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THE PURE PROPERTY PODCAST: SMSF crackdown, housing shortage, and the next property opportunity
Everyone’s watching tax changes, interest rates, and policy backflips – but they’re missing the one factor secretly deciding who wins big in property: Australia’s housing supply gap, and it’s only getting worse.
On The Pure Property Podcast, Phil Tarrant joins Paul Glossop to discuss why the biggest challenge facing Australia’s housing market isn’t tax reform, interest rates, or investor sentiment, but a chronic shortage of homes that government policy still hasn’t solved.
The pair argue that while recent changes to negative gearing and self-managed super funds (SMSF) have dominated headlines, they do little to address the underlying supply crisis, with immigration continuing to outpace new housing construction.
Attention then turns to the fallout from banning residential property borrowing through SMSFs, with Glossop warning the changes could remove a significant source of demand for new apartment developments and place even more pressure on future housing supply.
The discussion also challenges the growing narrative that property is no longer a worthwhile investment, explaining why leverage, long-term strategy, and value-add opportunities continue to separate successful investors from everyone else.
Finally, Glossop introduces his new Toolbox Talks initiative, explaining why educating tradies and everyday Australians about property investing could be one of the most effective ways to build wealth beyond a regular paycheck.
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