An older apartment below replacement cost with a 5% yield sounds safe. Here is what depreciation, holding costs, maintenance and the 2027 tax changes really do to the numbers.
A cooling market isn’t a market without opportunity. Why uncertainty isn’t a strategy, how the Budget changed borrowing power, and why lenders now favour new builds.
Same location, same 5% growth. Here is how stamp duty, depreciation, the 2027 tax changes and cash flow separate a new build from an established house over ten years.
Since the 2026 Budget, a new build can lift your borrowing capacity and, on house and land, the stamp duty saving can fund the interest while it’s built. Here’s how it works on a typical $750,000 house and land.
Paying a property manager doesn't mean you stop managing your investment. Five areas every rental property owner should review, plus a free 12-page guide.
Rates are up, prices are down and sentiment has collapsed. Some investors have decided "not now", others see an opportunity. Both may be making the same mistake: premature evaluation.
An investor summary of our two new SMSF guides: how to set up an SMSF in 2026, and what accountants, advisers and auditors are watching after the residential borrowing ban.
An investor summary of the South East Queensland property market: population growth, housing shortages, construction constraints, affordability and what to check before you buy.
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