5 Key Facts of this article
• 95% are investment properties
• Investor stock is leaving faster
• Laws, tax & compliance drive sales
• Sold to owner-occupiers, not investors
• Rental instability is rising
95% of the homes we prepare for sale are investment properties.
And over the last few years, one thing has become impossible to ignore.
The exodus of investor housing stock is accelerating.
After sitting across kitchen tables with a high percentage of investors, the recurring themes are remarkably consistent:
• Increased legislative intervention
• Rising regulatory and maintenance costs
• Decreasing owner rights
• State-based taxation pressures
• Increased interest rates
Interestingly, interest rates are discussed, but they are rarely the primary reason investors decide to sell.
Now, here’s the uncomfortable truth.
Every single investment property we have prepared for sale has sold to an owner-occupier.
Not one — as in ZERO — has sold to another investor.
And another observation.
Not one has sold to a first-home buyer either.
The overwhelming majority are bought by upgraders or downsizers , buyers prepared to pay a premium for a beautifully presented, move-in-ready home.
Because when investors sell, the mindset is simple:
Maximise value. Maximise sale price. Preserve the nest egg after mortgage discharge and CGT obligations.
What’s interesting is this:
Many of these investors openly say they would have happily held onto their property had legislative intervention, taxation, and ongoing compliance pressures not changed the equation.
So the real question becomes…
Where do renters go now?
Because behind every investment property sold is often a family quietly living with uncertainty.
- Will the lease be renewed?
- Will they need to move schools?
- Will they find another home in a tightening rental market?
Housing stress is no longer a fringe issue.
For an increasing number of Australians, instability, and, in some cases, homelessness is becoming a clear and present reality.
The question isn’t whether we need housing reform.
The question is whether we fully understand the unintended consequences of the policies already being created.
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