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Economy Cannot Withstand Labors Experiment on Negative Gearing

June 27th, 2016

Especially in light of the unexpected Brexit, to implement Labor’s policy on negative gearing will put at risk Australia’s economic recovery as it continues to transition from resource investment to...

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IMPACT OF LABOR’S POLICY QUANTIFIED

June 22nd, 2016

The real estate sector says that Labor’s policy on negative gearing has been independently assessed and is shown to have far greater impacts on prices, economic activity and state revenues...

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TENANTS TO SUFFER UNDER NEGATIVE GEARING CHANGES

June 20th, 2016

Changes to the current taxation arrangements for residential property as proposed by Labor would shrink investment in housing, see increases in rents larger than they would otherwise be and require...

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RETIREMENT NEST EGGS AT RISK UNDER NEGATIVE GEARING PROPOSAL

June 14th, 2016

The provisions in Labor’s policy to “grandfather” negative gearing on current investments will not protect the interests of existing investors in real estate and will put at risk planned for...

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SLOWEST ANNUAL HOUSE PRICE GROWTH IN THREE YEARS

June 8th, 2016

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) says that property prices decreased in the first three months of the year resulting in the slowest annual growth in the past three...

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CHANGES TO NEGATIVE GEARING NOT THE ANSWER TO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

June 7th, 2016

CHANGES TO NEGATIVE GEARING NOT THE ANSWER TO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY One of the key issues raised by Australians in response to the information campaign currently underway with the real estate...