Property is the vehicle. Strategy is the engine

A trusted property partner for your clients

For more than twelve years, Active Property Investing has specialised exclusively in new property, partnering with accountants, mortgage brokers and financial professionals to provide the strategy, research and client support behind every opportunity. Your client relationship remains yours.

A personal welcome
from Emma Allen

In this short video, Emma shares why we've created this page, what we're seeing across the new property landscape, and how the resources below can support you and your clients.

Active Property Investing track record: only 16% of assessed properties pass our research process, 12 years specialising in new property, hundreds of successful clients

A track record you can stand behind

For twelve years, we've guided hundreds of investors through every kind of market. But the number we're most proud of is the one we say no to. Of every hundred properties we assess, around sixteen reach a client. The rest, we pass on. So by the time an opportunity reaches your client, it has already survived that scrutiny.

Emma Allen, Founder of Active Property Investing

The recent reforms have changed the conversation. They haven't changed what makes a good property investment.

Successful investing still depends on strategy, disciplined research and selecting the right property for the right brief. Those principles have guided API for more than twelve years, regardless of market conditions.

Emma Allen, Founder

The API Approach

Twelve years refining the client experience

Active Property Investing research process

Our research culling process

This is the discipline behind that selection. Refined over the years, it assesses each location against the fundamentals that drive growth and tenant appeal: economic, population and infrastructure trends, town planning, public and private investment, and the risks sitting beneath the surface. We weigh risk against opportunity and share what we find, so your clients decide with confidence.

A long-term partnership with Active Property Investing

A partner for the long term

Our relationship with a client rarely ends at settlement. We are there for the second property, the third, the fourth, growing the portfolio alongside your advice as circumstances change. One client has purchased five properties with us, each acquisition building on the last. It is why our work is guided by three values: Quality, Collaboration and Service Excellence.

Award-winning and featured

  • Yahoo Finance
  • ABC News
  • Finder
  • The Australian Business Journal
  • Your Investment Property
  • ValiantCEO
  • Founders Magazine
  • CEO Weekly
  • Auspreneur
  • WSABE
  • Australian Small Business Champion Awards
  • AusMumpreneur
  • AusMumpreneur Awards, Gold winner
  • NSW Business Awards, Finalist
Our process

A partner for every property, not just the first

The same discipline behind each purchase: strategy, research, and support that continues past settlement.

  • Strategy

    Every engagement starts with the client's goals and brief, before any property is considered.

  • Research

    Locations and new builds are assessed through a disciplined process, and most are passed on.

  • Secure

    When a property fits the brief, we guide the client to contracts with clarity on every term.

  • Support

    As the build runs, we keep the client informed and supported. The build stays the builder's responsibility.

  • Settle

    We manage settlement and the handover, so ownership transfers without any chasing.

  • Grow

    We hand over to property management and stay alongside for the next property, and the one after.

Meet the high-performing
team behind every purchase

Behind every purchase is a team that communicates at each stage: strategy, review, contracts, pre-settlement preparation, settlement, and the handover to property managers. Wherever the property is, we build the right team around your client, so they are supported from the first conversation to keys in hand, and well beyond.

  • Emma Allen

    Emma Allen

    Founder & Director

  • Chris Newell

    Chris Newell

    Sales Manager & Principal Consultant

  • Jana Abesamis

    Jana Abesamis

    Contract Administrator

  • Emilou Santillan

    Emilou Santillan

    Research Manager

  • Ros Ronning

    Ros Ronning

    Business Consultant

  • Vincent Agcaoili

    Vincent Agcaoili

    Solutions Assistant

  • Chrezl Kiamco

    Chrezl Kiamco

    Executive Assistant

  • Chantal Agcaoili

    Chantal Agcaoili

    Client Services Manager

Partner benefits

A partnership that supports
your clients and your practice

  • Educate your clients

    60-minute webinars or in-person sessions with Emma or Chris, designed to help investors understand today's property landscape.

