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The expensive shortcut investors keep missing
A lower tax bill, a cheaper build, a higher yield, a rate cut hope — this week’s issue is about the deals and decisions that look better upfront than…
15 hrs ago
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May 2026
They said the rich would pay. So why does everyone else look exposed?
This week’s issue is about where the cost may land first: rents, investor borrowing, family trust structures, and younger Australians who were told the…
May 22
6
The budget says it’s hitting the rich. So why does everyone else look exposed?
This week’s issue is about the people who may wear the cost of “fairness” first: renters, younger investors, first-home buyers, small landlords and…
May 14
6
The pressure is spreading faster than the headlines
First-home buyers are thinner on buffer, borrowers are running out of easy moves, tax reform could hit more than investors, and the real housing squeeze…
May 6
6
The “safe” move could be the one costing you most
Cash feels safe. Waiting feels safe. Holding feels safe. But this week’s issue looks at the quiet ways inflation, tax risk and investor bias may already…
May 1
5
April 2026
The old property script is breaking
Sydney and Melbourne are losing momentum, Perth and Brisbane are still running, investors are freezing before the budget, and even “safe” wealth moves…
Apr 26
5
You did everything right. So why does property still feel out of reach?
This week’s issue tracks the market’s most frustrating shift: buyers are stretching, renters are getting squeezed again, fixed-rate fear is back, and…
Apr 17
7
The traps look different now, but they still cost later
From 5 per cent deposit schemes and SMSF blind spots to supply headlines, tax shocks, oil risk and the false comfort of “playing it safe”, this week’s…
Apr 10
6
The squeeze did not take Easter off
Rates, bills, petrol, hidden fees, tax risk and bad investor shortcuts are still closing in — and this week’s APReview stories show how the pressure is…
Apr 3
7
March 2026
The Property Squeeze Is Starting to Spread
From war and oil shocks to weaker auctions, housing shortfalls, affordability strain and investor traps, this week’s issue looks at the pressures now…
Mar 27
4
The Risks Investors Ignore Until the Bill Arrives
From super tax traps to SMSF cost-shifting, budget tension and oil-shock risk, this week’s issue looks at the hidden pressures building beneath the…
Mar 24
6
Australia’s Property Market Is Splitting and Investors Can Feel It
Rates, cash flow and planning reform are colliding in ways that could reshape where money moves next.
Mar 22
3
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