Louis Christopher

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414 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 25 Aug

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So that means there'll be more renters in the rental pool compared to the number of rental properties.

So they're softer.

So that means, okay, not as many buyers in the market.

But a lot of these buyers, of course, are first-time buyers.

And given the rise in interest rates, that hurts affordability and keeps renters from turning themselves into first-time buyers.

I don't think immediately, but what will be going on immediately, it's happening right now, is that rental yields…

will be on the rise in Sydney and Melbourne.

So naturally, if you're recording a rise in rents, but a fall in housing prices, the rental yield goes up.

And eventually you'll get to a point where that will attract investors back into the market.

But for the immediate future, we won't be seeing that.

Okay, so let's assume they do limit the number of homes an investor can hold to claim negative yielding to two homes.

Now, currently, about 90% of existing property investors own no more than two homes.

So this is only going to affect 10% of the investor base and presumably the most affluent investors out there.

So I'm not so sure it's going to have

a great impact in terms of the outcome that the government's seeking out of this, which presumably is more affordable housing.

So I question that.

I think you're right that they will cut the discount on capital gains tax.

Now, if they do...

Investors in time will require a higher rate of return, that's rental return, to compensate for that.

So that'll be the reality.

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