Research & Insights

Think clearly. Invest better.

Plain-language guides on yield, development, and the Australian property market. No jargon. No projections. Just how it works.

Timber fence line running along a vacant block of development land
August 2026
The states are running out of stamp duty. Canberra made the decision.
Stamp duty is 17% of Victoria’s revenue. Volumes have fallen, credit ratings are under pressure, and the policy that caused it was federal.
7 min read — Market Signals
A hand holding house keys with a house-shaped keyring
August 2026
200,000 first home buyers now sit between the government and a falling market.
The federal deposit guarantee has quietly made the government a counterparty to house prices. What that changes for investors and landowners.
6 min read — Market Signals
Housemates talking and laughing around a shared table in a co-living home
July 2026
Institutions are moving into co-living — chasing the same returns individual investors used to get.
Self-storage, BTR, land lease all followed the same arc: open to individual investors, until big capital moved in and consolidated it. Co-living is next.
6 min read — Market Signals
Aerial view of a dense financial district skyline
July 2026
Capital is quietly leaving residential development. Here’s who fills the gap.
Fewer projects are getting funded, which means fewer homes get built. Here’s who steps into the gap — and why it matters if your strategy is income.
6 min read — Market Signals
Tax forms, calculator and pen laid out on a desk
June 2026
The 2026 Budget changed negative gearing. Here’s what income investors are doing instead.
From 1 July 2027, negative gearing losses on established properties bought after 12 May 2026 can only offset rental income. What the shift means for your strategy.
7 min read — Tax & Strategy
Sydney harbour skyline viewed across the water
June 2026
Sydney and Melbourne are falling. Income investors aren’t worried. Here’s why.
Sydney down 0.9%. Melbourne down 0.8%. If your strategy is income, not growth, here’s why the headlines don’t change your position.
6 min read — Market Strategy
Exterior facade of a multi-unit apartment building with balconies
June 2026
Institutional capital is leaving standard resi. Here’s what it’s moving into.
Land lease, BTR, co-living — serious capital is exiting standard residential for purpose-built income assets. Here’s why boutique produces better economics than any institutional play.
8 min read — Market Signals
Calculator and tax return forms on a dark desk
June 2026
Negative gearing is dead. Here’s what replaced it.
The era of banking on capital growth to cover a loss has quietly ended. What serious property investors are doing instead.
8 min read — Property Strategy
A small plant sprouting from a pile of coins
June 2026
What “positively geared from day one” actually means.
The phrase gets thrown around constantly. Here’s what it means structurally, and why most Australian investors have never seen it in practice.
7 min read — Yield
Silhouette of an oil pump jack against a red sunset sky
June 2026
The US-Iran conflict and what it means for Australian property.
Global instability tends to push capital toward safe havens. Why Australian residential property is on that shortlist, and what it does to yields.
6 min read — Macro
Financial chart showing an upward price trend on a dark screen
June 2026
Interest rates are falling. What that does to property yield.
Rates move. Yields compress or expand. Here’s the mechanics behind how rate decisions ripple into cashflow assets — and what to watch for.
7 min read — Macro
Grid pattern of balconies on a modern high-rise apartment facade
May 2026
Resi-commercial assets explained without the jargon.
It’s not a flat. It’s not a commercial warehouse. It’s something in between, and that’s exactly why it works. A clear breakdown.
6 min read — Asset Class
Glass jar filled with coins and a small plant
May 2026
Why yield matters more than price in 2026.
Capital growth worked when rates were at zero. In a higher-rate environment, the income the asset produces is the only number that counts.
7 min read — Yield
Boutique-styled open plan kitchen and dining interior
May 2026
Co-living done properly: why design changes the economics.
A co-living asset with cheap finishes and poor design gets poor residents, high turnover, and mediocre yield. Boutique design changes all three.
8 min read — Asset Design
Aerial view of a forest road splitting into two paths
April 2026
Four ways into property development without doing the development.
You don’t have to manage a build to participate in development returns. A clear look at the four paths that let you access the upside passively.
7 min read — Ways In
Apartment building at night with many windows lit from occupied units
April 2026
How we design for 99% occupancy before a single tenant moves in.
Vacancy is not random. It’s designed in or designed out at the build stage. This is how we approach it room by room.
9 min read — Asset Design
Close-up of an hourglass with sand running through
March 2026
The real cost of waiting to invest in property.
Most investors think waiting means not losing. In a market with persistent housing demand and rising construction costs, waiting is not a neutral position.
6 min read — Property Strategy