{
  "id": 19418883,
  "title": "Melbourne investors left the market but rents didn’t jump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/melbourne-investors-left-the-market-but-rents-didnt-jump",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/11/melbourne-investors-left-the-market-but-rents-didnt-jump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Economists and the housing industry have repeatedly warned that the Albanese government’s removal of key investor tax concessions (negative gearing on existing homes and the 50% CGT discount) would drive rents higher by pushing investors out of the market. These claims typically ignore that rents have already surged nationally over the past four years due The post Melbourne investors left the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}