflecting on each state’s performance over the past 12 months, along with how the pre- and post-covid performance stacked up. Sam, Luke and Jimmy share their insights on the year ahead, highlighting key factors such as stock supply, interest rates and tax cuts that...

Sam Gordon is joined back in the studio by his regular co-host Jimmy Ibrahim for a crucial episode on the importance of mindset when investing in property. They have seen (and experienced) all too well the effect that procrastination can have on your property portfolio journey and the detrimental effect it can have. The boys chat through their own personal experiences with procrastination and analysis paralysis, the most common excuses they hear and their top tips on how to break through and...

Sam Gordon is joined by Jimmy "The Silver Dog" Ibrahim for the first ever LIVE Q&A for Sammy Gordon’s School of Property. The boys were joined by an incredible virtual audience, and answered as many questions as they could (we received too many to answer)! This hot-seat style, School of Property Q&A runs through questions ranging from maxing out with lenders to multiple pre-approvals, depreciation on granny flats and the speed possible to grow portfolios. There are too many questions...

This episode has been a long time in the making, and has been one of the most requested by Scouting Australia Podcast fans. Sam Gordon is joined back in the studio by Jimmy "The Silver Dog aka Gandalf" Ibrahim for the next instalment of his personal property journey.  The boys chat through a recap and the main takeaways of Sam’s portfolio of properties 1 to 11, then deep dive into the juicy details of the next 9 properties. Sam delves into the birth of Australian Property Scout, and the low,...

Happy New Year! Strap yourselves in for what the team believes was one of the best episodes in SAP history! Sammy Gordon is back in the studio with the APS Round Table's usual suspects, including Morgan, Jason, Luke, Liam and of course Jimmy "The Silver Dog" Ibrahim for the FIRST episode of the year! The team is back to discuss the juiciest, most downloaded and fan-favourite episodes of all time.  The team discuss at length their favourite episodes and why, then dig into the official awards...

Sammy Gordon is joined back in the studio by fan favourites Morgan, Jason, Luke, Liam and of course Jimmy "The Silver Dog" Ibrahim for the final episode of the year! The team are back to discuss the biggest things that happened in 2023 and our forecasts for the year ahead. Our brains trust deep dives into the year that was, and the year moving forward in the Australian property market.  The APS All-Stars chat through the year in review, including the top 3 things that have impacted the...