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Tax & Legal • 04 Mar 2016

Negative gearing changes could see values slump by 6%

A new report has suggested that changes to negative gearing policy could push rents up dramatically, while simultaneously putting a dampener on property values. 

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Tax & Legal • 26 Feb 2016

Tax effective gearing

It is a term that might sound complicated, but it’s really quite simple – and it can have massive benefits for investors.

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Tax & Legal • 26 Feb 2016

Top lawyer dismisses 'bubble' talk as ‘extraordinarily dangerous’

One of the mortgage industry’s most respected lawyers has spoken out about recent media reports on rampant mortgage fraud and an Australian property bubble.

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Tax & Legal • 18 Feb 2016

Negative gearing changes ‘disastrous’

One state is set to bear the brunt of Labor’s controversial new negative gearing limits, with many towns that are still reeling from the resources downturn likely to...

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Tax & Legal • 17 Feb 2016

ALP changes ‘as good as killing off negative gearing altogether’

Plans to constrain negative gearing to new builds only have been lambasted by various industry groups and figures, amidst mounting speculation that both sides of the...

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Tax & Legal • 08 Feb 2016

Major parties given negative gearing warning

A peak property industry body has used a parliamentary committee submission to highlight the potential political consequences of changing negative gearing policy.

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Tax & Legal • 04 Feb 2016

Survey: Axing negative gearing would lead to increase in listings

A new survey has uncovered the way Australian investors are structuring their property portfolios, with respondents indicating just how hard a change to negative gearing...

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Tax & Legal • 29 Jan 2016

SMSF Portfolio Diversification

Promoted byDHA Diversification is one of the key ingredients of successful investment and helps to spread your overall investment risk. Diversifying your investment...

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Tax & Legal • 22 Dec 2015

How an ‘expensive mistake’ taught this investor about capital gains

Positive Real Estate’s Sam Saggers got involved in real estate right after he left school, but that did not exempt him from making mistakes during the first few years...

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Tax & Legal • 14 Dec 2015

Tax warning for property investors

The ATO is about to gain access to a raft of information that may implicate landlords who have failed to keep check of their property dealings, according to a well-known...

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