Mar 2026
Lender Strategy Matters More Than Interest Rate
Why the lender you choose, not the rate you chase, decides your borrowing limit. Steve Hair explains bank credit policy vs rate chasing.
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Explore our library of deep-dive conversations. You can begin anywhere — there is no required listening order. Each conversation surfaces a real property lending challenge faced in active Australian portfolios.
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Mar 2026
How Postcode Risk and Margins Cap Borrowing Power
Julianne Zammit shares the lending reality of interstate buying, rentvesting, house-and-land builds, and portfolio structures.
Recent Episodes
Aug 13, 2025• 26 min•Lenders Actually Assess
Lender Strategy Matters More Than Interest Rate
Why the lender you choose, not the rate you chase, decides your borrowing limit. Steve Hair explains bank credit policy vs rate chasing.
Jul 1, 2025• 6 min•Lending Strategy
How Postcode Risk and Margins Cap Borrowing Power
Julianne Zammit shares the lending reality of interstate buying, rentvesting, house-and-land builds, and portfolio structures.
Jun 24, 2025• 39 min•Property Investment
Why Cross-Collateralisation Kills Portfolio Scaling
Atlas Property Group share five data-driven secrets to prevent your portfolio from stalling, from purchase sequencing to capacity limits.
Jun 17, 2025• 21 min•Lending Strategy
Guarantor Structure & Protecting Parents' Equity
Julianne Zammit shares the lending side of first-home schemes, 5% deposits, guarantor loans, and cross-collateralisation traps.
Jun 10, 2025• 9 min•Legal & Conveyancing
Double Stamp Duty & SMSF Assignment Clause Traps
Kathleen Chu shares three key legal checks: reading contracts, doing proper due diligence, and avoiding costly SMSF structure traps.
Apr 20, 2025• 36 min•Airbnb & Short Term
How Banks Shave Airbnb Yields & Cap Regional LVR
Airbnb expert Linda shares where to buy, furnishing for return, running costs to watch, and why smaller can be smarter in Cairns.
Aug 20, 2025• 30 min•First Home Buyers
The Equity Catch of Government Shared Equity Schemes
Broker Phil Riches breaks down first-home schemes, Help to Buy, the First Home Guarantee, and the deposit moves that can save buyers $60k+.
Mar 11, 2025• 18 min•Premium Real Estate
Postcode Grids & Regional LVR Capping Rules
Jenna Shingles of FNQ Hot Property reveals how boat size drives canal estate values and how regional luxury rivals Sydney or Melbourne.
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