Updated
Updated · Nine · Jun 6
Prime Minister Seeks 2 Tax Rule Changes to Cool 'Bonkers' Housing Market
Updated
Updated · Nine · Jun 6

Prime Minister Seeks 2 Tax Rule Changes to Cool 'Bonkers' Housing Market

2 articles · Updated · Nine · Jun 6

Summary

  • Australia's prime minister called the housing market "bonkers" and proposed changing negative gearing and capital gains tax rules to slow price growth.
  • The tax changes are aimed at putting the brakes on housing costs that are straining buyers, sellers and renters across the market.
  • A Current Affair framed the move around where the property market heads next, with Domain property editor Alice Stolz discussing the outlook in a televised interview.

Insights

Could 'fixing' the housing market inadvertently trigger a wider economic downturn?
To fix the housing crisis, should we follow Canada's immigration cuts or Austin's building boom?