Stockland CEO contradicts self on negative gearing rent effect

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By Leith van Onselen

In September last year, in a rare dose of honesty from the property lobby, Stockland chief executive Mark Steinert admitted that Labor’s negative gearing policy is likely to boost new supply:

The Labor Party’s plan to limit negative gearing tax breaks to new housing would put a rocket under the business of residential developers because demand from investors would surge, Stockland chief executive Mark Steinert says…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.