Jun 5, 2026 – 5.00amWould-be residential property investors are among the biggest losers from the recent federal budget, but there’s one place where buying residential property could still make sense: superannuation.Experts agree that super has become the most tax-advantaged place to own a residential investment property.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Michelle BowesDeputy wealth editorMichelle Bowes is deputy wealth editor at The Australian Financial Review. She has been a business journalist for 25 years and is the author of Money Queens: Rule your Money, an award-winning personal finance book for teenage girls.Fetching latest articles
How to bank 40pc more profit on an investment property after the budget
Setting up an SMSF and using it to buy a residential investment property got a big boost in the budget. But it’s not without complexities and risks.








