Author profile
Arjun Paliwal
Founder and CEO, InvestorKit
Arjun Paliwal is the Founder and CEO of InvestorKit Group, a team of more than 100 people across InvestorKit, mortgage broker Fouracre Financial and life insurance adviser Solace Life.
He moved from New Zealand to Australia at 18, rose into leadership roles at Commonwealth Bank and completed his MBA by 25. His early investing, banking career and passion for property market data led him to found InvestorKit in 2018, at 26. By 34, his own property portfolio was worth more than $20 million.
His Amazon bestselling book, Driving the Data, sets out the research behind his approach to property investment. He comments regularly in news.com.au, realestate.com.au, REB, Smart Property Investment, the Australian Financial Review and The Australian, and on Weekend Today and 2GB.
He won the REB Rising Star Award, made the Inside Small Business Top 50 Small Business Leaders and is a five-time finalist for Sydney Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Through the Paliwal Foundation, he supports financial literacy, health research and homelessness initiatives.
Newsroom releases by Arjun Paliwal
10 newsroom releases, newest first.
Newsroom release
Chris Huxter Named Buyers Agent of the Year for Commercial, 2026
InvestorKit's commercial lead has been named Buyers Agent of the Year for Commercial at the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards, a national individual title.
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InvestorKit's EDGE Platform Wins Technology Platform of the Year 2026
InvestorKit's in-house research and acquisition platform has been named Technology Platform of the Year at the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards.
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InvestorKit Wins Three Awards at the 2026 Australian Buyers Agent Awards
InvestorKit took home three golds at the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards, and was recognised across 13 of the program's 26 categories, more than any other buyer's agency in Australia.
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InvestorKit Wins Marketing Campaign of the Year 2026
InvestorKit has won Marketing Campaign of the Year at the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards, one of three wins from 13 category placements.
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Mehul Patel Named Rising Star of the Year Finalist, 2026 Australian Buyers Agent Awards
Mehul Patel was shortlisted for Rising Star of the Year at the inaugural Australian Buyers Agent Awards, an individual category that recognises people rather than the business.
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InvestorKit wins Buyer’s Agency of the Year 2026
InvestorKit becomes a three-time REB Buyer’s Agency of the Year winner, recognising the team behind its research, portfolio strategy and client service.
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Arjun Paliwal Shortlisted for REB Industry Thought Leader of the Year 2026
InvestorKit's CEO and Head of Research was shortlisted for Industry Thought Leader of the Year at the 2026 REB Awards, one of four individual placements across two national programs.
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InvestorKit Wins Back-to-Back REB Buyer's Agency of the Year, 2024
InvestorKit took Buyer's Agency of the Year at the 2024 REB Awards, its second consecutive title, achieved during the firm's fastest growth phase.
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InvestorKit Wins Its First REB Buyer's Agency of the Year Title, 2023
InvestorKit took the industry's headline agency award in 2023, five years after the business was founded, and went on to win it twice more.
Podcasts
InvestorKit shows hosted by Arjun Paliwal, including the original series.
Podcast
The Property Nerds
Hosted by Arjun Paliwal & Jack Fouracre
Where real estate meets research. Arjun and Jack unpack market trends, finance strategy and portfolio building to help you make smarter property decisions.
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Podcast
The Commercial Property Investing Podcast
Hosted by Arjun Paliwal & Chris Huxter
Explore the commercial side of property with Arjun and Chris. From leases and lending to due diligence and the risks behind the yield, get into the detail before your next investment.
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The InvestorKit Podcast
The original series
Revisit the conversations that started it all. Property strategy, investor stories and expert interviews from the original InvestorKit series, launched by Arjun Paliwal.
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The book
Driving the Data
How you can Dream, Buy and Thrive in the property market
In Driving the Data, Arjun Paliwal shares the research, patterns, and principles that reveal how the market really works; and how to use data, not opinions, to build wealth that lasts.
Industry recognition
Results in Arjun Paliwal's own name from the InvestorKit award record, newest first. Each one links to its announcement.
- FinalistDirector of the YearAustralian Buyers Agent Awards 2026
- FinalistInfluencer of the YearAustralian Buyers Agent Awards 2026
- FinalistIndustry Thought Leader of the YearREB Awards 2026
- FinalistInnovator of the YearREB Awards 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistIndustry Thought Leader of the YearREB Awards 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistYoung Entrepreneur of the YearSydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 2025 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistYoung Entrepreneur of the YearSydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 2024 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistYoung Entrepreneur of the YearSydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- ListedTop 50 Small Business LeadersInside Small Business 2022 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistYoung Entrepreneur of the YearSydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 2022 (opens in a new tab)
- FinalistBuyer's Agent of the YearREB Awards 2021
- FinalistYoung Entrepreneur of the YearSydney Young Entrepreneur Awards 2021 (opens in a new tab)
- WinnerRising Star of the YearREB Awards 2020 (opens in a new tab)
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