515 | The Truth About Negative Gearing & Capital Gains Tax (LIVE)

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And trust us, this is not an episode you want to miss!

We’re diving into one of the most debated topics in property investment: Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax (CGT).
We start by breaking down the agenda and explaining who will get the most value from this jam-packed discussion. Then, we journey through the history of negative gearing, bust a few myths, and share real-life examples to show you how it actually works.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• The history of negative gearing and its impact on rents and property supply
• Fact Check: Does negative gearing truly benefit "greedy investors"? Who really gains the most from this policy?
• The often-overlooked consequences of eliminating negative gearing
• Expert insights from our special guest, Antonia Mercorella (CEO of Real Estate Institute of Queensland)

We’ve got fact checks, real-world examples, and expert conclusions to help you see the full picture. Plus, grab the slides from today’s episode here >>

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1. 515 | The Truth About Negative Gearing & Capital Gains Tax (LIVE) (00:00:00)

2. What we’re covering today & who this episode is for! (00:00:33)

3. The history of negative gearing (00:05:39)

4. Fact Check #1: Did rents increase? (00:09:53)

5. Fact Check #2: Did supply decrease? (00:14:22)

6. Negative gearing in the 2000s (00:18:18)

7. Fact Check #3: Greedy property investors (00:20:02)

8. Fact Check #4: Negative gearing doesn’t work (00:25:02)

9. Fact Check #5: Who benefits the most? (00:28:57)

10. Fact Check #6: Foregone revenue (00:38:36)

11. Fact Check #7: Investors don’t pay their fair share of tax (00:43:10)

12. The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) story (00:46:48)

13. Fact Check #8: Prices “took off” after this? (00:49:44)

14. How negative gearing really works – real-life example via Moorr (00:51:45)

15. Who are the Australians investing in property & why? (00:58:08)

16. Welcome Antonia Mercorella! (01:03:30)

17. What will happen if we get rid of negative gearing? (01:05:18)

18. Property investors are not ATMs for the states (01:07:39)

19. Advice for policymakers (01:14:26)

20. Housing supply challenges (01:17:01)

21. Housing demand (01:24:33)

22. Buyer intelligence/behaviour (01:28:20)

23. Technical ability to buy (true demand) (01:29:43)

24. Investor behaviour (01:33:20)

25. The cost to governments (01:35:45)

26. Consequences #1 and #2: Impact on rental supply & prices (01:38:01)

27. Consequence #3: Who actually benefits? (01:39:41)

28. Consequence #4: Risk of new & unaffordable stock (01:43:10)

29. Consequence #5: Risk of under resourcing (01:45:06)

30. Access the slides from today’s episode (01:46:57)

31. Get the conversation going and share this with someone! (01:47:15)

32. After all is said and done, what’s our conclusion? (01:49:25)

33. Keep your questions & comments coming! We’ll answer them LIVE next week. (01:51:43)