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AustralianSuper completes build-to-rent-to-own project

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... to bring our unique housing model to more communities, providing more Australians with an alternate pathway to home ownership, and offering them stability and financial surety in a fluctuating housing market."

Quality of retirement does not depend on super balance: Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024
... of our inquiry, it has been made clear to the Committee that having a secure retirement depends heavily on your home ownership status, not your super balance," Bragg said. "We looked at existing and proposed super for housing policies to determine what ...

SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... buy. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert said a growing body of expert evidence showed the policy would not lift home ownership rates but would only make housing affordability worse while eroding retirement savings and leaving all Australians a tax bill. ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... closed minded, ideological approach and the assumption that super is the only vehicle for retirement clearly damages home ownership prospects," he said. "That is why the Coalition supports super for housing." The SMC criticised this policy proposal to ...

Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... the measure would be likely to lead to higher house prices, and thus higher required deposits, the prospect of home ownership could become even more out-of-reach for those with low superannuation balances - a cohort which would largely comprise low-income ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... contribute to their aged care costs by using their accumulated wealth than in previous generations." It also suggested home ownership status could be considered when determining these co-contributions, saying "encouraging older people to access their ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... buy their first home. The Shadow Minister said the Coalition was determined to help younger Australians achieve home ownership by allowing first homebuyers to access up to $50,000 from their retirement savings. However, new modelling from SMC found allowing ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... treasurer and shadow minister for financial services in Luke Howarth, while Andrew Bragg takes on the portfolio of home ownership. Opposition leader Peter Dutton unveiled a shakeup of his frontbench yesterday, delegating Howarth the dual roles. Howarth ...

Impact of debt on retiree confidence a mixed bag

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... important than a higher income in retirement. "For as long as we can remember the Australian dream has been debt-free home ownership, which provides the financial foundation and security for a comfortable retirement," AMP director retirement Ben Hillier ...

Cost-of-living crisis will persist into future: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
... people's financial security and quality of life varies depending on age, gender, partner status, health, wealth, home ownership and sources of income," National Seniors Australia chief operating officer Chris Grice said. "The results are clear, increases ...