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Lending curbs to impact housing market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
... that regulators are likely to aim to reduce debt-to-income ratios. "There has been some low deposit lending through the first homebuyer stimulus and boom, but that's now largely washed through. So that leaves higher debt-to-income lending as the sector ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... overseas, again with a focus on new builds. Unsurprisingly, ISA is vehemently opposed to the suggestion that first home buyers should be able to access their superannuation early to buy a house. "There is widespread agreement among housing experts that ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... are set to keep momentum going. Across what Knight Frank defines as Australia's prime regions, the volume of sales in the first quarter of 2021 delivered the highest quarter on record, at 1429 prime properties, with the Gold Coast seeing the biggest ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... research shows. Commonwealth Bank data shows customers have bought property on an average of 4.78 years faster using the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) or New Home Guarantee (NHG). CBA customers in NSW saved an average of 5.05 years followed ...

Chief economist update: Home sweet home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... prices rising in all major markets. Housing credit growth has picked up, with strong demand from owner-occupiers, especially first-home buyers. There has also been increased borrowing by investors. Given the environment of rising housing prices and low ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... Home Super Saver Scheme will increase the maximum amount of voluntary contributions that can be released to first home buyers from their super from $30,000 to $50,000. "The government understands the importance of owning your own home and the significant ...

Budget to boost home ownership rates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... remaining 18%. The New Home Guarantee is also be extended by a year, providing an additional 10,000 places. First home buyers will be able to build or purchase a newly built home with a deposit of as little as 5%. An additional $124.7 million will also ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... people to use voluntary superannuation contributions more than SG rates, to be used for home loan deposits under the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) announced in 2017-18 budget. ASFA said as at September end, FHSSS release requests totalled $44.1 ...

Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... price of housing." Turnbull went on to call out Wilson and Bragg specifically for their suggestions of allowing first home buyers to use their super to help buy their first home. "I can only comment on what has been proposed by them [Wilson and Bragg] ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... 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 a home deposit is an unfair system. "Australians shouldn't ...