Across Australia with Chris Smith - Negative Gearing, Rising Rents & Sydney’s Market Reality

About this episode

Chris Smith and Peter O’Malley discuss the realities of Sydney's property market amidst political discussions on tax reform.

On Across Australia, host Chris Smith is joined by Peter O’Malley to cut through the political noise surrounding negative gearing and capital gains tax reform. Rather than focusing on headlines, the discussion examines what’s actually unfolding on the ground across Sydney’s property market — from weakening auctions to rising rental pressure and shifting buyer behaviour. They also discuss: Why tax reform headlines don’t automatically trigger a housing crash Interest rate rises...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Smith

Guest: Peter O’Malley

Topics covered

• negative gearing
• capital gains tax
• Sydney property market
• rising rents
• buyer behavior

Keywords

• negative gearing
• capital gains tax
• Sydney market
• rising rents
• property auctions

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Places: Australia, Sydney

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