Phil Tarrant and his co-host unpack the ATO's automated letters to small businesses comparing single touch payroll and super fund data, with fines of up to 200% flagged and accountants reporting frequent errors. They also work through the September quarter lending collapse, negative equity for 5% deposit scheme buyers, and why the property services sector now trades on volume rather than price.
Friday 13 November 2026 59:43
Realestate.com.au says buyers now hold the upper hand across 72 per cent of the country, while Sydney units hold their ground and Melbourne's auction pipeline dries up.
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Money & market
Property Buzz argues transaction costs of $40,000 to $50,000 mean almost everyone who used the 5 per cent deposit scheme could be underwater, with taxpayers on the hook for the LMI guarantee.
Money & market
New investor lending fell by more than 15,000 loans to 35,301 in the September quarter, with industry bodies warning the retreat threatens the pipeline of new housing.
Property news
Three property payment redirection scams reported in WA this year have cost buyers more than $330,000, with settlement funds the prime target.
Money & market
The Property Buzz host says common sense will have to prevail on super fund borrowing, and that Labor will need to concede something on negative gearing before the next election.
Property news
Phil Tarrant says it is "absolutely a buyer's market" after national listings jumped 19.3 per cent, with Tuesday's rate rise yet to show up in the figures.
Money & market
Praedium Partners accountant Jeremy Iannazzelli says it's the lenders, not the market, that will dictate the sale price if a borrower can't settle in time.
Money & market
The fifth hike of the cycle takes the cash rate to an 18-year high, and property industry figures are pointing the finger at government spending.
Money & market
The fifth hike of this tightening cycle lands as inflation reaccelerates to 4.3 per cent, with brokers warning investor cash flow and buyer confidence will take the hit.
Hot property
Property experts have flagged a risk that vendors who reject an offer then revise their price guide down in a softening market could breach underquoting laws.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman unpack a 25 basis point cash rate rise to a 14-year high, a 19.3 per cent year-on-year jump in national listings to more than 301,000, and a 42.3 per cent lift in distressed listings. They also cover the risks sitting inside bridging and guarantor loans, possible concessions on negative gearing and SMSF borrowing, and why rising offset balances suggest buyers are saving rather than panicking.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman compare France's fiscal position with Australia's, arguing the tax and spending settings here are closer to breaking point than most Australians assume. They also cover the ATO's approach to small business, new underquoting and auction disclosure rules in NSW and Victoria, and what the SMSF residential ban has done to development pipelines.
Phil Tarrant and Liam Garman work through the spread of negative equity, from 20,000 Perth homes reportedly worth less than owners paid to a harbourside Sydney listing that was offered $28 million pre-budget and is now guiding $20 million plus. They also cover revised bank and economist forecasts, the unintended consequences of the trust and negative gearing changes for builders, falling first home buyer numbers, and One Nation's pledge to restore the CGT discount on two investment properties.
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