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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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Superannuation property exposure: June quarter data shows retreat

Funds shifted allocation away from property and unlisted assets as volatility climbed. The question now is whether members missed the exit.
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CGT valuation date renovation: when the maths works and when it doesn’t

Spending $80,000 before July 2027 could save tax later, or it could just be $80,000 gone, the difference comes down to three numbers most investors haven't run.
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Commercial property investment surges as tax changes redirect capital

Federal tax reforms are pushing billions out of residential holdings, but not all commercial subsectors are absorbing it equally.
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WA regional property investment still viable despite tax changes

Mining towns and regional centres in Western Australia continue to attract investors with yields and positive cashflow that east coast markets can't match, but the numbers vary sharply by location.
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Rental yields climb toward century highs, but income growth or capital risk?

Rising yields look attractive until you split genuine rent increases from falling property values doing the mathematical work.
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Buyers market property investors face borrowing capacity squeeze

Stock up 24%, clearance rates below 50%, prices falling across 93% of suburbs, but who can actually capitalise when serviceability just tightened?
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SMSF property holdings face new tax from July 2026

A second layer of super tax lands on balances above $3 million, with direct property valuations and cost-base resets now mandatory for SMSF trustees.
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Private credit funds early warning gap exposed as developer fails

A major fund manager knew about borrower problems for twelve months before collapse, raising questions about what investors are really buying.
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Retire with a mortgage: half of Gen Z face debt into their sixties

Seven in ten Boomers own outright. Nearly half of Gen Z expect mortgage repayments past retirement age. What's driving the gap, and what it means for planning now.
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Office vacancy rates hide the real story investors need

Vacancy data still drives headlines, but the metrics that matter for capital and returns have moved on.
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Selling investment property: when tenants cost you buyers

Investor loan commitments fell 8.6% last quarter while owner-occupier demand held firmer. That shift changes the math on whether a sitting tenant helps or hurts your sale price.
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Property management fees: the hidden cost eating your rental returns

A 1% fee difference compounds to thousands over a decade, but the real damage comes from what cheap managers miss.
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SMSF commercial property shift accelerates as residential lending ban bites

The federal borrowing ban has worked, capital is leaving residential SMSFs faster than forecast, but it's flowing straight into commercial assets, not out of property altogether.
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Australian property investors New Zealand: capital outflow accelerates

Policy cooled local demand but the capital didn't stay, it crossed the Tasman. What that means for supply.

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