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Westpac outlines new social initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
The initiatives have a strong focus on women's financial security, including increasing home ownership rates among females. Westpac has expanded eligibility for its existing Lender's Mortgage Insurance (LMI) Waiver to include more health professions. ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... strange but huge experiment that should be made voluntary for Australians earning under $50,000. "Super is making home ownership much harder for lower income Australians," he added. Over the years, Bragg hasn't changed his tune on Australia's superannuation ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... and Jane Hume boldly proclaimed that the government's new super scheme would unlock the great Australian dream of home ownership for thousands of first home buyers. Under the new scheme, first home buyers would be able to invest up to 40% of their superannuation ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... buyers. "With the prospect of first home buyers finding it increasingly difficult to enter the housing market, home ownership in Australia will continue declining. This is already being evidenced across all states and territories and is most pronounced ...

Budget targets home ownership rates

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The federal government has announced an expansion of support measures for prospective home buyers by floating a new Regional Home Guarantee and boosting the number of places available under several existing schemes. Under the new Regional Home Guarantee ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
New research shows how extensive the generational gap is when it comes to home ownership in Australia, with young Aussies living with mum and dad much longer than previous generations. A survey of more than 1000 Australians by Finder sought to find ...

Advice firm targets teen financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... economy," Scifo said. "Many of them will feel forced to stay at home for the next five to 10 years, and will feel home ownership is well out their reach. However we know and believe this doesn't need to be the case." The workshops are hosted by primary ...

Actuary of the Year named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... faring. It shows whether wealth and wellbeing are getting better, or not, over time. And it highlights issues such as home ownership as pressing intergenerational concerns," Miller said. Miller published the first index in 2020 and released its latest ...

Tax incentive could boost affordable housing: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... close collaboration with the national community housing sector to develop strategic thinking aimed at increasing home ownership rates among Australians," ISA said in its submission. "ISA strongly supports an effective housing affordability strategy that ...

SocietyOne launches portal, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... MyState where he was general manager of banking. Previously, MacRae was national general manager, Westpac retail home ownership distribution. "Joining the passionate and talented broker team at SocietyOne is a great next step in my career, which spans ...