SMSF trustees with properties in fire-affected areas can expect their property valuations to be hit, an SMSF expert says.

The State Revenue Legislation Further Amendment Bill 2019 (NSW) may impact on discretionary trusts holding residential property in NSW despite not yet being law, a specialist legal firm says.

Fractional property manager DomaCom is lobbying Treasury about allowing its equity release product to be used for a wider variety of strategies.

SMSFs seeking more diverse investments can use unlisted property funds to gain access to a range of property asset classes, a property funds industry body says.

The ATO’s decision not to target the operation of limited recourse borrowing arrangements directly in its efforts to crack down on inappropriate uses of SMSFs to acquire property has been supported by a specialist fund manager.