# 597 | Federal Budget 2026: Are YOU a Winner or Loser? (Property Edition)

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Podcast: [The Property Couch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-property-couch-1095942)
Published: 2026-05-13T14:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The 2026 Federal Budget just changed the property landscape... and not in the ways most people expected. Recorded the day after the announcement, this special emergency episode brings Bryce back to the couch with Ben for an unfiltered, fast-thinking breakdown of what actually happened and what it means for property investors. Negative gearing has changed. CGT treatment has shifted. Regional markets are exposed. And as Bryce puts it: "Location now does 90% of the heavy lifting." In this episod...

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