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2026 Market Update & Forecasts

The full data-led outlook — migration, supply deficits, serviceability, yields and the pricing forecast to 2029, in ten interactive charts.

1 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
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Insight

The SMSF Residential Borrowing Ban Explained

New SMSF loans for residential property are banned from 10 August 2026 — what’s changing, who’s protected, and why property in super stays attractive.

8 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
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Insight

How the Right Property Could Save You $400 a Week

Why property selection matters more than ever — and how the right choice can improve your cash flow by hundreds a week.

18 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
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Market Update
1 Jun 2026

2026 Market Update & Forecasts

The full data-led outlook — migration, supply deficits, serviceability, yields and the pricing forecast to 2029, in ten interactive charts.

Read →8 min read
Market outlook
1 Aug 2026

Melbourne: Out of Favour, Not Out of Fundamentals

Values have gone sideways while the country ran, but rents are rising, vacancy is tightening, and Melbourne now trades below Brisbane — the honest investor case.

Read →6 min read
Market outlook
31 Jul 2026

Queensland: The Market the Data Keeps Backing

Brisbane values up more than 17% over the year, vacancy under 1%, and a decade of infrastructure and migration ahead — what’s driving the Queensland market.

Read →6 min read
Insight
8 Jul 2026

The SMSF Residential Borrowing Ban Explained

New SMSF loans for residential property are banned from 10 August 2026 — what’s changing, who’s protected, and why property in super stays attractive.

Read →4 min read
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18 Jun 2026

How the Right Property Could Save You $400 a Week

Why property selection matters more than ever — and how the right choice can improve your cash flow by hundreds a week.

Read →4 min read
Insight
18 Jun 2026

The RBA Hit Pause. The Property Market Didn’t.

While headlines focus on the cash rate, the fundamentals that actually drive property are strengthening.

Read →3 min read
Insight
13 May 2026

Federal Budget 2026 Could Trigger Major Shift Toward New Property

Sweeping proposed reforms set to reshape investor behaviour and accelerate demand for new housing.

Read →3 min read
++++++Guide
30 May 2026

How to Use Equity to Buy Your Next Property

The most common way Australians fund a second property isn’t a bigger salary — it’s the equity they already have.

Read →4 min read
Insight
28 May 2026

House vs Unit: Which Is the Better Investment?

Land appreciates, buildings depreciate — but scarcity and location matter more than the label. The honest trade-off.

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Insight
26 May 2026

Capital Growth vs Rental Yield

Growth builds wealth; yield keeps you in the game. Understanding the trade-off is the whole strategy.

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24 May 2026

Property Depreciation, Explained

A non-cash tax deduction that can quietly improve your cash flow by thousands a year — if you claim it.

Read →4 min read
Guide
22 May 2026

What Does a Buyer’s Agent Cost — and Are They Worth It?

How buyer’s agents charge, what they actually do, and when the fee pays for itself.

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20 May 2026

Interest-Only vs Principal & Interest

The repayment structure you choose changes your cash flow, tax position and risk. Here’s the trade-off.

Read →4 min read
Spotlight
30 Jun 2026

Property Market Spotlight — June 2026

A market of two speeds — sentiment lifts to 75.9 while sub-1% vacancy and resilient value growth continue across the leading capitals.

Read →4 min read
Spotlight
31 May 2026

Property Market Spotlight — May 2026

A recalibrating market — improving sentiment, sub-1% vacancy and resilient value growth led by Perth, Brisbane & Adelaide.

Read →4 min read
Market Update
28 Jul 2026

A Client Success in Kallangur

A Meridian client’s Kallangur buy — a $445,000 purchase now valued at $750,000, a $305,000 gain north of Brisbane.

Read →3 min read
Market Update
28 May 2026

Property Market Update — Wishart

A tightly held, education-driven family market 15km from Brisbane — +90.8% on comparable analysis.

Read →3 min read
Guide
2 May 2026

How to Choose an Investment Suburb

The data that actually predicts capital growth — and the noise to ignore.

Read →4 min read
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28 Apr 2026

Rental Yield Explained

What gross and net yield really mean — and why yield alone never tells the story.

Read →3 min read
Guide
24 Apr 2026

The Investor’s Guide to Buying Interstate

Why the best opportunity is rarely in your own backyard — and how to buy with confidence.

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20 Apr 2026

Negative Gearing, Explained Simply

What it is, how it works, and why it’s only ever part of the picture.

Read →3 min read
Spotlight
16 Apr 2026

Property Spotlight — March 2026

March saw a moderation in market activity, with auction clearance rates easing to an average of 54.6%.

Read →2 min read
Guide
16 Apr 2026

Your First Investment Property

A calm, clear, step-by-step path through your first six-figure decision.

Read →4 min read
Market Update
13 Apr 2026

Property Market Update — Aspley

A close look at Aspley (QLD 4034), ~13km north of Brisbane — a tightly held rental market with strong tenant demand.

Read →2 min read
Spotlight
13 Apr 2026

Property Spotlight — November 2025

The rental market in Aspley remains tightly held, underpinned by strong tenant demand and limited supply.

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12 Apr 2026

How Much Deposit Do You Really Need?

Deposits, LMI and the real upfront costs of an investment purchase.

Read →3 min read
Insight
12 Apr 2026

The Cost of Waiting

Why waiting to invest can cost more than acting — the maths of time in the market.

Read →3 min read
Insight
12 Apr 2026

Global Uncertainty & the Australian Property Market

What global volatility does — and doesn't — mean for Australian residential property.

Read →3 min read
Company
12 Apr 2026

Success Built on Strategy

Verified client outcomes, drawn from our published suburb reports.

Read →3 min read
Insight
8 Apr 2026

Rentvesting: Live Where You Want, Invest Where It Grows

How a growing number of Australians separate where they live from where they invest.

Read →3 min read
Insight
4 Apr 2026

What Are Off-Market Properties?

The listings you never see advertised — and why they can be worth the access.

Read →3 min read
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