Landlords making a profit from their rentals have outnumbered negatively geared property owners for the first time since a change to capital gains tax in the late 1990s.
Soaring interest rates are hitting all mortgage holders including landlords,who will pass on some of the cost to the federal budget.
Readers had strong views about Sydney’s dire housing situation,and the government’s proposals to alleviate the problem.
Leaked talking points that the PM’s office sent to Labor MPs say the party has no plans to change negative gearing rules.
Labor is facing a fierce internal push to reshape its housing policies and limit negative gearing in an effort to shore up younger voters.
Is our love affair with housing responsible for the problems plaguing our cities,governments and way of life?
In a country with some of the most expensive housing in the world,Australians are carrying record levels of debt to pay for homes ever more distant from their places of work.
The Australian Landlords Association held an event on Tuesday titled “Is it still worth being a landlord?” amid rising interest rates and soaring rents.
It’s harder than ever to find a home. Queues at inspections snake out the door. Prices have soared. But is it because of interest rate rises?
Letter writers call out gutless governments,a tax system which favours the rich,and poor planning for bringing the Australian dream of homeownership to an end.
The big advantage of capitalism is supposed to be that it makes each generation better off than the last,but that’s breaking down before our eyes.