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Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... house," he said. Bragg said that the key determinant of success in retirement is not a superannuation balance, but homeownership status. He noted that baby boomers principally used their houses as a savings vehicle since they didn't have superannuation ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... decisions that align with their long-term goals, even in the face of competitive and challenging market conditions. Homeownership may not be for everyone right now, so we need to be really clear about how these choices impact their long-term goals beyond ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... affordable housing crisis faced by essential workers. It aims to provide a co-investment solution that facilitates homeownership for middle income earners. Buskens believes HOPE's strategy is one with significant impact, but he also agrees that BTR ...

Wealth inequality divides Australia: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... degrees of income inequality, with clusters of wealthy households in some areas and low-income households in others. Homeownership is another factor driving inequality. Currently, a 34-percentage point gap in home ownership rates exists between the richest ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... investment focuses on the Assemble Futures pipeline, which aims to provide moderate-income households with a pathway to homeownership through long-term rental agreements with the option to purchase at a predetermined price in the future. Of note, AustralianSuper ...

What "wealthy" means to Australians: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Australians' definition of wealth has evolved from homeownership to financial flexibility for pursuing passions and supporting loved ones. According to a report by AMP and demographer Bernard Salt ' What wealthy means to Australians in 2023 ...

Household Capital partners with Genworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... not just for first home buyers but extending their contribution and expertise to the last 30 years of Australian homeownership, which is retirement. "We're very much aligned in focusing on the family home as both housing and funding for retirement." ...

Tax exemptions overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: OECD

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... increase in house prices that have unfairly affected the less wealthy. The report states that between 1981 and 2016, homeownership among Australians aged between 25 and 34 dropped by 40% among the bottom 20% of income earners. In other words, younger ...

Social impact fund to target essential workers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
... designed to overcome the challenge of essential workers being priced out of the local suburbs in which they work. Our homeownership solution is designed to ensure our essential workforce can live near their work and, in doing so, help strengthen our ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... applauded both major parties for recognising that housing affordability is a major issue for Australians and that homeownership is an important part of retirement. However, while the Liberal party's proposed Super Home Buyer Scheme is an interesting ...
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