Property Investment Professionals of Australia – PIPA

PIPA Adviser Issue 7

Feb 2018Karen Millers

We need to talk about negative gearing

We all need to be aware of the consequences of any proposed changes to negative gearing specifically as this will not only have an impact on property investors but it will also have ramifications for the wider community.

In this issue, the PIPA Adviser features:

  • We need to talk about negative gearing
  • New South Wales market review
  • Conflicted financial advice common at big banks: ASIC
  • Annual overseas migration hits a new record
  • Depreciation
  • A PIPA member profile
  • Plus, stay up to date with the latest property news!

Issue 37

November 2025

In this issue...

Australia’s rental market is under mounting pressure as a record number of property investors exit the sector, driven by rising costs, legislative uncertainty, and concerns over proposed federal tax reforms.

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Issue 36

July 2025

In this issue...

When it comes to most aspects of life, $1 Million goes a long way. Whether it’s a lifetime of family groceries1, 75 years’ worth of household transport costs, or smashed avocado for breakfast every day, for over 100 years.

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We strive to bring accountability, ethics, and education to the property investment industry.

PIPA exists to improve the professional standards of anyone providing property investment advice to consumers. Our voluntary Code of Conduct means that members adhere to a high set of professional standards to help protect consumers. Qualified Property Investment Advisers (QPIAs®) have the highest form of industry-recognised, specialist training and can be trusted to provide tailored and unbiased advice to consumers.

PIPA also regularly produces research, analysis, and publications to help educate our members, media, and consumers about the property investment sector.

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