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Best Way to Invest 500K in Australia: Smart Strategies for 2026

If you're planning to invest $500,000 in Australia in 2026, the timing may be in your favour. With the Reserve Bank holding the cash rate steady at 3.6% and markets entering a phase of cautious recovery, investors are navigating a landscape shaped by stabilising inflation, firmer demand, and new appetite for resilient, income-producing assets.

Exceed Capital

4 Aug 2026

Australia’s Debt Problem is Also an Investor’s Problem. Here’s How to Read It

Australian households are carrying some of the highest debt loads in the developed world, yet the Reserve Bank is still weighing whether to raise rates again. In the event the inflation print due out on July 29th runs hot, a fourth RBA rate rise may become more likely than not.

Fixed Interest Investor Education Property

29 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Seven structural drivers facilitating the long-term growth of industrial property

Recently, I detailed the 250-year rise of the industrial property sector, a transformation that has seen it evolve from the physical backbone of early manufacturing and storage into one of the most critical forms of modern economic infrastructure.

Property Investor Education

28 July 2026

· Laurence Parisi

· 9 MIN READ

What Consumer Sentiment Is Telling Us About the Australian Economy

Australian consumers are feeling mighty gloomy right now. It’s easy to understand why. The war in Iran, the sharp rise in fuel prices and the proposed removal of the capital gains tax discount has Australian households unusually worried about the future.

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF Property

8 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Australia’s Debt Problem is Also an Investor’s Problem. Here’s How to Read It

Fixed Interest Investor Education Property

29 July 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

Seven structural drivers facilitating the long-term growth of industrial property

Property Investor Education

28 July 2026

· Laurence Parisi

· 9 MIN READ

What Consumer Sentiment Is Telling Us About the Australian Economy

Macro Investor Education Managed Fund ETF Property

8 June 2026

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

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Time to revisit your commercial property fund weighting

Investing in commercial property funds has been unusually painful for investors in recent years. Rather than paying out rock-solid distributions and grinding out gradual capital gains each year as investors expected, the headwinds created by rising interest rates and the pandemic severely impacted the asset class.

Property Managed Fund Investor Education

20 Jan 2025

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

What the WFH revolution means for investors in 2025

Are you happier working in an office or working from home? This is the question millions of Australian workers have been voting with their feet on in recent years. It’s fair to say the work from home (WFH) revolution has been one of the biggest social shifts we’ve witnessed in modern history. It’s brought with it profound changes in the way many of us work, as well as workers’ confidence in requesting WFH as an option.

Investment Themes Investor Education Property

9 Jan 2025

· Simon Turner

· 7 MIN READ

The fast improving investment case for listed property funds

After a challenging period, the outlook for Australia's interest rate-battered property funds is improving. Stabilising borrowing costs and the prospect of a rate cut next year are paving the way for a market recovery. With attractive valuations and strong income growth, listed property funds invest in portfolios of Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (or A-REITs) are poised for solid gains, especially as early signs of recovery are emerging across the retail, industrial and office sectors.

Property Investor Education Asset Allocation

5 Dec 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 6 MIN READ

The CRED advantage: equity-like returns with the security of debt

With interest rates remaining elevated, commercial real estate debt (CRED) funds have emerged as an increasingly attractive option for investors. Offering stable, income-generating opportunities and attractive, risk-adjusted returns, these funds are gaining ground as one of the fastest-growing segments of the private debt market. Despite challenges in the broader real estate sector, including declining office valuations, structural tailwinds like housing undersupply in key markets, population growth, and the rise of e-commerce and data centres are driving long-term demand for CRED.

Property Alternative Investment Investor Education Asset Allocation

22 Nov 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 5 MIN READ

Why rate cuts aren’t bad news for mortgage funds

With interest rates at a decade-high and the RBA signalling potential rate cuts sometime next year, the current yields on mortgage funds present an attractive opportunity. Mortgage funds have gained traction as higher interest rates have made lending to the commercial real estate sector increasingly attractive. This shift has occurred while traditional property investments such as real estate investment trusts are facing significant valuation challenges. According to a recent report by investment firm Zagga, more investors are gravitating toward private real estate debt for property exposure in order to avoid the volatility typically associated with property markets. This trend is fuelled b

Property Managed Fund Investor Education

31 Oct 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 4 MIN READ

Unlisted property funds may be about to shine again

The promise of interest rate cuts by the Fed and the RBA has been the main reason to be bullish about unlisted property funds for some time now. It’s been a long wait, but it looks like we’re nearing the expected interest rate easing cycle, at least in the US. So is now the ideal time to consider revisiting the unlisted property fund sector? We investigate.

