SMSF Adviser Show – Bluestone Property i...

Changes to the borrowing regulations for SMSFs have seen many trustees and advisers rethinking their investment strategies. In this special episode of the SMSF Adviser Show, host Olivia Grace-Curran speaks with Richard Chesworth from Bluestone Home Loans about what the changes mean for SMSFs, and opportunities that now exist in the market for SMSFs still looking towards property as a wealth building vehicle.

In this special edition of the SMSF Adviser Show podcast Olivia Grace-Curran and Richard Chesworth, Head of Specialised Distribution at Bluestone Home Loans, discuss the recent regulatory developments in property investment, including changes affecting residential property borrowing through limited recourse borrowing arrangements.

The changes have raised questions for trustees and advisers about the future of SMSF property investment, where opportunities may now lie, and the role that specialist lenders will play going forward.

Listen as they discuss

• Where the industry now finds itself in regard to borrowing following the regulatory and tax changes
• The shift in how SMSFs now approach property investment
• Risks that may exist in the SMSF lending market following the changes
• What trustees and advisers need to understand about the current SMSF borrowing environment
• Opportunities that exist for SMSFs in commercial property investment
• The broader market impacts that could flow from reduced participation from SMSF investors
• The key differences between specialist SMSF lending and traditional residential lending