Landlords made $3.1 billion with pandemic-low interest rates

Landlords made $3.1 billion with pandemic-low interest rates

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.

  • byShane Wright andRachel Clun

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Landlord tax deductions soar as interest rates bite property market

Landlord tax deductions soar as interest rates bite property market

Soaring interest rates are hitting all mortgage holders including landlords,who will pass on some of the cost to the federal budget.

  • byShane Wright
Nightmare on Struggle Street:Our housing problems sure hit home

Nightmare on Struggle Street:Our housing problems sure hit home

Readers had strong views about Sydney’s dire housing situation,and the government’s proposals to alleviate the problem.

Albanese under siege on negative gearing as RBA sounds alarm on rent
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Albanese under siege on negative gearing as RBA sounds alarm on rent

Leaked talking points that the PM’s office sent to Labor MPs say the party has no plans to change negative gearing rules.

  • byJames Massola,Paul Sakkal andRachel Clun
‘Five lines of fluff’:Labor insiders want housing policy shake-up to fight off Greens

‘Five lines of fluff’:Labor insiders want housing policy shake-up to fight off Greens

Labor is facing a fierce internal push to reshape its housing policies and limit negative gearing in an effort to shore up younger voters.

  • byPaul Sakkal andJames Massola
What is happening to The Great Australian Dream?

What is happening to The Great Australian Dream?

Is our love affair with housing responsible for the problems plaguing our cities,governments and way of life?

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How the great Australian dream transformed the economy into a house of cards

How the great Australian dream transformed the economy into a house of cards

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.

  • byShane Wright,Rachel Clun andCraig Butt
Landlords welcome ‘exciting’ rent rises,slam ‘ridiculous’ proposals for caps

Landlords welcome ‘exciting’ rent rises,slam ‘ridiculous’ proposals for caps

The Australian Landlords Association held an event on Tuesday titled “Is it still worth being a landlord?” amid rising interest rates and soaring rents.

  • byMichael Koziol
Interest rate rises do affect rents,but not in the way you think

Interest rate rises do affect rents,but not in the way you think

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?

  • byJim Malo
What have we done to our young? The great Australian dream is dead
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Letters

What have we done to our young? The great Australian dream is dead

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.

Given our monopoly on housing,it’s no wonder the young hate Boomers like me

Given our monopoly on housing,it’s no wonder the young hate Boomers like me

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.

  • byRoss Gittins