Property Managed Fund Investor Education

4 Sept 2024

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

Understanding the capital stack prior to investing in a high yield property fund

Investing in high yield property funds can be an attractive proposition, with promises of high returns frequently exceeding 14% per annum. Prior to make an investment, investors should ensure: they are aware of all the risks and they are being adequately compensated for the risks involved.

Expert Perspectives Property

26 July 2024

· Joe Christie

· 5 MIN READ

How to become a residential property mogul

If you’re the owner of one investment property, you’re the esteemed member of a 2.2 million club of wealth builders. Whilst owning one investment property is a great achievement, you may not be as well positioned as you think you are to generate the type of wealth most investors are aiming for in retirement care of their property portfolios.

Property Investor Education

4 July 2024

· Simon Turner

· 8 MIN READ

Get ready for the next leg of the AI-powered data centre real estate boom

Despite the ongoing economic slowdown and persistently high office vacancy rates, there are promising signs that the commercial property market is gearing up for a rebound. The rapid expansion of the data centre sector, fuelled by the exponential growth of generative AI and cloud computing, is driving a noticeable surge in commercial real estate activity, both locally and globally. Major players in the industry, such as Equinix, Digital Realty, Blackstone, and Goodman Group, are ramping up their investments in this fast-growing sector, reflecting their widespread confidence in its potential.

Property Investment Themes Investor Education Shares

13 June 2024

· Ankita Rai

· 6 MIN READ

How the changing face of Australia affects investors

Demographics are often at the heart of long term structural trends which affect a country’s economic and investment prospects. As such, being aware Australia’s demographic trends is an important part of the puzzle for all long term investors. We unpack the key demographic trends at play for investors below.

Investor Education Investment Themes Property

15 Mar 2024

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

The shifting sands of the property fund sector

The fastest rate rising cycle in history was always going to test the commercial property fund sector. With typical loan to value ratios of 40-70%, it’s an asset class which is at the mercy of the RBA’s cash rate decisions. As such, investors tend to be bullish on commercial property funds when rates are falling, but rising rates generally spell bearish sentiment.

Property Managed Fund Asset Allocation

16 Feb 2024

· Simon Turner

· 6 MIN READ

What the great wealth transfer means for markets

The baby boomers have long been recognised as the wealthiest generation ever. But as per the famous expression, you can’t take it with you. With baby boomers’ ages ranging from fifty-nine to seventy-seven, there’s no escaping the fact we’re close to witnessing a passing of their wealth to the next generation. Given the extent of this impending wealth transfer, the investment implications of this thematic are worth being aware of.

Investor Education Investment Themes Property

21 Sept 2023

· Simon Turner

· 5 MIN READ

Childcare: The Emerging Asset Class in Australian Commercial Property

In a crowded investment landscape where residential is overheated, commercial offices face structural decline, and retail battles e-commerce disruption, where can investors find stable yield with genuine growth potential? Discover why Australia's essential childcare infrastructure, backed by more than A$12bn in government subsidies and driven by unstoppable demographic forces—represents a fragmented, undersupplied market ripe for data-driven investment. Mike Cameron, Commercial Director at Jarra explains how Jarra's systematic approach identifies the precise locations where demand far exceeds supply.

Property Private Assets Alternative Investment Investment Themes

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The Value of Unlisted Property Funds in Investment Portfolios

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26 Nov 2025

The Value of Unlisted Property Funds in Investment Portfolios

John Di Monda, CEO and Fund Manager at GDA Group explains why unlisted property funds can provide a stable, income-generating, and low-volatility component within a diversified investment portfolio. Understanding the differences between unlisted and listed property funds can also highlight how unlisted property funds can be a more compelling opportunity for long-term investors.

Property Managed Fund Asset Allocation

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Commercial Property: Why It Should Be in Your Investment Portfolio

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25 Nov 2025

Commercial Property: Why It Should Be in Your Investment Portfolio

Charter Hall Direct CEO, Steve Bennett, shares insights on the role of commercial property within a diversified investment portfolio. Learn how this asset class complements other portfolio holdings, strengthens income stability, and positions investors for long-term growth as we enter the next phase of the property market cycle.

Property Asset Allocation

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