Young investors sold geared ETFs as property becomes pipe dream

One of the main benefits of investing in property is that gains aren’t just applied to the principal invested or equity paid into the loan, but the whole sum – borrowed amount included.

It means that Australian property owners have had magnified exposure to an appreciating market without too much risk of a downturn, and as such have had a sizeable advantage over sharemarket investors, for whom borrowing to invest and scoring those magnified gains generally comes with greater risk and, often, expense.