Mecca Property Group

LIVE WEBINAR | The SMSF Shift: What Changed and What We're Buying Now

The SMSF rules have changed. That changes what you should be buying too.

Join us for a practical session where Fergus and Abdullah walk through real properties they're sourcing for SMSF clients right now, actual assets, actual numbers, actual locations.

In this session you will learn:
✅ What the recent SMSF regulation changes mean in practice
✅ Real properties sourced for SMSF clients since the rule changes
✅ What makes a property the right fit under the new rules
✅ Common structuring and asset selection mistakes to avoid
✅ Live Q&A — bring your own situation

Speakers:
🎤 Abdullah Nouh, Founder & CEO of Mecca Property Group
🎤 Fergus Healey, Senior Property Consultant at Mecca Property Group
🎙️ Hosted by Ramzy Alamudi, Head of Growth at Mecca Property Group

📅 Tuesday, 7 July 2026
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM AEST
💻 Online - Limited spots available.

🔗 https://book.meccapropertygroup.com.au/the-smsf-shift-what-changed-and-what-were-buying-now

Disclaimer: This session is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or tax advice. Please consult a qualified professional for advice relevant to your situation.

The post-budget environment has created a rush toward yield. It's understandable. Income matters more than it did before the negative gearing changes.

But investors are being pushed into high-yield assets without enough scrutiny of what's driving that yield, whether it's sustainable, or whether the asset has any capacity to grow. Yield without growth isn't a wealth-building strategy.

We're spending most of our time in commercial property right now. Industrial assets, medical centres and quality smaller retail are generating yields established residential simply can't match. Tenants typically cover outgoings, and long leases add certainty that residential rarely delivers.

Perth's industrial market remains very tightly held, with limited supply underpinning both rents and pricing. Melbourne is where we see the best residential value in the country. Prices are affordable, there's negotiating room that doesn't exist elsewhere, and the fundamentals remain as strong as any city in Australia. Targeting quality homes on larger blocks with room for a secondary dwelling can push combined income into positive cash flow without relying on negative gearing at all.

Where we're not looking is high-yield regional markets. Growth in many of these locations depends almost entirely on investors continuing to buy. When that flow slows, prices can move backward quickly.

The budget changed the tax settings. It didn't change what a good asset looks like.

We've never met an investor who said they bought at exactly the right time.

Most bought despite the conditions, not because of them. Think about the people sitting on the sidelines in 2020 waiting for prices to fall. Or the ones in 2012, still nervous after the GFC. Or the ones in 2007 who thought rates were too high to justify buying.

There's always a reason to wait.

Right now, the reasons feel obvious. Tax settings have changed, there's uncertainty about how it plays out, and some investors are selling.

But after two decades of this, here's what we've learned. The perfect environment for investing never arrives. What you're really waiting for is confidence, and confidence tends to show up about six months after the window has closed.

The properties available today in tightly held established suburbs are unlikely to be available at these prices once the dust settles and buyers remember why they wanted to be there in the first place.

Uncertainty creates opportunity. The conditions don't need to be perfect. They never are.