News : Property

Investments, Property

Maximising opportunity in property investment

fractional property investment

If rising residential property prices are a concern, fractional investments can be a risk mitigation strategy even if you own a property.

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Contributions, Property

Time to alert clients about downsizer changes

downsizer contribution

Clients approaching their 60th birthday should be alerted to pending changes to downsizer contributions and the need to reconsider the timing of any property transactions.

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Financial Planning, Property

COVID issues key adviser concerns

advisers COVID relief

COVID relief measures for SMSFs and the use of property have been key areas of concern for advisers in the past quarter.

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Property

Reconsider valuations after property rezoning

property valuations rezoned

SMSF trustees that have rezoned business real properties may suffer from asset valuation issues and have been advised to accumulate market evidence.

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Property, Superannuation

SMSF gearing on rise during COVID

SMSF gearing

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen more SMSFs use borrowings to acquire assets.

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ASIC, Property

ASIC moves to shut down property spruikers

ASIC SMSF property scheme

A Perth-based property investment group will face a second round of ASIC-initiated court action as the regulator seeks to end its activities.

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Property

Ex-property developer loses fraud appeal

SMSF investors fraud

An ex-property developer who defrauded SMSF investors has lost an appeal against his conviction.

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ATO, Property

AAT call casts shadow on 13.22c developments

13.22c real estate developments

Real estate developments in a 13.22c unit trust should be tested with the ATO before commencing after a recent case threw doubt on their validity.

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Property

Multi-asset bare trusts risk asset liquidation

Multiple asset bare trusts

SMSFs run the risk of having a fully paid property liquidated if a bare trust servicing multiple assets under a limited recourse borrowing arrangement is being used.

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Property

Property funding via contributions a grey area

property funding contributions

SMSFs using contributions strategies to fund a property development may still trip over tax rules that are yet to be clarified.

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