New Zealand wound back investor tax breaks in 2021 — bright-line to 10 years, interest deductibility gone — then reversed both in 2024. One of the developed world's larger corrections followed. The planning lesson for Australians: protect the wealth held in property.

Canada's house prices fell ~14% from their 2022 peak as a record migration surge reversed and rates rose — not mainly the foreign-buyer ban. The planning lesson for Australians: protect the wealth held in property.

About 2.27 million Australians own a residential investment property. Around 70% own just one, yet multiple-property investors hold close to half of all investment housing — and that concentration sits at the margin that helps set prices.