April
- Opinion
- Tax reform
Negative gearing is not a rort or a tax concession
Negative gearing is said to single-handedly be responsible for Australia’s housing crisis. But it is a principled, fair and efficient feature of any tax system.
- Steven Hamilton
March
UK’s new tax slug could force expat Aussies home
Australians living in the UK for more than four years will lose the benefits of negative gearing and franking credits on their property and shares.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
February
Housing plan is 200K homes short, industry warns
Significant changes to tax rules and land supply costs are needed to close a huge shortfall in new properties.
- Tom McIlroy
Fix supply before changing negative gearing: builders
Changes to negative gearing rules or capital gains tax concessions would further slow badly needed housing supply and hurt residential construction, builders say.
- Tom McIlroy and Cindy Yin
Negative gearing timebomb is ticking, and nine more great reads
Welcome to the weekend. To start off your day, we’ve curated 10 great reads to enjoy.
Stage three tax changes to spur more negative gearing
The less generous tax cuts for higher-income earners and rising borrowing costs will encourage more people to use the strategy, experts say.
- John Kehoe
Government would have known about stage three revamp: Treasury boss
Jim Chalmers would have known his department was going to recommend revamping the stage three tax cuts, Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy has suggested.
- Phillip Coorey
Negative gearing to jump as rate rises bite
Higher interest rates will make the strategy more popular and increase tax deductions for 2.4 million landlords, who tend to be older and earn higher incomes.
- John Kehoe
- Analysis
- Analysis
Why Albanese can’t cave to the Greens on negative gearing
Ending one of the foundations of homeownership would be bad politics and weak policy.
- Aaron Patrick
PM slaps down Greens on negative gearing demands
Anthony Albanese has ruled out negotiations on negative gearing or capital gains tax in return for the support of the Greens
- Phillip Coorey
The real reason houses are so expensive - and it’s not negative gearing
Increasing supply by lifting planning restrictions has been proven to spark huge increases in construction and reductions in housing costs.
- Nila Sweeney
January
Tax cuts to reduce property ‘distressed listings’
The revised stage three cuts could lift sentiment and reduce distressed sales, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
September 2023
- Opinion
- Smart Investor
Investors feel negative gearing pain as rate rises bite
Investments or holiday houses bought when rates were low face tough decisions as holding costs may prove too expensive.
- Michael Hutton
New Liberal MP pushes for negative gearing caps
Newly sworn in NSW Liberal senator Maria Kovacic says the party must help Australians build economic prosperity through home ownership.
- Tom McIlroy
June 2023
Why your property could be on the $100b ATO hit list
What property investors need to do to avoid a tax crackdown as rising expenses push up claims.
- Duncan Hughes
May 2023
Property Council closes ranks on tax changes
Property leaders agree that boosting supply and overcoming the housing shortfall is the number one challenge. They differ on how to make it happen.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Property market
‘Curb property tax breaks’ to fix affordability
Former Mirvac boss Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, now in an advisory role to the government, favours curbs on negative gearing and capital gains tax deductions.
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- Michael Bleby, Jennifer Hewett and Phillip Coorey
Landlords struggle as rates and regulations bite
As a tax change in Britain and New Zealand collides with higher mortgage rates, landlords in those two countries are scaling back, or even liquidating, their real estate investments.
- Ainsley Thomson and Alice Kantor
April 2023
End property tax breaks to fund $69b housing program: Greens
The Parliamentary Budget Office has warned the Greens its proposals could have dire consequences for the housing sector and the economy at large.
- Phillip Coorey
March 2023
How property investors can boost profits (besides just raising rents)
Keeping tenants happy with healthy, work-friendly or luxury features can be a winning strategy for long-term growth.
- Duncan Hughes