Neville Sanders

A change in negative gearing arrangements will put that at risk economic growth and cut the asset base of Australian households at a time when we need to facilitate further sustained growth in the housing sector.

Jun 14, 2016

Negative Gearing

Retirement nest egg at risk under negative gearing proposal

Neville Sanders

With negative gearing only available for investment in newly-built residential property existing investors will find it more difficult to sell their properties as other investors will show little interest in existing property with inevitable falls in value to follow.

May 12, 2016

Mortgages

Owner occupiers dominate housing finance

Neville Sanders

The lending figures show that the macro prudential measures introduced are working and that owner occupiers are the dominant force in the stabilising market.

Apr 4, 2016

The housing taxation debate

Neville Sanders

There is no doubt that the taxation of housing will continue to be a top issue for debate as we head into an election this year.

Feb 16, 2016

Time to review macro prudential measures

Neville Sanders

The proportion of first home buyers, as part of the total owner-occupied housing finance commitments, increased marginally to 15.1 per cent compared to 14.9 per cent in November.

Feb 4, 2016

The Economy

Good news for home buyers and renters in CPI

Neville Sanders

The impact of the past increased investor activity in the housing sector is flowing through to the lowest increases in rents in over two decades.