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Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned on his former colleagues, Tim Wilson and Andrew Bragg, saying their proposal to give people access to super to spend in the housing market is "just wrong". Speaking with Industry Super Australia chair ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Industry Super Australia says recent comments by Liberal MP Tim Wilson that "big super" is locking young Aussies out of the housing market are "scary". Wilson said the fact that first home buyers are unable to access their retirement savings to go towards ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The government announced it would increase funding in housing and community amenities by 32.2% in 2020-21, but will then reduce that spending by 35.5% by 2023-24. It said the decrease will be primarily driven by the ending of the COVID-era HomeBuilder ...

A-REIT winners, losers of the 'new normal'

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... downside risk as we know that during downturns the government is supportive of this sector, especially in the first home buyer market segment," Pham said. The REIT space is in a far better position than it was during the Global Financial Crisis, Pham ...

Housing affordability improves

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... quarter but an increase of 23.1% compared to the March quarter 2019," he said. "With the introduction of the First Home Buyer Deposit scheme on January 1 we expect that share of first home buyers will continue to grow." First home buyers decreased in ...

Millennials not attracted to property

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
Low return expectations may be impacting first home purchases among younger Aussies, with investors turning towards equities and bonds to reap stronger returns. That's according to the latest analysis from Fidelity, which compared real (inflation-adjusted) ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
HESTA has invested $20 million to help improve housing affordability and sustainability via a scalable, innovative apartment project. Targeted at first home buyers, Affordable Housing clients and those working in key community occupations, 'Nightingale ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... economists said the APRA easing is a material surprise, joining the Liberal's 'miracle' election win, and first home buyer scheme, all of which it thinks are positives for housing. "[This] materially reduces downside risk for housing and the ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
A number of new measures that will dramatically impact the way consumers interact with the financial services industry have cleared both houses of parliament. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), announced in this year's Federal Budget ...