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

Join us as we dive 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.

We’ve got fact checks, real-world examples, and expert conclusions to help you see the full picture.

And no matter your views on this topic, we think it’s important to get the conversation going...so share this with a friend or someone you think who will be interested!

Listen now! 👉 https://thepropertycouch.com.au/ep515...


TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – The Truth About Negative Gearing & Capital Gains Tax
1:37 – What we’re covering today & who this episode is for!
06:00 – The history of negative gearing
10:13 – Fact Check #1: Did rents increase?
14:41 – Fact Check #2: Did supply decrease?
18:38 – Negative gearing in the 2000s
20:22 – Fact Check #3: Greedy property investors
25:22 – Fact Check #4: Negative gearing doesn’t work
29:16 – Fact Check #5: Who benefits the most?
38:15 – Fact Check #6: Foregone revenue
42:50 – Fact Check #7: Investors don’t pay their fair share of tax
46:28 – The Capital Gains Tax (CGT) story
49:24 – Fact Check #8: Prices “took off” after this?
51:25 – How negative gearing really works – real-life example via Moorr
57:48 – Who are the Australians investing in property & why?
1:03:09 – Welcome Antonia Mercorella!
1:04:58 – What will happen if we get rid of negative gearing?
1:07:19 – Property investors are not ATMs for the states
1:14:06 – Advice for policymakers
1:16:41 – Housing supply challenges
1:24:13 – Housing demand
1:28:00 – Buyer intelligence/behaviour
1:30:13 – Technical ability to buy (true demand)
1:33:00 – Investor behaviour
1:35:25 – The cost to governments
1:37:41 – Consequences #1 and #2: Impact on rental supply & prices
1:39:21 – Consequence #3: Who actually benefits?
1:42:50 – Consequence #4: Risk of new & unaffordable stock
1:44:46 – Consequence #5: Risk of under resourcing
1:46:37 – Access the slides from today’s episode
1:46:55 – Get the conversation going and share this with someone!
1:49:05 – After all is said and done, what’s our conclusion?
1:51:23 – Keep your questions & comments coming! We’ll answer them LIVE next week.


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