Rachelle's book, The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property: https://amzn.to/4svhyoH

John's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: https://amzn.to/45l7n9M

In this quarterly market update, John and Rachelle unpack what's actually happening in lending and property right now. They touch on:

👉 rate rises and what it means for lending and pre-approvals

👉🏼 the Help to Buy Scheme explained, plus a new trend: businesses buying their own premises

👉🏽 Sydney's unaffordability and where opportunity is

👉🏾 John and Rach's predictions for next quarter, and the vacancy rate metric worth watching

👉🏿 what rate rises mean for first home buyers, upsizers and investors

This episode was recorded on the 15 April 2026.

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Rachelle's book, The Quick-Start Guide to Your First Property: https://amzn.to/4svhyoH

John's book, Sort Your Property Out & Build Your Future: https://amzn.to/45l7n9M

In this Q&A episode John Pidgeon and Rachelle Kroon unpack:

👉🏼 how our community is feeling about life, the market & CGT changes

👉🏽 upsizing & buying before you sell and timing around the budget CGT announcement

👉🏾 paying $130k left on the mortgage vs buying an investment property

👉🏿 selling while on maternity leave, will the 50% CGT discount be grandfathered?

👉🏻 retiring soon and worried CGT changes will derail the plan

👉 CGT discounts may differ for new builds vs existing properties

👉🏼 upsizing the family home or buying the first investment property

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In today's episode, Leah Hall from Lift Accounting is back on the show to help unpack all things property & self-managed super funds (SMSF). Rachelle and Leah chat about:

👉🏼 what is an SMSF and how does it work?

👉🏽 how does SMSF differ from an industry super fund

👉🏾 why buy property in super?

👉🏿 what's required to start an SMSF

👉🏻 who shouldn’t setup an SMSF

👉 how to actually buy a property in your super

👉🏼 property rules within SMSF

👉🏽 business owner purchasing their business premises in SMSF

👉🏾 the tax-free benefit in retirement

👉🏼 common mistakes to avoid when buying property in SMSF

Leah's website: https://liftaccounting.au/

this is property is proudly brought to you by:

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