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No one immune to cost-of-living pain: ABS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... mortgage interest charges, and food and non-alcoholic beverages were the main contributors across all household types. Housing also contributed to higher living costs for all household types except self-funded retirees. Higher premiums for motor vehicle ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... invest in the living sector in Australia." Kaneshamoorthy highlighted that student accommodation can also ease the nation's housing crisis. "Providing quality accommodation for domestic and international students takes pressure off the rental market ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... is clear, the Australian economy is not overheating." The most significant contributors to the June quarter rise were housing (+1.1%) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.2%). The quarterly growth in housing was driven by rents (+2%) and new dwellings ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... also found a typical couple who withdraws super early to buy a home would have $165,000 less in disposable income after housing costs over their lifetimes - due to the twin effects of higher housing costs and having less super to live on in retirement. ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
... director of retirement Ben Hillier said. "It's also evident that while many Australians under 40 are concerned about housing unaffordability and its impact on their long-term wealth and retirement, they are reluctant to ask for financial support ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... opportunity for advisers," it said. Among the other trends, advisers need to be mindful of the "new Australian dream of housing unaffordability" as the reality is house prices are steadily on the rise and out of reach for many families. "The reliance ...

Macquarie AM spins off real estate manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... opportunistic real estate fund with $US1.9 billion to be deployed across logistics, warehousing, self-storage, residential housing, and sustainable offices.

AustralianSuper, HESTA acquire majority stake in housing developer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper and HESTA have taken a majority stake in a new housing company that seeks to provide institutional investors stable, long-term returns through large-scale housing investments across Australia. The new company, backed by the industry ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... stamp duty and the Age Pension, could give asset-rich, income-poor retirees a valuable income boost and help free up more housing for young families, according to a paper published by the Actuaries Institute. The Institute's dialogue paper, More ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
New housing lending unexpectedly fell in May, declining by 1.7% for the month. Lending to owner-occupiers and to investors both fell in the month but remain well above levels seen this time last year. In fact, new lending to investors has been very ...