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Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2011
Market conditions ripe for positive gearing
The fall in property values across the country coupled with rising rents is creating opportunities for investors seeking positively geared properties, according to a...
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Tax & Legal • 10 Nov 2011
Carbon Tax slammed by industry
The housing industry has panned the Federal Government’s decision to implement a carbon tax, labelling it “ignorant”.
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Tax & Legal • 06 Oct 2011
Negative gearing is unfair, says economist
Negative gearing is one of a large number of loopholes and concessions in the tax system that detracts from its fairness and adds to its complexity without doing...
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Tax & Legal • 04 Oct 2011
Housing group wants tax breaks addressed
Tax breaks for negative gearing and capital gains should be reconsidered by the government if housing is to be made affordable, one industry figure has said.
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Tax & Legal • 30 Sep 2011
Govt needs to act on tax: HIA
Australia’s undersupply issue can be largely attributed to poor government decisions regarding tax, the Housing Industry Association has claimed.
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Tax & Legal • 09 Aug 2011
Buyers put off by carbon tax
Just over half of Australians feel less confident purchasing property under the federal government’s proposed carbon tax, new research has found.
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Tax & Legal • 15 Jul 2011
NSW launches planning law review, new land
The first review of planning laws in more than three decades is underway in NSW, launched by the state government on the same day it announced land for 13,000 houses...
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Tax & Legal • 08 Jul 2011
Buyers need carbon tax compensation: HIA
The federal government has not indicated whether its carbon tax policy, due to be announced this Sunday, will include any compensation for what a leading industry body...
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Tax & Legal • 24 Jun 2011
Concerns for competitive pricing as exit fees outlawed
The federal government’s ban on home loan exit fees is set to become law as of July 1, with the Senate this week rejecting a bid by the opposition to overturn the...
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Tax & Legal • 11 Jun 2011
Taxes push up new home prices
Excessive land taxes are stopping Australians from building new homes, the Housing Industry Association has claimed.
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