  • Protect your reputation

    Structured introductions, clear communication and updates from strategy through to settlement. Your client remains your client.

  • Stay connected

    Quarterly lunches with the API team and fellow referral partners to share market insights and strengthen professional relationships.

beyond the property

Not all new property is created equal

Rising values once masked weak selection. That cover is gone. The reform makes new property the tax-efficient path, but long-term performance still depends on the quality of the selection. Research begins long before a contract is signed.

Five questions we work through

  • Population growth

    Is population growth supporting long-term demand?

  • Managed supply

    Is new supply being carefully managed, or oversupplied?

  • Local employment

    What industries are driving local employment?

  • Tenant profile

    Who is the likely tenant profile?

  • Long term growth

    Will owner-occupiers want to buy this property in ten years?

Australian markets we research continuously

  • Adelaide, SA
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Melbourne, VIC
  • Sydney, NSW
  • Newcastle, NSW
  • Geelong, VIC
  • Central Coast, NSW
  • Sunshine Coast, QLD
  • Capricorn Coast, QLD
  • Toowoomba, QLD
exclusive to partners

Partner speaking sessions with Emma or Chris

The reform has prompted new questions from property investors. These exclusive sessions help your clients understand what has changed, what it could mean, and the questions worth asking next. Available as a webinar, or in person in Sydney.

What's included

  • Webinar or in-person format
  • Live Q&A with the team
  • Branded session deck for partners
  • Recording for your library
  • Follow-up resource pack
  • One scheduled debrief call
Book a Date

*Availability is limited by Emma's and Chris's consulting commitments. First booked is first served.

Upcoming slots

Upcoming Webinar

Not ready to host? Join the next session

See how Emma or Chris explains the post-budget changes and what they mean for new property. Bring a client along, or watch the replay afterwards. An opportunity to experience the session before deciding whether to host one for your own clients.

Resources

Read and share with your clients

A shelf of longer reads on how we think and what we look for. Use them with your clients as you see fit.

Browse the resource library

What our partners
are saying

  • API gave us a partner-ready research document we could put in front of clients. That alone was worth the engagement, and the rest of the process kept that bar.

  • The first conversation set the tone. We knew exactly what our clients would get and why. No hard sell, just a clear path.

  • API treats our referrals the way we treat them ourselves. That trust is what makes the partnership worth it.

FAQs

Common questions from partners

  • What counts as a "new build" under the reform?
    Eligible new builds include off-the-plan apartments, knock-down rebuilds that increase the dwelling count, residential construction on previously vacant land, and properties occupied less than twelve months before first sale. Regulations are still being finalised.
  • My client already owns established property. What changes for them?
    Nothing, for as long as they hold the asset. Established property owned before 7:30pm on 12 May 2026 (including properties under contract at that time) is grandfathered. Existing arrangements continue under current rules until sale.
  • How is a hosted session shaped for my client base?
    A preliminary call discusses attendees and desired outcomes. Emma builds the session from there. The default frame is the post-budget landscape and what new property does for clients deciding between established and new.
  • Is there a cost to me or to my clients?
    The session is offered to partners at no cost. In-person events may involve venue or catering expenses covered by the host partner, discussed during the kick-off call.
  • What happens to a referral who turns out to be aspiring, not active?
    The client goes onto the Active Investor Path, a named education program with reading, webinars, and an open-door reassessment. Partners receive an explanation of the routing decision.
  • My firm is not on the partner network yet. Can I still refer or host?
    Yes. Start with the form below. A short conversation first, then we move into the referral or the session from there.

Apply to become a partner

Whether you are introducing a client, booking a speaking session, or exploring the partner program, one short form will route your enquiry to the right person at API.

Prefer to talk first?
Call 1300 449 974 or email [email protected]

150+ Australians trust Active Property Investing with their property portfolio strategy

  • Financial planner
  • Accountant
  • Mortgage broker
  • Other
  • Referring clients
  • Hosting a speaking session
  • Partner lunch invitation
  • All of the above

Response time is 3–5 working days.