Australia’s housing debate keeps circling back to tax policy, negative gearing, capital gains tax, investor incentives, but these changes sit around the edges of the real problem.
In this video, we break down why Australia doesn’t have a tax problem, it has a supply problem.
From under-building and population growth to planning delays, infrastructure lag, and rising construction costs, these are structural issues that no tax tweak can fix.
We look at why discouraging investors won’t solve affordability, and why only materially increasing housing supply will.
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Australia’s housing debate has become obsessed with tax policy.
Negative gearing, capital gains tax, investor incentives.
But these policies sit around the edges of the real issue.
Australia does not primarily have a tax problem, it has a supply problem.
Housing and affordability has been driven by under building, population growth, planning delays, infrastructure lag, labour shortages, rising construction costs.
These are structural constraints that tax changes can’t fix.
Hello, everyone.
I’m Kate Hill, and if you’re ready to build real wealth through smart and no nonsense property decisions, then you are in the right place.
So let’s get on into it.
Today, let’s have a look at why the tax changes will not tackle Australia’s housing problem.
So the idea that investors, are the primary reason that housing is expensive really oversimplifies an incredibly complex system.
Even during periods where investor borrowing slowed sharply, property prices still rose due to a lack of supply and owner occupier demand.
Governments can, what, they can tweak incentives.
They can reshape demand.
But if there are still not enough homes being delivered, then affordability pressure remains.
That is the core issue that policy makers continue to sidestep.
Australia’s affordability challenge will not be solved by discouraging investors.
It will only be solved by materially increasing housing supply.
Until that happens, housing pressure continues regardless of tax policy.
The new tax policies in the recent budget are nothing but a tax grab.
You have to recognise that, and all they will do is undermine an already tight rental supply.
Thank you so much for watching, everyone.
If you are serious about building real wealth through smart and well researched property decisions, then stick around.
There’s a lot to support here, and there is a lot to support you here on this channel.
I’ll see you in the next video.
Bye
Australia’s housing debate has become obsessed with tax policy.
Negative gearing, capital gains tax, investor incentives.
But these policies sit around the edges of the real issue.
Australia does not primarily have a tax problem, it has a supply problem.
Housing and affordability has been driven by under building, population growth, planning delays, infrastructure lag, labour shortages, rising construction costs.
These are structural constraints that tax changes can’t fix.
Hello, everyone.
I’m Kate Hill, and if you’re ready to build real wealth through smart and no nonsense property decisions, then you are in the right place.
So let’s get on into it.
Today, let’s have a look at why the tax changes will not tackle Australia’s housing problem.
So the idea that investors, are the primary reason that housing is expensive really oversimplifies an incredibly complex system.
Even during periods where investor borrowing slowed sharply, property prices still rose due to a lack of supply and owner occupier demand.
Governments can, what, they can tweak incentives.
They can reshape demand.
But if there are still not enough homes being delivered, then affordability pressure remains.
That is the core issue that policy makers continue to sidestep.
Australia’s affordability challenge will not be solved by discouraging investors.
It will only be solved by materially increasing housing supply.
Until that happens, housing pressure continues regardless of tax policy.
The new tax policies in the recent budget are nothing but a tax grab.
You have to recognise that, and all they will do is undermine an already tight rental supply.
Thank you so much for watching, everyone.
If you are serious about building real wealth through smart and well researched property decisions, then stick around.
There’s a lot to support here, and there is a lot to support you here on this channel.
I’ll see you in the next video.
Bye
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