Mount Martha
SMART Business Solutions and Lauren Wild of Area Specialist & Mornington Peninsula Magazine invite you to a joint evening briefing on the 2026 tax reforms for residential property investors, plus residential and commercial market updates from two local experts.
Two measures from the 2026 Budget take effect on 1 July 2027. One limits negative gearing on established residential property. The other replaces the 50% capital gains tax discount with an inflation adjustment.
Whether either applies to you depends on when you bought, and a great deal of the published commentary has been wrong on the detail.
Lauren Wild (Area Specialist) will co-host the evening and give you a live read of the residential market, while we've also invited one of the Peninsula's most active commercial agents, Michael Crowder (Nichols Crowder Commercial), to cover commercial property.
Two changes, both from 1 July 2027: negative gearing losses can no longer offset your salary, and the 50% CGT discount is being replaced with an inflation-based adjustment. Shannon walks through what's actually changed, the two dates that matter, what it costs in real terms, and where the new-build exception fits in.
You'll walk away able to:
A local, on-the-ground read of the residential market from an agent who works it every day, what's happening with prices, demand and stock levels across the Peninsula right now, and how you can benefit from an investment perspective.
What's happening in commercial property locally, yields, vacancy, and where the opportunities and risks currently sit for investors.
Shannon Smit
Managing Director, SMART Business Solutions
Shannon is the Founding Director of Smart Business Solutions Group and Smart Private Wealth, with a career spanning global firms in New York, Prague, Amsterdam and Melbourne. She advises property investors and business owners across the Mornington Peninsula on tax and wealth strategy.
Lauren Wild
Director & Licensed Estate Agent, Area Specialist Mornington
Lauren is a Director of Wild AS Real Estate and a Licensed Estate Agent at Area Specialist Mornington, with 15 years of real estate experience. She is also the Owner and Publisher of the iconic Mornington Peninsula Magazine and the founder of Wild Women in Business.
Michael Crowder
Director — Carrum Downs & Mornington, Nichols Crowder
Michael is a licensed estate agent and highly regarded auctioneer, overseeing the Sales, Leasing and Property Management divisions for Nichols Crowder's Carrum Downs and Mornington offices. After more than 20 years with Crowders Real Estate, he co-founded Nichols Crowder with Matt Nichols in 2007, specialising in commercial and industrial real estate.
Your $20 registration fee will be donated in full to Mornington Community Support Services , supporting Ranch 2.0 for local people facing homelessness and financial hardship. This is an opportunity to learn, while helping those in our local community who need it most.
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Time: 5:30pm–7:30pm
Location: Mt Martha Lifesaving Club, Mount Martha
Price: $20pp — 100% donated to Mornington Community Support Services (supporting Ranch 2.0)
Places are limited — early booking recommended.
General information only. Not personal tax, financial or legal advice. Nothing will be sold and no personal recommendations will be made during the session.
