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Commercial property yields vs 15-year high rates: what the numbers say

A sponsored case says net leases let commercial assets absorb dearer debt. Does the maths hold once vacancy and valuation risk are priced in?
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Property concentration risk: one asset, one suburb, one bet

Property looks calm on a volatility chart, yet a ten-year gap from 24 to 119 per cent growth shows what hides inside the average.
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Private credit due diligence: six checks before you invest

A lender has defended its sector against critics, and regulators are watching closely. Investors and brokers still have to judge each fund on its own merits.
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Childcare property investment gets pickier as operators strain

Childcare centres still attract capital, but oversupply and thinner operator margins mean lease length no longer guarantees much. The question is which suburbs hold up.
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Commercial property income: is it a real alternative to housing?

Tax settings for residential investors change from 1 July 2027, and income assets are being pitched as the fix. The yield figures sound good, but the pitch leaves plenty unsaid.
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Build-to-rent hotel operators: do they lift yields or just shuffle supply?

A global hotel group is eyeing Australian rental housing. Whether hotel-style management adds homes or only moves tenants around is the open question.
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Energy efficiency premium: what 7 million homes tell us about pricing power

Solar panels and better insulation are now shifting sale prices by measurable margins, but the data also shows where the premium stalls.
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Capital gains tax valuation: why most investors lose $60,000 at settlement

One investor cut their tax bill by $60,000 with a five-year-old agent appraisal. Most miss this step entirely.
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Second investment property: where serviceability replaces savings

Most investors clear the first deposit hurdle. Fewer realise the second purchase is gated by debt capacity, not capital.
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Falling property prices vs rising rate risk: the math that matters

Buyers are locking in discounts before rates potentially rise again, but the trade-off only works if the numbers stack up over the life of the loan.
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Plug-in solar panels renters can install shifts landlord costs

Ministers back tenant-controlled energy systems that never touch wiring or need landlord consent, but who pays when a portable panel trips a circuit or cuts property appeal?
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Australian property investors eyeing New Zealand: what the search spike reveals

Cross-Tasman property searches have surged since May. Is this a real shift in capital allocation, or just browsing?
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SMSF property loans tighten as banks exit, non-banks reprice risk

Residential SMSF lending shut down in August, but refinancing and commercial deals remain open, at terms that reveal how lenders now view superannuation-backed property risk.
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Property depreciation: what previous owners leave behind

Renovations completed before you bought can still qualify for depreciation, but most investors never check.
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REIT valuations under pressure: what hostile bids reveal about pricing

A takeover battle at one of Australia's largest lifestyle communities operators has reignited the debate over whether real estate investment trusts are cheap or overvalued.
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Rentvesting strategy fails the cashflow test in 2026

Live in the city, buy regional, the maths that worked for a decade now bleeds money every month.
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Super default option: the $230k retirement gap no one talks about

Staying in your fund's preset investment mix costs the average worker six figures by retirement. The maths is simple, but the switch rate is shockingly low.
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Living apart together property strategy: when separate homes protect wealth

Older Australians in new relationships are keeping two properties. The tax, pension and estate question: does it actually work?

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