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Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... much-needed measure, housing supply at scale still needs to be addressed and said the elephant in the room is building more homes for Australians and is still yet to be fully addressed. In a similar vein, the Housing Industry Association said the government's ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... single JobSeeker recipients between 55 and 59 will see their base rate increased by $92.10 each fortnight. Energy-efficient homes and businesses: The government will fund 110,000 low-interest loans for households looking to install batteries, solar systems ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... were already having to do so and only "a few" households with mortgages were at risk of having negative equity in their homes. Two other pieces of information accumulated since the previous meeting were relevant to the case for tightening monetary policy ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... inheritances," the report reads. "Under this change, older Australians who are asset-rich, but cash-poor would not need to sell their homes if they didn't want to. They could draw down against the equity in their home, via the Home Equity Access Scheme ...

REITs merit place in multi-asset portfolios: Insight

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... REITs the opportunity to be "first movers" in sectors including storage, data centres, assisted living, and single-family homes. "This dynamism provides investors the ability to supplement their private real estate portfolios to both participate in this ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... government announced a new national Housing Accord, backed by superannuation funds, to build one million new affordable homes over the next five years starting from 2024. The government will provide an initial $350 million for the Accord and an additional ...

AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... support the acquisition of three new Assemble Future sites in Victoria, providing over 1000 additional Assemble Futures Homes in central Melbourne, taking the total portfolio to 1500. The new developments are at 370 Victoria Street, Brunswick, 519-547 ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... in how and when we form relationships and in how we choose to live our lives," Salt said. At the report launch, Salt said homes remain the key wealth asset for many Australians, however the definition of "wealthy" has expanded to include financial freedom ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... interests of funds over individual Australians. Robert suggested that allowing Australians to use their super to buy their own homes is a more "dignified" use of their funds, rather than have super funds use the money to buy properties that individuals ...

Government housing measures progress

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
The legislations to create the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund that will deliver 30,000 affordable homes has passed. Minister for Housing, Julie Collins confirmed the legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social ...