What is it about?

We examined the impact of negative gearing and other factors on residential investors’ decisions using quantitative analysis.

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Why is it important?

We discovered a residential investors’ profile in which negative gearing is being used to cushion any net rental loss during periods of low yield while expecting capital growth over their holding period.

Perspectives

These results could be used by tax and housing policymakers to recalibrate tax laws relating to negative gearing, especially for residential investment. Residential investors could potentially use this information for more informed decision-making, particularly during periods of low yields.

Mustapha Bangura
University of Technology Sydney

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This page is a summary of: The impact of negative gearing on the investment decisions of housing investors: the case of Greater Sydney, Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-023-10069-3.
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