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Investor Strategy • 23 JUN 2026

Market update: New builds, high yields offer bright spots in smaller capitals

As more buyers choose to wait on the sidelines due to rate rises and tax reforms, those in the smaller capitals can look to alternative property types and specific price...

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Investor Strategy • 23 JUN 2026

Dashdot: Inside the collapse that sparked calls for buyer’s agent reform

A $16.57 million creditor fallout has exposed deep concerns over buyer’s agent guarantees, licensing standards, and upfront fees, prompting fresh calls for...

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Investor Strategy • 23 JUN 2026

‘The wealth dream is over’: Buyers abandon property ambitions in droves 

Australians have increasingly abandoned their property-investing, buying, or upgrading goals as an affordability squeeze and recent tax reforms make the traditional...

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Tax & Legal • 23 JUN 2026

SMSF borrowing ban to hit ordinary Australians, as experts warn of unintended consequences

The decision to ban future borrowing for residential property inside SMSFs is facing mounting industry backlash, with experts warning that the move will...

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Investor Strategy • 23 JUN 2026

Government slams brakes on SMSF property investing following Labor-Greens deal

Australians will no longer be able to borrow through their SMSFs to purchase residential property under a major policy concession struck between Labor and the Greens,...

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2026

Market update: Selective buyers reap rewards in changing market 

As buyers in larger capitals step back from the market amid higher interest rates and policy uncertainty, strategic purchasers can still uncover opportunities in...

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Investor Strategy • 22 JUN 2026

No room for social media or AI tools ahead of tax time

As investors adapt their strategies to the new tax settings, an industry body has warned that trusting AI or social media “finfluencers” could land them in hot water...

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Hotspots • 22 JUN 2026

Why Kangaroo Flat is quietly turning into Bendigo’s next property breakout

Bendigo’s property boom may have grabbed the headlines, but Kangaroo Flat has been quietly benefiting from the ripple effect.

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Investor Strategy • 22 JUN 2026

New breed of property managers to help drive better investor outcomes

For decades, most property investors have expected the same thing from their property manager: collect the rent, find tenants, organise maintenance, and ensure the...

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Investor Strategy • 18 JUN 2026

Dashdot refers part-time buyer’s agents, ex-retail operators to fulfill services to out-of-pocket customers

Failed buyer’s agency Dashdot has referred creditors to nearly 50 buyer’s agents, with REB confirming the list includes part-time operators and agents with less than...

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