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To get 90 per cent of households owning their own home, every policy at the federal government must favour home ownership.
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The reforms most widely discussed originate from a Parliamentary Budget Office-costed election commitment rather than enacted legislation.
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to winding back negative gearing.
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Western Australia’s rental market has been pushed to breaking point, according to a new report.
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Any tax reform that slugs property investors could drive up rental prices, the peak body for brokers claims.
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Property owners are facing multiple headwinds this year as price growth falls, interest rates bite and tax reforms loom in the May budget.
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Australians are bracing for a major shake-up that experts warn could trigger a chain reaction with devastating consequences.
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There’s a group who stand to be hurt by a potential change touted to help them.
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CGT discount, negative gearing 'turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices' (The Guardian)
Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds.
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Superannuation body says stamp duty should be reclassified and excluded as a transaction cost.
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The federal government is weighing changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount - and the debate is already causing division.
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Australian real estate is now among the world's most expensive and that has made it a red-hot political issue.
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