The Follio Property Podcast

📥 FREE DOWNLOAD: 2026 Budget Property Investor Report: https://441711975.hs-sites-ap1.com/follio-property-podcast-content-subscriber?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=Episode+65&utm_id=podcastThe 2026 Federal Budget just changed the rules for every property investor in Australia and most people have NO idea what it actually means for their borrowing power, their capital gains, or their next move in the investment property Australia game.The Federal Budget has delivered some of the most significant shifts to property taxes Australia has seen in decades, and if you own, plan to buy, or are currently building a Property portfolio, you need to understand what has changed and what it costs you.Negative gearing in Australia just got gutted for established properties. Capital gains tax on property in Australia now comes with a mandatory 30% minimum rate, replacing the old 50% discount with inflation-adjusted indexation. And for investors on a $150,000 salary? Your borrowing capacity just took a $350,000 hit.But here's what the headlines won't tell you: this budget doesn't kill Australian real estate investment, it reshapes it. Smart investors are already pivoting to units, infill developments, and the "accidental landlord" strategy that the budget accidentally made MORE powerful. Reece and Lachlan expose exactly where the opportunities are hiding, which markets are about to get smashed, and why the property market in Australia is about to split into two very different worlds, one for those who adapt, and one for those who don't.If you're a first-home buyer in Australia, a seasoned investor, or sitting on an existing portfolio, wondering what to do next, this is the most important 40 minutes you'll spend this year.In this episode, we’ll cover:✅ Why Labor's budget could slash your borrowing capacity by $200K-$700K✅ The END of negative gearing on established properties, what it really means✅ How the new 30% minimum capital gains tax rate targets retirees and self-funded investors00:00 The 3 Budget Changes That Hit Property Investors Hardest02:20 Grandfathering Rules Explained: Is Your Existing Property Safe?05:16 Who Are the Real Losers? The Serviceability Problem07:24 The New 30% Minimum Capital Gains Tax Rate08:06 How Retirees Just Got Blindsided by This Budget13:38 Existing Investors Grandfathered Indefinitely, Here's What to Do15:59 New Builds: Still Viable or a Construction Cost Trap?22:07 The Duplex & Infill Development Opportunity Nobody's Talking About32:23 Regional Markets Are Getting Smashed. Here's Why32:27 Why Units & Apartments Are Set to Outperform Houses34:40 The SMSF Loophole the Budget Left Wide Open35:18 Why You Need a Property Valuation Before July 2027About the Follio Property Podcast Each week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical.📍Visit Our Website: https://follio.com.au/📩 Contact Us: [email protected]📲 Follow Us on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folliopropertypod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@folliopropertypod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Akt4N53zsb4ldzFNlTwad?si=AFEgYOAiSh2QGbK8AfFLywLachlan Delahunty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlandelahunty/Reece Beddall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reece-beddall-294557b3/#AustralianPropertyMarket #InvestmentPropertyAustralia #FederalBudget2026 #NegativeGearingAustralia #CapitalGainsTax #AustralianRealEstate #PropertyInvestorAustralia #AustralianHousingMarket #PropertyTaxAustralia #FirstHomeBuyerAustralia #AustralianRealEstateInvestment #PropertyMarketAustralia #LabourBudget2026 #PropertyStrategyAustralia #WealthCreationAustraliaDisclaimer: This is for entertainment purposes - not financial advice. Speak to a qualified professional before making any financial or property decisions

The Federal Budget 2026 has just landed. Negative gearing on established property is gone, CGT changes are confirmed, and trust taxation is on the table. Reece and Lachlan watched it live, and this is their immediate, unfiltered reaction — what it actually means, who it really affects, and where the smart money goes from here.This isn't doom and gloom. It's a clear-eyed breakdown of a mixed budget, with early thoughts on how sophisticated investors adapt and where opportunity still exists.More detail is coming. A full Q&A episode drops Thursday. But if you want to understand the landscape before the noise takes over, start here.🎯 What's Covered In This Episode✅ What actually changed: negative gearing restricted to new builds, CGT indexation overhauled, trust taxation flagged✅ The grandfathering rules explained — if you've contracted a property before tonight, here's what it means for you✅ Why Lachlan believes negative gearing through company and trust structures may still be accessible — and what to watch in the next 48 hours✅ The borrowing capacity hit: how losing negative gearing could cost younger investors $200K to $700K in serviceability✅ Is this the end of the rentvestor strategy? Lachlan's answer might surprise you✅ Why CGT changes now apply across all asset classes — not just property — and what that means for Gen Z and millennial investors in shares and crypto✅ The flight to quality: why blue chip established property is set to outperform, and which markets are now at risk✅ Why regional and fringe investment areas like Townsville and Gladstone could be hit hardestTimestamps:00:00 Live Reaction: What Just Happened in the 2026 Budget01:30 Who Are the Winners and Losers?02:05 Grandfathering Explained — What It Means If You're Already in the Market03:45 Negative Gearing Restricted to New Builds: The Real Impact07:00 Can You Still Access Negative Gearing Through a Trust or Company?10:20 CGT Changes: Broader Than Expected, Hitting Every Asset Class12:20 The Borrowing Capacity Hit: $200K to $700K Less Serviceability15:00 Flight to Quality — Where Smart Money Moves Now17:30 The New Build Trap: Don't Get Spruiked18:30 What to Expect ThursdayKey Themes:🔸 Budget Reaction🔸 Negative Gearing Restricted🔸 CGT Overhaul🔸 Flight to Quality🔸 Borrowing Capacity Impact🔸 Smart Investor StrategyEach week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical.About the Follio Property Podcast Each week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical.📍Visit Our Website: https://follio.com.au/📩 Contact Us: [email protected]📲 Follow Us on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folliopropertypod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@folliopropertypod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Akt4N53zsb4ldzFNlTwad?si=AFEgYOAiSh2QGbK8AfFLywLachlan Delahunty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlandelahunty/Reece Beddall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reece-beddall-294557b3/#AustralianPropertyMarket #RealEstateAustralia #FederalBudget2026 #PropertyInvestmentAustralia #FirstHomeBuyerAustralia #AustralianHousingMarket #NegativeGearing #CapitalGainsTaxAustralia #AustralianRealEstate #InterestRatesAustralia #AustralianPropertyInvesting #PropertyMarketAustralia #LaborBudget2026 #HousingAffordabilityAustralia #InvestmentPropertyAustraliaDisclaimer: This is for entertainment purposes - not financial advice. Speak to a qualified professional before making any financial or property decisionsTrack: MoodMode - Upbeat Hip Hop Boom Bap Background MusicMusic provided by MoodMode

