Regulatory Changes Archives - Accredited Broker https://accreditedbroker.com.au/category/articles/regulatory-changes/ Industry News for Finance, Accounting and Real-Estate Professionals Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:38:42 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-Untitled-design-16-32x32.avif Regulatory Changes Archives - Accredited Broker https://accreditedbroker.com.au/category/articles/regulatory-changes/ 32 32 New Tax on Discretionary Trusts – Why Small Family Businesses Should Be Concerned https://accreditedbroker.com.au/new-tax-on-discretionary-trusts-why-small-family-businesses-are-concerned/ Sat, 23 May 2026 12:49:34 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=7269 Budget Trust changes for businesses to be afraid

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]]> The Perfect Storm: How CGT Reform and Tenancy Law Changes Are Driving Investors Out — and Squeezing Renters Further https://accreditedbroker.com.au/cgt-and-tenancy-reform/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:48:17 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=6992 Australia’s rental crisis is entering a new and more dangerous phase. While the headlines have focused on vacancy rates and surging rents, the policy environment quietly building in the background may be about to make things significantly worse. A convergence of proposed federal Capital Gains Tax (CGT) reform and a wave of state-based tenancy law […]

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]]> NSW Government Incentives Empower Developers to Boost Affordable Housing Availability https://accreditedbroker.com.au/nsw-government-incentives-empower-developers-to-boost-affordable-housing-availability/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 10:16:38 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=6088 Addressing the critical need for affordable housing, the New South Wales (NSW) government has introduced a range of incentives to encourage property developers to allocate at least 15% of new projects for affordable housing. In addition to fostering social inclusivity, these incentives offer significant benefits to developers, including increased floor space ratios and height bonuses. […]

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]]> Time to Wean State Governments and Councils off Property Taxes https://accreditedbroker.com.au/time-to-wean-state-governments-and-councils-off-property-taxes/ Tue, 07 Mar 2023 23:47:50 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5910 States and councils rely on a variety of taxes to fund their activities and provide public goods and services to its residents. However, the traditional reliance on property taxes, such as land tax and stamp duty, has come under scrutiny in recent years. Many experts argue that state governments and local councils should broaden their […]

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]]> Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds https://accreditedbroker.com.au/swapping-stamp-duty-for-land-tax-would-push-down-house-prices-but-push-up-apartment-prices-new-modelling-finds/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:54:40 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5758 Jason Nassios & James Giesecke| The Conversation| 20 June 2022 Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds (theconversation.com) In Tuesday’s budget, NSW will announce a switch from stamp duty to land tax. It will become the second Australian jurisdiction to do so, with the […]

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]]> Domain Spotlight Report – New South Wales https://accreditedbroker.com.au/domain-spotlight-report-new-south-wales/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:53:50 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5765 Domain Research| 23 June 2022 Domain Spotlight Report – New South Wales It’s no secret that the NSW property market is the priciest in Australia, and Sydney competes on a global scale as one of the world’s most expensive cities in which to purchase a home. Though you’ll be hard-pressed to match the lifestyle and […]

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]]> NSW to introduce ‘shared equity’ scheme to boost home ownership https://accreditedbroker.com.au/nsw-to-introduce-shared-equity-scheme-to-boost-home-ownership/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:28:56 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5755 Phoebe Loomes| New Daily| 19 June 2022 NSW to introduce ‘shared equity’ scheme to boost home ownership (thenewdaily.com.au) Frontline workers and singles over 50 will receive “a leg up” into the NSW property market, with the state government to introduce a shared equity housing scheme in this week’s budget. Premier Dominic Perrottet says housing affordability is […]

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]]> Buyer beware: The choice between land tax and stamp duty https://accreditedbroker.com.au/buyer-beware-the-choice-between-land-tax-and-stamp-duty/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:24:56 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5752 Robert Harley| Australian Financial Review| 23 June 2022 https://www.afr.com/property/commercial/buyer-beware-the-choice-between-land-tax-and-stamp-duty-20220622-p5avlt Karl Fitzgerald, the advocacy director at Prosper Australia, is a strong believer in the benefits of replacing property stamp duty with a broad-based land tax. But he has a warning for first-home buyers attracted to the Perrottet government’s proposal for an opt-in annual land tax to replace stamp […]

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]]> Council of Financial Regulators closely watching housing market for financial stress https://accreditedbroker.com.au/council-of-financial-regulators-closely-watching-housing-market-for-financial-stress/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:20:07 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5750 Richard Gluyas| The Australian| 23 June 2022 https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/council-of-financial-regulators-closely-watching-housing-market-for-financial-stress/news-story/f81e7d9ea6c66788424489b8cb80f9bf The Council of Financial Regulators is keeping a close eye on emerging risks in the housing market, amid rising pressure on household budgets from banks passing on Reserve Bank rate hikes to their customers. The CFR, which had its regular quarterly meeting of the four main financial […]

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]]> Vital Signs: What’s wrong with Australian mortgages? They’re fixed for shareholders, not home owners https://accreditedbroker.com.au/vital-signs-whats-wrong-with-australian-mortgages-theyre-fixed-for-shareholders-not-home-owners/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:59:03 +0000 https://accreditedbroker.com.au/?p=5723 https://theconversation.com/vital-signs-whats-wrong-with-australian-mortgages-theyre-fixed-for-shareholders-not-home-owners-176234 Richard Holden| The Conversation| 4 February 2022 If you’re paying off a mortgage – or aspiring to – imagine if you didn’t have to worry so much about rising interest rates. That’s already the reality for US home buyers. Unlike in Australia, most mortgages in the US have a fixed-interest rate, locked in for […]

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