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Dropping home ownership rates leave retirement funding hole

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... fallen to as little as one-in-three and was in serious decline. "In the last financial year alone, the number of first home buyers declined from 190,000 to just 90,000," he said. "Even if they are just deferring their purchase, they are then more likely ...

VISSF appoints mandate with State Trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... changes to legislation pertaining to super and pensions. Others were also seeking direction on applying for the First Home Buyers Grant, planning for the education of children, wealth creation and family trusts, among others. "The arrangement with State ...

Signs of a residential property recovery

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... in Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and the national average was a result of low interest rates, generous grants to first home buyers and tight rental markets. The head of property research at ANZ, Paul Braddick said another important factor is that reasonably ...

Residential property wins

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... rise as housing demand is stimulated by government policy and population growth. Undersupply not only affects first home buyers, but also investors seeking new opportunities," he said. In June last year, Financial Standard reported that Government-backed ...

First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
If website clicks are anything to go by, then the latest data from X Inc Finance suggests first home buyers are wading back to the market thanks to new government incentives. Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive of Loan Market Group, which includes X Inc ...

Housing affordability report fails to deliver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... report the major talking point was not the report itself but the old chestnut that housing interest rates for first home buyers should be tax deductible. Housing minister Tanya Plibersek sought to quickly hose down the issue as she told Sky News such ...

Value of investment housing loans apps up 1.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... commitments and investment housing commitments decreased 2.7 per cent. The dampening sentiment among all buyers means first home buyers increased their market share during April from 16.4 per cent of all home finance applications to 16.9 per cent. Meanwhile ...

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... and IFF have banded together to propose measures tailoring First Home Saver Accounts to better aid struggling first home buyers. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST, said the scheme should be structured in such a way that it is first-rate for first ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Houses at half price

... of which are at the primary purchaser's discretion. Those who choose to go on the co-ownership plan and are first home buyers will still be eligible to the stamp duty concessions in NSW. The initiative is the most recent example of a whole new range ...