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Stop guessing and start localizing your strategy before the 2026 rental crisis tightens its grip.
Are you one of the millions of Australians quietly drowning in mortgage debt and nobody is telling you the real reason why? In this episode of the Follio Property Podcast, leading mortgage broker Chris Bates exposes the single lending mistake that locks Australian homeowners into financial traps for over a decade and what the government's tightening rules are quietly doing to your property investment future.

If you own property in Australia, or plan to, this is the most important conversation you'll watch this year. The Australian property market is shifting fast, and the rules of real estate investing have changed dramatically. Borrowing capacity has collapsed from 14x income to just 5x, vacancy rates sit at a brutal 1%, and thousands of homeowners are now mortgage prisoners, trapped with lenders like Pepper Money and Liberty Financial, unable to refinance, unable to sell without losing everything.

Chris Bates has spent his career advising homeowners, first home buyers, and seasoned investors on how to navigate one of the most complex home loan environments in Australian history. His core warning: "Property is as much a debt game as it is a property game." If you don't understand how to protect your borrowing capacity, your most valuable financial asset, the market will punish you.

This isn't doom and gloom. It's the financial literacy blueprint that separates the investors who ride the wave from the ones who get wiped out by it.

🎯 In This Episode You'll Discover:
✅ The #1 mortgage mistake that creates "mortgage prisoners" and how to avoid it at all costs
✅ Why overleveraging your home loan could set your property investment back a full decade
✅ The hidden danger of non-bank lenders (Pepper, Liberty) and what happens when credit tightens
✅ How to protect your borrowing capacity like "gunpowder" and when to use it strategically
✅ Why first home buyers in Australia are making the same catastrophic mistake repeatedly

Timestamps:
00:00 The Brutal Truth About Mortgage Debt
02:00 Why Most Mortgage Advice Is Broken
08:10 Property Is a Debt Game, Not a Property Game
09:30 How Lending Collapsed From 14x to 5x Income
15:25 Mortgage Prisoners: Trapped With No Way Out
18:50 SMSF Warning: The Regional Asset Trap
20:55 Social Media Gurus & The ASIC Crackdown
24:50 The Rental Crisis Nobody Is Talking About
27:55 Government Schemes & What They're Really Doing to Prices
28:55 Final Thoughts & Wrap Up

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Each week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical.

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🚨 They Promised They Wouldn't Touch Negative Gearing. They Lied.

With seven days until the May Federal Budget, breaking intel may has confirmed the Albanese government is moving to eradicate negative gearing altogether - grandfathered, but gone. On the same day the RBA announced another rate rise. Lachlan Delahunty is fired up, the data is damning, and we're not staying quiet.This wasn't a pre-recorded episode.

We went live because this cannot wait.

🎯 What's Covered In This Episode
✅ The election promise Labor just broke, and why Lachlan says this is "bullshit"
✅ 2.2 to 2.3 million property investors in Australia — and over 80% own just one property. This isn't targeting greedy landlords. It's hitting middle Australia.
✅ Why scrapping negative gearing will destroy the people it's supposed to help — renters
✅ What happened to rents in Australia when negative gearing was removed from 1985 to 1987 — double digit growth
✅ New Zealand's cautionary tale: introduced changes, reversed them within 12 months due to "detrimental impact"
✅ Why grandfathering will actually freeze supply — investors will hold forever rather than sell
✅ The RBA rate rise that landed the same day — and what it means for the mom and dad investor already under pressure
✅ First home buyers gifted 95% LVR loans at 5.2% — now facing rates in the sixes in a declining market
✅ Why keeping negative gearing on new builds only will flood the market with low-spec apartments (see: Brisbane)
✅ The smart money workaround: trusts, company structures — and why that makes things harder for everyday Australians
✅ 11 trillion in property vs. 2.6 trillion in debt — the stats that blow apart the "boomers hoarding gains" narrative
✅ What a fair reform actually looks like — and why capping by number of properties beats scrapping it entirely
✅ How to make your voice heard in the next seven days before it's too late

