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Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

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

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... payments under the National Rental Affordability Scheme which has now been closed to new applicants. In addition, the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme was extended by a further 10,000 places that will allow first home buyers to obtain loans to build a ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... points, one of which is allowing members, especially those who earn lower incomes, to use their super to purchase their first home. Mulino said that such a proposal "takes away the integrity of the scheme" and, together with the early release of super ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... commentator or another suggesting that Australians should be allowed to tap into mandatory super savings to buy their first home," Scheerlinck said "Aside from the negative impact this would have people's retirement incomes; it does nothing to address ...

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

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... than 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 ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... superannuation system, which includes suggestions on opening the system for Australians to use as a means to buying their first home, among others. Bragg's tome drew the ire of Industry Super Australia chief executive Bernie Dean, who said the book ...

Housing affordability improves

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... in 2019. Despite the uncertain economic road ahead, REIA president Adrian Kelly expects there will be an increase in first home buyers. "The number of first home buyers decreased to 27,082, a decrease of 10.7% during the quarter but an increase of 23.1% ...

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
... 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 deposit is ...

MLC Wealth appoints chief operating officer

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Morgan worked at Perpetual as a general manager of trust and fund services. He was also chief executive officer at First Home Shop for less than a year. Chief executive officer Geoff Lloyd welcomed Morgan's over 25 years' experience in the global ...