A guide to the work
Start here.
Property is bought once. It has to be held every day.
Mark Kilroy examines the tax, finance, construction costs and policy decisions that determine what happens after purchase.
“Buying the property is often the easy part. Holding it is where the outcome is determined.”
Eight places to begin
A connected reading path through the central questions.
- 01 · Ownership Economics
Why property outcomes are decided after purchase
Start with the ownership years that most property discussion skips.
Read the commentary - 02 · Ownership Economics
The Holding Gap
The financial and practical pressure between acquiring an asset and benefiting from it.
Read the commentary - 03 · HOLD
The HOLD Strategy
Hold, Optimise, Leverage and Defend: the practical framework.
Read the commentary - 04 · Tax & Depreciation
The real economics of tax depreciation
Why detail in the tax position matters to cash flow and decisions.
Read the commentary - 05 · Tax & Depreciation
Property records and cost-base evidence
The records that matter long before an owner considers selling.
Read the commentary - 06 · Housing & Policy
Housing policy and ownership
Policy tested against the economics of owning and supplying homes.
Read the commentary - 07 · Ownership Economics
Australia’s ownership and wealth question
Who holds the assets, who carries the pressure and why it matters.
Read the commentary - 08 · Future of Property
The future of ownership
How technology, infrastructure and investment decisions shape what Australia retains.
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The Kilroy Brief
One practical briefing on the policy, tax, cost and cash-flow forces shaping Australian property ownership. For owners, investors and advisers who want the mechanics behind the headlines. Sent when there is something worth saying, not to fill a schedule.