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ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... younger Australians expect to carry housing costs into retirement, either through renting or mortgage repayments. "Homeownership is an important aspect of dignity in retirement, alongside the financial security that comes from retirement savings. Addressing ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... decisive action in the Budget to boost housing supply, make our tax system fairer to help more Australians into homeownership and build on our work over the last four years to build more houses," Chalmers said. The government is also set to limit negative ...

Australians lose $13.5bn by delaying retirement switch: HESTA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... access tax-free income in retirement." The research said all member groups irrespective of their balance, gender, homeownership, or marital status would benefit from transitioning to retirement products at eligibility. "The research finds every eligible ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... currently before parliament, calling it "perverse". "We think it's a bad idea to hand over the dream of Australian homeownership to foreign fund managers. We think that's perverse and weird," Bragg said. "We don't want Cbus and BlackRock ...

Michael Dwyer joins impact fund board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... strengthen HOPE's governance, positioning us to deliver even stronger outcomes - both in creating pathways to homeownership for essential workers and in achieving attractive, sustainable returns for investors." HOPE Housing chief executive Tim Buskens ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... policy does little to bring new entrants to home ownership. Instead, it merely enables those already positioned for homeownership to purchase more expensive properties," ASFA said. ASFA is urging a more "holistic solution" to address the issue. "As highlighted ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Cohorts should be based on factors relevant to members financial outcomes in retirement, including Age Pension status, homeownership, and partnered status. "At a minimum, [trustees will] have three distinct retiree cohorts identified, and separate retirement ...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... to tackle housing affordability for poorer Australians, this problem is likely to get worse. Declining rates of homeownership among low-income Australians, together with the lower retirement savings of many women, increase the risk that more older women ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... calculators provided limited support for those without a home or with a mortgage. While all allowed users to input homeownership status, none used this information to assess eligibility for Commonwealth Rent Assistance or its impact on retirement income ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... said ongoing regulations have forced banks to eliminate flexibility and competition in the mortgage market and made homeownership less accessible. "This 'belt and braces' approach to macro-prudential restrictions is needlessly restrictive and increasingly ...
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