Here's the Property Trap Investors Are Walking Into
The May 2026 Budget introduced the most significant changes to Australian property tax policy in nearly three decades. From 1 July 2027, negative gearing on established residential properties purchased after 7:30pm on 12 May 2026 will be limited. Losses from those investments will only be able to be offset against rental income or future capital gains — not against personal salary, as has been the case for the last 40 years.
Brisbane Property — Is the Affordability Story Starting to Break?
Everyone's got Brisbane on their buy list right now.
The Olympics. The infrastructure spend. The population growth story. Interstate migration. It's been the dominant narrative in Australian property for the last three years and on the surface, it makes sense.
But here's the thing about narratives — they can run well ahead of the numbers. And when you actually sit down with the data, Brisbane's affordability story is looking a lot more strained than the headlines suggest.
Three Geelong Suburbs at "Peak" — And Only One Has Runway Left
Three Geelong suburbs — Corio, Armstrong Creek, and Newtown — are all flashing the same signal on the growth-rate cycle: (+)Peak. Same city, same cycle stage, same "the run is done" label. So if you're looking at Geelong as a buyer right now, the first instinct might be: avoid all three.
