Search Party Property

Search Party Property Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Search Party Property, Estate agents, 32 Smith Street, Sydney.

We assist busy professionals in building a long-term and sustainable investment property portfolio by overcoming common challenges such as a lack of time and research that often stop them from achieving financial control.

22/06/2026

Three major tax reforms in one budget. That doesn't usually happen.

I sat down with John from Fortis Accounting Partners to break down what's actually changing, negative gearing, CGT, and a 30% trust tax most people haven't heard about yet.

If you own property or you're about to buy, this is the conversation to listen to before you make your next move.

If you want to talk through what these changes mean for your portfolio specifically, book a free Investment Roadmap Session: searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/



*General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax professional. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

22/06/2026

The 50% CGT discount is being replaced with cost-base indexation plus a 30% minimum tax floor from 1 July 2027.

John from Fortis Accounting Partners shares in plain English from John: instead of paying tax on half your gain, you'll pay tax on the gain above inflation, and there's a 30% minimum on real capital gains.

For some scenarios, that's worse. For high-inflation environments or long holds, the gap closes.
Either way, the strategy shifts. Long-term holders win. Flippers lose.

Book a Property Investment Roadmap to talk through your existing portfolio.

https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/


*General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax professional. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

22/06/2026

The Budget made one structure significantly more attractive and almost nobody's talking about it.

John's take: SMSFs were left largely untouched. Which means in a new tax environment, they're now one of the most efficient ways to hold investment property.

→ 10% CGT on property sold inside the fund
→ 0% CGT if the property is sold in pension phase
→ Negative gearing still permitted — fully carved out of the new restrictions
→ 15% tax on rental income vs up to 47% in personal names

It's not the right structure for everyone. It depends on your super balance, your timeline, and what you already hold. But for the right investor, the gap between an SMSF and a personal-name purchase just widened materially.

Book a PIA if you want to talk through whether an SMSF strategy fits your portfolio plan.

https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/

General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax and SMSF professional before making any decisions. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

Negative gearing was never a strategy. It was a subsidy.

If you've been relying on a tax loss to make the numbers on a deal work or if the deal only stacked up because the ATO was picking up part of your shortfall, you weren't investing.

You were speculating on a tax arrangement continuing indefinitely.

Investors who bought on fundamentals, strong rental demand, genuine yield, real capital growth drivers, will barely feel the change. Because they were never dependent on an offset to begin with.

The new rules don't hurt good property.
They expose bad decisions dressed up as good ones.

If you're not sure which side your portfolio sits on, that's the conversation to have.

Book a free strategy session: https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/


*General information only. Not financial advice. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

Three reforms. Three different start dates. One question every investor is asking: what do I actually do right now?

John's answer: don't rush.

These changes have transitional windows built in. There's no cliff edge that punishes you for waiting to get proper advice. The investors who'll get burned are the ones making rash decisions before they've done the numbers on their specific situation.

Book a Free Investment Roadmap Session if you want to stress-test your portfolio against the new framework: https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/


*General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax professional. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

The 2026–27 Budget proposes a 30% minimum tax on discretionary trust taxable income from 1 July 2028, with the review window running through to June 2030.

If you hold property in a discretionary family trust or you were planning to the income distribution strategies you've been counting on may not work the same way from here.

Bucket company arrangements need a particularly close look. The way credits flow through under the new framework isn't a one-to-one with how they operate now.

This is not a reason to panic out of a trust structure.

It is a reason to have an urgent conversation with your accountant before you acquire your next property or sit down to set the next strategy.

Structure first. Property second. Always.

Book a free strategy session if you want to talk through how this changes your portfolio plan: https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/


*General information only. Not financial advice. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

48 million searches for the word "grandfathering" the week after the Budget.
Nobody knew what it meant. Now everyone needs to.

In short: if you bought your property before 12 May 2026, you're locked into the old rules. Full CGT discount. Full negative gearing. Nothing changes for that asset.

If you buy from now on… different game.

John explains exactly what's grandfathered, what isn't, and the strategic implications for investors with mixed portfolios.


*General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax professional. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

I believe, in 12 months, we'll be having a very uncomfortable national conversation about rents.

Investor supply will tighten under the new lending rules. Established stock loses the negative gearing offset. New build appetite increases but supply takes years to catch up.

Demand doesn't fall in line with all of that… it keeps growing.

The investors who come out ahead from here aren't the ones with the biggest portfolio.

They're the ones with a written, data-led strategy, not a tax assumption holding the whole thing together.

Because it's not about the property. It's about your plan.
If you want help building yours, book a free strategy session: https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/


*General information only. Not financial advice. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

Most investors don't get capped by the market. They get capped by their borrowing capacity.

For most people, that's roughly 6x your income. Buy the big principal place of residence as a couple on $200K combined, and suddenly your $1.2M of capacity is gone before you've bought a single investment.

This is why people stop at one. Not because property stopped working. Because the maths did.

The fix is mapping your borrowing capacity before you commit, not after.

If you don't know what yours looks like in 5 years, that's the conversation to have.

Book a free strategy session: https://searchpartyproperty.com.au/free-investment-roadmap-session/
Jordan de Jong

*General information only. Not financial advice. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

10/06/2026

Here's what the headlines aren't telling you.
Under the new rules, you can't offset property losses against your wages. But you don't lose the deduction.

The losses carry forward. They sit on the property. They offset rental income once the property turns positive.

If you bought on fundamentals… strong yield, real growth drivers, sensible leverage, you'll recover every dollar of deduction. It's a timing shift, not a write-off.

If you bought purely chasing a tax refund, that was always speculation dressed up as strategy.


*General information only. Not financial advice. Consult a qualified tax professional. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

Address

32 Smith Street
Sydney, NSW
2150

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Search Party Property posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Search Party Property:

Shortcuts

Share

Category