Not Quite.

What actually changed, what didn't, and the rules that still work.

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The 2026 Budget made every other appreciating asset worse and left the family home alone. That changed what the six-year rule is worth.

Move out, rent it to a tenant, and you can keep the exemption for six years. On the worked example that is $156,982 of tax that simply never happens.

What's inside

Why the capital gains change is often better, not worse
The six-year absence rule, and how to reset it
The cost base reset that removed $250,000 from the worked example
Where it goes wrong, and the foreign residency trap
What still works: new builds, commercial, and grandfathered property

How it's laid out

Part oneWhat actually changed

Part twoThe home is now the best asset you can own

Part threeWhat still works for investors

Part fourPutting it together

The honest bit

Every handbook in this series shows you where the strategy loses, not just where it wins. If the numbers don't beat leaving your money alone, the book says so plainly and shows you the comparison. That's the whole point of them.

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