Article tagged with 'Bright-line test'
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Flatter prices in a well- balanced market
29 Jul 2025 - Westpac economists say their forecast of 6.2% growth in house prices growth this year now looks optimistic when they have only ramped up 1% in the past six months.
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Brightline traps remain
17 Mar 2022 - Despite numerous submissions, only minor changes have been made to the Brightline rules by Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee when reporting back on the Taxation and Remedial Matters Bill.
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Tax deductibility rules could be revealed next week
24 Sep 2021 - Developers and landlords who have been waiting with bated breath for clarification around the tax deductibility rules on mortgage interest should get some answers next week.
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Top tips for riding out the tax change storm
18 May 2021 - Property accountancy company GRA has come up with a number of suggestions for landlords affected by the Government’s new tax rules.
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Concerns about new tax ‘dismissed out of hand’
14 May 2021 - The Property Investors Federation’s pleas for the Government to stop plans removing investors’ ability to claim mortgage interest payments as a tax deduction or modify how the policy is introduced have fallen on deaf ears.
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Interest rate rises scary for property investors
28 Apr 2021 - The possibility of rising interest rates will scare investors even more than the recent changes to the bright-line test and removal of mortgage interest tax deductibility, says the latest ANZ Property Focus report.
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Winners from new housing policies
21 Apr 2021 - The new-build residential, build-to-rent projects and commercial property sectors will probably be the big beneficiaries of the Government’s housing package – extending the bright-line test and scrapping mortgage interest deductibility.
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Landlord polls: Rents will lift, sales will be low
09 Apr 2021 - Three recent landlord polls show the majority are going to lift rents in response to the Government’s decision to scrap mortgage interest deductibility against income.
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Landlords feeling the heat – Government won’t care
06 Apr 2021 - A property investor survey by independent economist Tony Alexander shows people generally support the Government’s housing goals but overwhelmingly oppose the means it has chosen to achieve them.
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The year for property politicking
25 Mar 2021 - Political pressure on the Government to “do something” about the housing market means 2021 will be remembered as the “year of property politics”, says CoreLogic senior economist Kelvin Davidson.