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Attaboy Satan ... living the dream man !!

That is it, sunshine and lollipops for all. Pessimism is for the weak, attitude is what matters.

Cannot be bothered with those who look at the negative, we live in a great country with endless opportunities, just have to get off your ****, take some risks and see if you are rewarded.

Nothing wrong with failure, it is how you deal with it that matters.

Cheers
 

My opinion is that the AUD will get back to between 0.85 - 0.87 within the next 6 months - or sooner (parity "soon" - well, not much chance of that).

Chinese "investment" in Australian residential property will most likely decline over the next 6 - 12 months.

The future of Australian property prices is dependent upon the region. There is no "one size fits all" answer to that.

Sydney / Melbourne - flat to declining between now and end of 2014.

Just my opinions.
 

But what is this ? Inflationary pressures already?


http://www.thebull.com.au/articles/a/45081-inflation-pressures-build:-survey.html

Whaaaaaaaaaaa? "unexpected pickup in inflation" ..... blind Freddy could see the flow on effect from the low interest rates !! And these clowns are running our economy??
 
Whaaaaaaaaaaa? "unexpected pickup in inflation" ..... blind Freddy could see the flow on effect from the low interest rates !! And these clowns are running our economy??

No one guessed that, did they?

Yes clowns are running the economy, that have one lever, forward or back to control everything. All for keep it simple, but that is ridiculous.

Cheers
 
Don't panic Pop!

 
An I thought property only went up.

What is this I see from The Block. Here I was thinking it is easy renovating houses and make tons of $$$$$.

http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/can-anyone-else-achieve-what-contestants-do-on-the-block/story-fncq3era-1226873141231
And I must be wrong in my belief that property doubles every 7 years. No gain in 8 years, oh well, must have doubled last year.

Cheers
 
So, if this happens it will have an affect on housing prices...

I wonder when they think they could pass the law?
 
Errmmmm I wonder if the writer of this diatribe has considered that when the investor buys that established property from Mr & Mrs Average that they go and purchase a block of land and construct a house thereon or purchase an off the plan apartment etc. Very narrow section of reporting IMO. Not all people who sell their house to an investor rents it back from them !! Yes some of them will buy an established property in either a better location or closer to the beach or downsize etc ad infinitum but I am sure that there would be a percentage that would build.

The other point that has been conveniently overlooked in this missive is that it is FIRB's policy that only newly constructed houses are to be purchased by overseas investors. Not part of the equation ?

I especially loved this statement:-


Ummmm they are called renters for a reason ie they cannot afford to buy property which is why they rent

A lot of assumptions here based on a wish list
 
Its an interesting consideration....Todd Hunter from WhereGroup has some pretty strong view as a property investor on what could happen if they abolished NG all together....but thats not what they're considering...




I wonder though, if they make it conditional what affect it would have? Would it be a cooling affect only?


As i replied to Todd...

This bit here would still allow existing investors to keep thier properties and benefit from thier current arrangements. Since there has been very little growth in NG investment in new properties, the change may see some growth in this area.

Obviously I'm concerned that the price of properties would plummet.... Hence my great interest in the opinions of the property gurus on this site
 
Nothing would change. Negative gearing would still be viable but the "product" would change from established to construction. Yes there would be a cooling effect on the property market whilst the investors transition from one form of investing to another. As they are not outlawing NG completely and allowing the grandfather clause then I really so no difference.
 
It would be interesting. Many investors in established houses would kick the tenants out and put up a for sale sign. That would mean a very limited supply of rentals in established areas so rent would go up in those areas. It would also drive rentals to newer outer suburbs perhaps making them less desirable for owner occupiers. It would be a mess.

I dont think it will happen though. The govt wont be able to cope with all the families that will be kicked out.
 

For a rental property to be sold, you have to find a buyer. Whoever is buying the property has been able to afford the purchase price. If a FHB wasn't able to buy pre NG changes, it's likely they will have a better chance afterwards due to reduced demand by the specuvestors.

Probably prices would fall a bit if NG was at least quarantined and capitalised on the property since specuvestors would find it harder to fund the losses each month - recently they're at the 40%+ mark in terms of new loans. Bring in some MP like higher risk weightings for high LVR loans and you'll give prices another nudge down - RBNZ seems to think their MP initiative has reduced house prices by 2.5%
 

Did you not read the article? It has a "grandfather clause" meaning that the existing investors will not be affected. It will only apply to "new" investors to the NG market who will be forced to purchase newly developed houses or purchase a block and construct thereon. No "established" properties allowed.

Good points though if it were an across the board legislation but like you say ... not gonna happen.
 

Do you understand how NG works? Fund what losses? That is WHY you are doing it? It is the taxable income that is being reduced with the hope of being compensated for by a capital gain in the future.

Here is how negative gearing works:


http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/pfproperty/investing/8123730/negative-gearing-explained

In the example above the difference with NG is a lousy $1417 per annum = $27.25 per week !! If this piddly amount is going to break you financially then you should not be investing in property.

Oh heres a thought ... let's put UP the rent to cover the shortfall. The property is now neutrally geared with the expectation of capital gain in the future.

Cause that is exactly what will happen IMO.
 
In the example above the difference with NG is a lousy $1417 per annum = $27.25 per week !! If this piddly amount is going to break you financially then you should not be investing in property.

Firstly, no need to be so patronising, Sydboy knows what negative gearing is.

Secondly, you are wrong in your above example.

The piddly amount you are referring to is $3083 per annum, which equals = $59.29 per week !!.
 
Firstly, no need to be so patronising, Sydboy knows what negative gearing is.

Secondly, you are wrong in your above example.

The piddly amount you are referring to is $3083 per annum, which equals = $59.29 per week !!.

Dear GOD do I have to explain everything???????

The after-tax loss on the investment would be reduced from $4500 to $3083 = $1417 DIFFERENCE !!!!!!

Tax loss WITHOUT NG = $4500
Tax loss WITH NG = $3083
DIFFERENCE is $1417 per annum.

Apologies accepted anytime you like MacQuack

(providing the investor is on the lower rate of tax at 31.5%)
 

Stop lecturing f***ing everybody when you don't even know how negative gearing works.

The lower the marginal tax rate, the less the after-tax saving, so the higher the after-tax net cost.

In your example the after tax cost to hold the property is $3083.
 

You are not quite all there are you Macquack? Do you even understand how this works? Which is why there are 2 examples evidencing different tax rates. Please try and keep up old chum ...

In my example the after tax cost to hold the property is $3083 with NG at 31.5 % tax rate
In my example the after tax cost to hold the property is $4500 without NG at 31.5 % tax rate

Let's remove the NG component and the DIFFERENCE is how much again? This extra cost will just be added onto the rent of the property to cover the loss of tax deductibility. Surely it is not that hard to understand?

But hey what would I know ... :

In your example the after tax cost to hold the property is $3083 with NG = $59.29 per week
In your example the after tax cost to hold the property is $4500 without NG = $86.54 per week

$86.54 MINUS $59.29 = (please place the figure of $27.25 per week here)
 
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