The property isn't the investment.The numbers are.
A property can look great, be in a popular suburb and still be a poor investment. At That Real Estate Guy, we start with the numbers, not the emotion. We examine the relationship between purchase price, rental return, holding costs, finance, tax position, vacancy risk and future growth potential before deciding whether an asset deserves your capital. The objective isn’t simply to buy property. It’s to understand what your money is doing, what risks you are taking, and whether
Tax Reform Has Repriced Australian Property; but It Has Not Rewritten the Fundamentals
Why affordability, credit, location, scarcity and buyer preference will determine which properties perform after the 2026–27 Federal Budget Jeremy Faul That Real Estate Guy | August 2026 | Property Investment Specialist THAT REAL ESTATE GUY | MARKET INSIGHT Australia’s property market has entered a new phase of price discovery. The 2026–27 Federal Budget did not abolish negative gearing altogether. From 1 July 2027, negative gearing will generally be limited to newly
Capital Flows, Policy Change and the Next Investment Theme for Australian Investors
The Australian property market is often discussed as though it is a single market. In reality it is a collection of competing asset classes attracting capital from different investor groups and when policy shifts the relative attractiveness of one, capital moves. The residential policy shift For decades, residential property investors have benefited from a combination of population growth, housing scarcity, negative gearing provisions and capital gains tax concessions. The 20