Timestamps:
00:00 The Broken Election Promise — Lachlan's Reaction
00:54 Why This Hits Middle Australia, Not Just "Greedy Landlords"
01:21 The Real Victims: Why Renters Pay the Price
02:30 What Happened to Rents Last Time We Scrapped Negative Gearing
07:42 New Zealand's Failed Experiment
08:15 Why Grandfathering Actually Freezes Supply
10:54 Rate Rise + Negative Gearing Scrapped — The Perfect Storm
13:03 The Stats That Blow Apart the Boomer Narrative
15:12 CGT Changes: What the Intel Says
18:42 What a Fair Outcome Actually Looks Like
Key Themes:
🔸 Broken Election Promise
🔸 Renters Pay the Price
🔸 Rate Rise Perfect Storm
🔸 The 1985 Warning
🔸 New Zealand's Failed Experiment
🔸 Supply Crisis Gets Worse

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Each week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical

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Access our national Investment Report: https://441711975.hs-sites-ap1.com/follio-property-podcast-content-subscriber?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=Episode+61&utm_id=podcastJoin the portfolio management waitlist: https://follio.com.au/portfolio-management/🚨 With $3 BILLION in Mortgage Fraud, 25.3% Surge in Non-Bank Lending, and "Reeks of 2007", Is the Australian Property Market About to Break?Reece and Lachlan Delahunty pull back the curtain on what the major banks DON'T want investors to see in 2026. With NAB, CBA, ANZ and Macquarie now exposed to an estimated $3 billion in AI-driven mortgage fraud, non-bank lending exploding 25.3% in 12 months, and investor credit hitting levels not seen since June 2007, the parallels to the pre-GFC era are impossible to ignore. But here's the twist most commentators are missing: while the majors clamp down, a shadow lending market is quietly writing the next chapter of Australia's debt story. Is this the calm before the collapse… or the smartest buying window of the decade? Watch to the end, Lachlan's call on what APRA does next in the May budget will reframe how you read every property headline for the rest of 2026.🎯 What's Covered In This Episode✅ Why the "two-speed economy" is about to become more exaggerated and which markets get crushed first ✅ The $3 BILLION mortgage fraud scandal hiding inside NAB, CBA, ANZ & Macquarie loan books ✅ How "everyday mum and dad investors" are falsifying payslips and bank statements with AI tools✅ NAB's bad debt forecast blowout and why Westpac and CBA are quietly mirroring the move ✅ The 25.3% explosion in non-bank lending vs just 3.9% growth from the Big Four ✅ Why Lachlan says today's lending data "reeks of 2007", the year before the GFC ✅ Investor credit growth at 1% in December, the highest since June 2007 ✅ APRA's likely next move: will interest-only investor loans get axed again like 2017? ✅ The May Budget threat: capital gains tax & negative gearing as the government's emergency levers ✅ How LVRs crept from 70% post-GFC to 95% with no LMI and why this is "debt out of control." ✅ The rise of second-tier, third-tier and private lenders now writing 18% of commercial debt ✅ What experienced investors are doing RIGHT NOW while everyone else freezes in fearTimestamps:04:21 The $3 Billion Mortgage Fraud Scandal06:21 Major Banks Brace for Impact08:15 The "2007" Warning Signal11:10 A Ghost of June 200712:30 The May Budget & Policy "Handbrake"13:23 The Perfect Storm (LVR Creep)Key Themes:🔸 The 2007 Parallel🔸 AI-Powered Mortgage Fraud🔸 Shadow Lending Boom🔸 Regulatory Whiplash Ahead🔸 Investor Psychology🔸 The Perfect Storm ThesisEach week, Reece Beddall & Lachlan Delahunty break down the biggest conversations shaping Australian property. From market cycles to debt, strategy, data, and real-world insights, we make property simple, honest, and practical.📍Visit Our Website: https://follio.com.au/📩 Contact Us: [email protected]📲 Follow Us on Social:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folliopropertypod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@folliopropertypod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Akt4N53zsb4ldzFNlTwad?si=AFEgYOAiSh2QGbK8AfFLywLachlan Delahunty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lachlandelahunty/Reece Beddall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reece-beddall-294557b3/#AustralianPropertyMarket #PropertyInvestmentAustralia #AustralianHousingCrash #APRA #MortgageFraud #NonBankLending #NegativeGearing #FollioPropertyPodcast #PropertyInvestmentPodcast #InterestRatesAustralia #HousingBubble #FirstHomeBuyer #RealEstateInvesting #AustralianEconomy #PropertyMarket2026Disclaimer: This is for entertainment purposes - not financial advice. Speak to a qualified professional before making any financial or property decisions