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Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... I've heard," Turnbull said. "I resisted efforts to do this when I was Prime Minister...but we have a housing affordability issue here in Australia and there is a bunch of reasons for that, but diverting even more savings into housing is simply going ...

Super fund buys stake in retirement village

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... investment aligns with our overall property strategy which has an increased focus on the residential - including affordable housing, multi-family and retirement living - and industrial sectors." Lendlease property chief executive Kylie Rampa commented ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... at a 20% discount. During the pandemic, one area of concern Aware heard from its members was the issue of housing affordability. "We felt it was important to devise a program where the fund can make good investments and returns, but at the same time ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... was introduced the 2017-18 budget as part of the government's package of reforms to reduce pressure on housing affordability in Australia. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said advisers can encourage their clients to discuss early in the process ...

Home ownership shouldn't be at expense of super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... system can't cure the gender gap because that is an employment issue and I don't think it can solve the housing affordability problem either, because you'll just give the housing market more access to finance and drive up prices. It's as simple as that." ...

Funding for housing to decrease

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The government announced it would increase funding in housing and community amenities by 32.2% in 2020-21, but will then reduce that spending by 35.5% by 2023-24. It said the decrease will be primarily driven by the ending of the COVID-era HomeBuilder ...

Superannuation critical to economic recovery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... comes as the Master Builders Association has pushed for a proposal for the early release of super to address housing affordability. ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the proposal would inflate the price of a property by $50,000 and eat into the retirement ...

AIST pushes for policy reform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... have significant capital available to scale up investments in these areas moving forward, she said, with housing affordability of key concern given it is very difficult for Australians to enjoy a financially secure retirement without owning a home. "Barely ...

Land tax, not stamp duty: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... reform, saying: "Taxes are one of the factors determining investment in housing and thus housing supply and housing affordability. The housing sector is one of the most heavily taxed sectors of the Australian economy, both in absolute and relative terms." ...

AustralianSuper bets on build-to-rent

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... grow its 'rent with the option to buy' property portfolio, known as the Assemble Model, which addresses housing affordability and access to homeownership. AustralianSuper's head of property Bevan Towning said he expected the investment will provide good ...