A ban on self-managed super funds borrowing money to buy housing has blindsided the sector, which says Labor should instead target "unscrupulous" operators spruiking property as an investment.

The Greens are negotiating an end to borrowing by SMFS to buy property in return for supporting the government’s contentious federal budget tax changes.

The government has yielded to the Greens and agreed to ban SMSFs from borrowing to purchase residential properties and avoiding the CGT increase.

The Greens pledge their support in exchange for an end to an exemption that allows self-managed super funds to borrow money to invest in residential property, and a delay on the…

Former Commonwealth Bank CEO David Murray disagrees with Labor and the Greens on almost everything, but backs banning property borrowing by SMSFs.

The sudden policy shift comes despite federal Labor declaring just last May that it had no intention of banning the super borrowing arrangement.

A ban on self-managed super funds borrowing money to buy housing has blindsided the sector, which says Labor should instead target "unscrupulous" operators spruiking property as…

Investment from self-managed super funds plays a crucial role in making projects viable, developers say. Without that investment many projects may not go ahead.

This ill-considered ban works against efforts to increase housing supply and affordability, and it has created uncertainty for those planning for retirement.

Self-managed super funds will be barred from borrowing to invest in residential property, in a move welcomed by some economists

The legislation targeting residential property has inadvertently trapped mixed-use assets and vacant commercial land.