Is it all negative gearing’s fault? This easy to understand explainer informs how, since the time of John Howard, this, combined with the capital gains tax offsets provided big profits for housing rental property investors, which helped fuel upward spiralling prices.
As the narrator Matilda Bosely says, “There’s a lot of debate about why and how Australia’s housing market has become the garbage fire it is today, with many accusations being hurled at one particular suspect: negative gearing. But while negative gearing is certainly a factor, it doesn’t deserve all the blame…negative gearing is just the garbage, which needed a lit match to set it alight.
Video from The Guardian
I say if politicians fuel & need negative gearing to lower their personal taxes. Let the gov pay for negative gearing not renters.
Interest rates go up so rent must go up or the property owner is at risk, this is where the problem is and this is what needs to be solved.