If you run a self-managed superannuation fund, you can invest in all types of real property, including residential property, commercial property, industrial property and even a farm (under certain circumstances).
Before September 2007, the capacity to use borrowed money to purchase an SMSF asset, such as real property, was extremely limited. In September 2007, the rules relating to borrowing within a self-managed super fund were relaxed, although the specific type of borrowing arrangement now permitted within SMSFs is still subject to strict requirements. The borrowing rules were further finetuned in July 2010.
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