Robyn Tongol
AUTHOR | No. of articles: 881
Property Buzz: Buyer’s agents under pressure, tax backlash builds, and rate cuts loom: What’s going on in real estate?
Buyer’s agents are coming under increasing scrutiny over financial advice in the wake of the Dashdot collapse. But it’s not all bad news for investors, with backlash ...
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Fri, 12 Jun 2026
THE PURE PROPERTY PODCAST: The budget, the buyer’s agency collapse, and the window of opportunity nobody talks about
Most investors have spent weeks obsessing over negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, but the biggest opportunities often emerge when fear, uncertainty, and bad ...
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Fri, 12 Jun 2026
The end of the old property playbook? Taxes, rates, and Sam Gordon’s latest investing strategy
The budget has landed. Investors are reacting. But do the old rules of property investing still apply, or is Australia entering a new era of wealth creation through real ...
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026
THE PROPERTY NERDS: Trusts are dead?
Most investors think the budget has made new builds the obvious winner, but chasing tax incentives could leave buyers paying a premium for properties that struggle to ...
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Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Pre-approvals to fail mid-deal as lenders rewrite borrowing rules
While most investors have been rattled by the tax overhaul, the biggest risk right now isn’t the budget itself, but how lenders are reacting to it, with pre-approvals ...
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026
Property Buzz: The buyer’s agency shock exposing million-dollar portfolios risked on promises, not performance
Investors are reeling from the sudden liquidation of a prominent buyer’s agency, but the real fallout will come from the regulatory reckoning it triggers, not just the ...
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026
INSIDE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: New Zealand commercial property: Why the yields stack up | Matt Harris and Michael Vincent, no. 73
New Zealand commercial property is drawing serious attention from Australian investors, and the yields are a big part of why. In this episode of Inside Commercial ...
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Fri, 05 Jun 2026
Australia’s best investment buyer’s agent says saving tax is not a strategy. It’s not even a focus – making money is
Property investment is being hit with fresh policy uncertainty, with proposed tax changes raising questions around leverage, rents, and long-term returns. But the real ...
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Thu, 04 Jun 2026
Why the end of Perth’s boom keeps getting pushed back
While most of the country worries about slowing markets and policy uncertainty, Perth’s fundamentals continue to suggest the boom is far from being over.
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Wed, 03 Jun 2026