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Budget tax changes won’t end property investing – but they will change the game

For property investors, the recent federal budget was more than just another round of tax announcements. It marked a clear shift in policy direction.

Property Investing After the Budget: Harder, But Still One of the Best Wealth-Building Games in Town

Every few years property investors are told the game is over. A new tax. A new regulation. A new lending rule. A new reason to sit on the sidelines. And yet, after 50 years of inve...

The Budget Just Changed the Rules for Property Investors. Here’s What It Really Means | Property Insiders

Something happened over the last week that I've genuinely never seen in my five decades of property investing - the Federal Government reached into the pockets of every property in...

‘The days of multiple properties is over’: How to invest after the budget

Labor’s changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax are set to increase investor appetite for shares, commercial property, and self-managed super funds.

Who really wins and loses in the new property tax shake-up?

Who really wins and loses in the new housing shake-up – will everyday investors, renters, and first home buyers come ahead or end up worse off? Here is what the budget means for yo...

Capital gains tax changes are on the table, and yet Armageddon has not arrived. Has the tide on housing turned at last?...

We are less than a month out from the budget and Labor’s mooted adjustments to tax concessions for property investors have barely registeredGet our breaking news email, free app or...

Landlords, relax: Chalmers signals no tax changes for people who already hold investments

Senior ministers are expected to sign off on tax reforms including a reduction in capital gains tax concessions and an overhaul of negative gearing.

Existing property investors likely to avoid more tax under possible CGT changes in Chalmers’ May budget

Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our...

Labor’s tax reforms might diminish the appeal of investing in shares – but should make home ownership more attainable

Tax changes revealed in the budget aimed at investment properties will also affect other assets, including sharesExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageFollow our...

Budget fallout: Who’s getting squeezed out?

Following sweeping reforms made in the federal budget, including negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, which investors will be negatively impacted, and which ones will th...

Westpac Has Revised Its Housing Forecasts – Here’s What It Means for Property Investors

The Federal budget on May 12 changed the rules for property investors in ways that most people are still working through, and Westpac's economics team has now put some concrete num...

8 Property Market Trends Every Investor Should Watch Right Now

Every few years something happens in the property market that spooks investors into thinking the game has changed permanently. A new lending restriction. A stamp duty hike. A credi...

Tax breaks for investors are likely to be scaled back in Albanese’s May budget. But will it make housing cheaper?

The top 10% of Australia’s earners get 90% of the benefit of the CGT, while young Australians are struggling to get into the housing marketFollow our Australia news live blog for l...

Warning over looming tax changes as WA’s rental market pushed to breaking point

The latest Domain Rental Report shows rents are no longer rising everywhere. It’s good news for WA renters, but possible tax changes in the federal budget might shift the needle ba...

Australian Budget widens capital gains tax: What does it mean for NZ?

Comment: The capital gains tax proposed here is narrowly focused on investment property; this week’s Aussie change reaches across asset classes

2026 Budget bombshell: Chalmers locks in CGT and NG overhaul

After months of speculation, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has pulled the trigger on sweeping property tax changes. Here’s what it means for you.

Property Investment Just Got More Complicated – But It’s Still the Best Wealth Strategy Around

The federal government has handed down what Treasurer Jim Chalmers called "the most important and ambitious Budget in decades." The term "intergenerational inequality" is a social...

Tonight's Federal Budget Is Shaking up Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax — And First-Home Buyers Might (Finally) Ca...

Tonight's federal budget is set to confirm the biggest changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount in decades, and they're aimed at the investors who've been out...

The Budget’s Unintended Consequences: Why This Could Hurt the Very First-Home Buyers It Claims to Help

The government’s message sounds simple enough: make property investing less attractive, reduce the advantages investors supposedly have, tilt the playing field back toward first-ho...

Startup investors may dodge CGT changes after all

Startups and investors have been protesting proposed capital gains tax (CGT) changes ahead of the budget - but they may be in luck.

‘Double hit’: Investors’ borrowing capacity likely to plunge 20% under budget reform

The federal budget’s negative gearing reforms could plunge investors’ borrowing capacity by 20 per cent, impacting overall strategy and long-term wealth creation.

Investors to see opportunity despite market conditions

Despite recent budget changes, global uncertainty, and a slowing property price growth, investors who understand how to read the market can still find areas filled with opportunity...

Australia defends property tax changes designed to fix ‘broken’ housing

‘Dangerous’ policy changes to bring investor exodus

An industry body has warned that any changes to the current capital gains tax and negative gearing policies could be “dangerous” to the nation’s investors, significantly eroding co...