by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Jun 19, 2026 | Media & Commentary
Australia’s rental rules have changed more in the past three years than in the previous twenty. For investors, the instinct is to see only added cost and lost control. That reaction is understandable, but it is incomplete. The reforms are real and they do raise...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Feb 21, 2026 | Media & Commentary
The capital gains tax discount is back in the national conversation, and the question that matters is not whether it changes but who it affects if it does. The investors most exposed are often the smaller, entry-level owners. They rely on the discount to make the long...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Dec 13, 2025 | Media & Commentary
House or unit, new or established, capital city or region: the property debate runs in circles because it usually asks the wrong question first. The factor that does most of the heavy lifting over time is land. Land appreciates and buildings depreciate, so the...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Nov 22, 2025 | Media & Commentary
Houses or units is one of the oldest arguments in property, and it is usually settled with emotion rather than evidence. Houses tend to lead on capital growth because you own the land, and land is what appreciates. Units often win on affordability and on access to...
by Richard Crabb | CEO | Senior Property Advisor | PIPA Vice Chair | Oct 31, 2025 | Media & Commentary
Brokers sit closer to an investor’s finances than almost anyone, which puts them in a strong position to catch the mistakes that quietly undo a portfolio. Most are not exotic. Borrowing to the absolute limit with no buffer, structuring loans without thinking...
