A celebrity investor’s sprawling portfolio points to a simple truth: the best property buys are not always the most “rational”. The catch is knowing when lifestyle adds value and when it destroys it.
Homes inside Labor’s buyer scheme caps have jumped 6.7% in six months. That may get buyers in sooner, but it could also leave them thinner on margin if rates bite again.
Real estate businesses can already enrol with AUSTRAC before the 1 July 2026 deadline. The real risk is treating a major compliance shift like a paperwork exercise.
APRA is moving before the market fully heats up again. That could protect the system, but it may also cut borrowing power before buyers realise what changed.
Approvals surged in February, led by apartments and townhouses. That sounds like relief for supply, but the bigger housing story may still be far less comforting.
A $1bn super scandal has forced Canberra to act, but the fix could shift costs and risks across the whole system before investors know where the line is drawn.
Fuel, freight and material costs are rising again, and builders say marginal projects are slipping closer to unworkable. The real question is who wears the damage.
Fuel, freight and material costs are rising again, and builders say marginal projects are slipping closer to unworkable. The real question is who wears the damage.
SQM has cut its 2026 housing outlook as oil, inflation and rate risk return. But first-home buyer lending is still rising, and that changes the read on the market.
The government’s low-deposit push has helped more buyers get through the door. But in a softer market, that same policy could turn the entry-level segment into the first place investors see stress.
A fresh RBA hike, sticky inflation and an oil-driven global shock have changed the 2026 property script. The headline may look flat, but that is not how the next phase is likely to feel on the ground.
Migration is slowing, but the political push to cut it harder risks hitting housing supply, labour and growth all at once. The real question is what breaks next.
An offshore move can turn an Australian family home into a tax problem. The lifestyle upside is obvious, but the real cost often appears only when you sell.
A $1bn super scandal has forced Canberra to act, but the fix could shift costs and risks across the whole system before investors know where the line is drawn.
Labor’s Reserve Bank overhaul was meant to modernise monetary policy and improve confidence. But with inflation still awkward, split votes now public, and the bank’s priorities under debate, the harder question is whether the new model is actually making decisions better.
Real estate businesses can already enrol with AUSTRAC before the 1 July 2026 deadline. The real risk is treating a major compliance shift like a paperwork exercise.
In recent years, the allure of off-market properties has significantly grown among investors and homebuyers alike, driven by the dual forces of escalating property prices and climbing mortgage interest...
SQM has cut its 2026 housing outlook as oil, inflation and rate risk return. But first-home buyer lending is still rising, and that changes the read on the market.
Wagga, Tamworth and Tasmania’s north-west still look cheap by national standards. But is the upside real, or just a sales pitch with the risks left out?
Real estate businesses can already enrol with AUSTRAC before the 1 July 2026 deadline. The real risk is treating a major compliance shift like a paperwork exercise.
APRA is moving before the market fully heats up again. That could protect the system, but it may also cut borrowing power before buyers realise what changed.
Homes inside Labor’s buyer scheme caps have jumped 6.7% in six months. That may get buyers in sooner, but it could also leave them thinner on margin if rates bite again.