Property investors fear forced sales under negative gearing changes

Property investors fear forced sales under negative gearing changes

Sydney architect Chirayu Shah says he and his wife could be forced to sell their home at a loss and unable to offer their children housing security down the track.

  • byRiley Walter,Tom Cowie andMillie Muroi

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There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change
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There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change

Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions,as they stand,cost taxpayers billions and do little to support home building or the rental market.

  • byAruna Sathanapally andTrent Wiltshire
Negative gearing changes should not hurt middle income investors
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Editorial

Negative gearing changes should not hurt middle income investors

As Labor ponders a new housing policy it is imperative that middle income investors are not unfairly burdened by proposed changes.

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‘It’s going to put up rent’:Don’t touch negative gearing,landlords warn

‘It’s going to put up rent’:Don’t touch negative gearing,landlords warn

Melbourne investment property owner Naresh Punjabi said changes to negative gearing would be a factor in his vote at the next federal election.

  • byTom Cowie andMillie Muroi
PM not keen on negative gearing change unless it won’t hurt supply
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PM not keen on negative gearing change unless it won’t hurt supply

A new report shows more than 120,000 voters in marginal seats are negatively geared – and reveals where the most people are using the property tax concession.

  • byDavid Crowe andJames Massola
Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis,so curbing it isn’t the solution
Opinion
Opinion

Negative gearing isn’t the cause of our housing crisis,so curbing it isn’t the solution

Widely perceived as a tax rort that has blown up our housing market,the objective truth is it is nothing of the sort.

  • bySteven Hamilton
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The zombie debate about negative gearing is back. What’s at stake?

The zombie debate about negative gearing is back. What’s at stake?

Negative gearing is back on the agenda. Labor says it’s just looking at possible policy. The Greens are squeezing the government for big changes. Here’s what it all means.

  • byMillie Muroi
If Albanese wants this fight,he’ll need to gear up for a big one

If Albanese wants this fight,he’ll need to gear up for a big one

Negative gearing is a totemic policy because of the way any attempt at reform can be turned into an assault on aspiration or a scare about a tax grab.

  • byDavid Crowe
Negative gearing in Labor’s sights as Albanese readies for election battle
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Negative gearing in Labor’s sights as Albanese readies for election battle

Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions cost the budget billions of dollars every year,which is why Labor has asked for advice on possible changes to them.

  • byJames Massola andDavid Crowe
Albanese,Karvelas clash over her ‘not terribly clever’ questions

Albanese,Karvelas clash over her ‘not terribly clever’ questions

The prime minister’s tetchiness on Thursday is the latest in a series of moments where Albanese has become curt when pressed on hard topics.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Greens tell wealthy voters how to object to housing

Greens tell wealthy voters how to object to housing

Federal Greens and state and city Labor politicians have all opposed high-density developments while fighting to be the party of affordable housing.

  • byPaul Sakkal