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Capital Gains Tax Changes Risk a Bigger Housing Backfire

A narrow start-up carve-out is alarming investors as housing tax reforms redirect demand. The real test is whether capital leaves, shifts or builds.
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Negative Gearing New Builds Could Crowd Out First-Home Buyers

Investor demand is shifting towards new homes, but the tax incentive designed to lift supply could squeeze first-home buyers first.
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Foreign Property Tax Deductions Hide a Bigger Issue

Offshore owners are claiming substantial Australian rental deductions, but the headline numbers leave a critical policy question unanswered.
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Melbourne Property Investors Are Quitting Rentals Fast

More landlords are selling into first-home buyer demand. The question is whether Melbourne’s rental market can absorb the shift.
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First-home buyers retreat as Labor’s tax gamble bites

Loan demand is falling when policy was meant to clear the path. The bigger question is whether confidence returns before prices reset.
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Trust tax changes put property investors on notice

A High Court win has eased one trust tax risk, but Labor’s 30 per cent proposal may still reshape family wealth planning.
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ACT Stamp Duty Axed for First Home Buyers, But Will Prices Move?

Canberra buyers get a major upfront saving from 1 July, but the real test is whether supply improves before prices absorb the benefit.
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Divorce property settlement: the tax trap couples may miss

Separating couples may think they are splitting assets fairly, but proposed tax changes could shift the real value after settlement.
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CGT changes: business lobby backlash investors can’t ignore

Business groups want Labor’s CGT overhaul slowed, narrowed and redesigned. Property investors may not know the final rules for months.
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Blended Family Inheritance Trap Gets Harder Under Trust Tax

A 30 per cent trust tax starts in 2028, but the bigger risk may be families assuming the house will flow back to the right children.
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Negative gearing changes risk a rental market squeeze

Tax changes may help buyers, but renters could feel the squeeze if investors pull back before new homes arrive.
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Negative gearing shake-up sends investors into new apartments

Investors are chasing the new-build tax carve-out, but first-home buyers may feel the pressure first.
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Negative gearing grandfathering may trap investors

Existing landlords may keep a tax edge future buyers lose, creating a strange incentive not to sell.
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The Missing CGT Rule That Could Sting Property Investors

A rental-property sale can create years of profit in one tax return. Under the proposed CGT reset, the missing safeguard may matter most.
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Labor’s Budget Retreat Could Leave Investors in a Tax Trap

Canberra is signalling room to soften parts of its tax reset, but the biggest investor rules are still on the table.
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Negative Gearing Reform: Greens Raise Price of Labor Deal

Labor has set its property tax plan. The Greens may demand more, putting investor protections and the bill’s timing in play.
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The 70pc Tax Shock Hiding Inside Family Trusts

Bucket company tax bills may climb far beyond early estimates, but the real damage depends on the rules still being tested.
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Labor’s Wealth Bet Could Backfire With Young Voters

A budget sold on fairness could sharpen a deeper voter fear: that getting ahead is becoming harder, not fairer.
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The Budget Tax Shock Now Spreading Beyond Property

Investors expected a property hit. The bigger shock is how far the tax reset now reaches.

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