Interest rate rises do affect rents,but not in the way you think

Interest rate rises do affect rents,but not in the way you think

It’s harder than ever to find a home. Queues at inspections snake out the door. Prices have soared. But is it because of interest rate rises?

  • byJim Malo

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What have we done to our young? The great Australian dream is dead
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What have we done to our young? The great Australian dream is dead

Letter writers call out gutless governments,a tax system which favours the rich,and poor planning for bringing the Australian dream of homeownership to an end.

Given our monopoly on housing,it’s no wonder the young hate Boomers like me

Given our monopoly on housing,it’s no wonder the young hate Boomers like me

The big advantage of capitalism is supposed to be that it makes each generation better off than the last,but that’s breaking down before our eyes.

  • byRoss Gittins
The big promises Jacinda didn’t keep

The big promises Jacinda didn’t keep

Despite her celebrity status,outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern failed to resolve the country’s housing crisis.

  • byRoshena Campbell
‘I had three negatively geared properties,then I lost my job’

‘I had three negatively geared properties,then I lost my job’

Jane Turner,60,was made redundant from a secure well-paid job eight years ago,which meant her financial deck of cards quickly came tumbling down.

  • byNina Hendy
Never make investment decisions just to save on tax

Never make investment decisions just to save on tax

Any tax savings you make from your investment decisions should be considered the cream on the cake.

  • byNoel Whittaker
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Why paying off your mortgage is better than negative gearing

Why paying off your mortgage is better than negative gearing

That long-established desire to have a negatively geared asset to create a tax deduction to reduce taxable income is not always the best option.

  • byGeorge Cochrane
NIMBYs make housing unaffordable:Grattan Institute

NIMBYs make housing unaffordable:Grattan Institute

In a speech on the housing crisis,leading economist Bernard Coates said:“The people who might live in new housing – were it to be built – don’t get a say.”

  • byRachel Clun
The battle for the ‘light greens’:How renters are reshaping politics

The battle for the ‘light greens’:How renters are reshaping politics

They’re progressive,climate conscious and care about housing affordability - but they’re not wedded to a political team.

  • byMichael Koziol
Why the cost of negative gearing tax breaks is likely to rise

Why the cost of negative gearing tax breaks is likely to rise

The federal budget could miss out on billions in revenue in coming years and economists have called for reforms to bring Australia’s housing tax policy into line with international standards.

  • byTawar Razaghi
Negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks go to top income earners and men

Negative gearing and capital gains tax breaks go to top income earners and men

Independent analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Office found 57 per cent of negative gearing deductions go to the top 20 per cent of income earners.

  • byTawar Razaghi