"Labor's negative gearing policy would cost the budget $32 billion"
Proposals to limit negative gearing and reduce capital gains tax concessions will cost the ALP a staggering $32 billion in just 10 years, according to research by the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA).
Pipeline of home building shrinking at a "concerning rate"
If the leading dwelling construction indicators don't improve in the first half of this year, the pipeline of building work will be "exhausted at a concerning rate", according to the Housing Industry Association's (HIA) latest report.
Residential building construction to slip after $68.7 billion "all-time high"
Residential building activity is set to slow over the next few years as the housing market absorbs the record-high number of building work completed last year.
Changes to negative gearing "won't stimulate housing demand"
The ALP's proposed changes to taxation arrangements for investment properties will hit investor demand, not stimulate it, says the Property Council of Australia.
Labor’s negative gearing plans will disadvantage some first-home buyers and lower-income Aussies who are property investors working hard to get ahead, says Douglas Driscoll, CEO of Starr Partners.
