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HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Wendy Hayhurst said. "It's heartening to see the Commonwealth taking decisive action to address Australia's housing crisis - and not a moment too soon. And, with the funding tap at last beginning to flow, it's also reassuring that the government ...

Too much being asked of super trustees: Levy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... much to expect superannuation trustees to fix Australia's housing problem. Levy said she is sympathetic to the housing crisis, noting that she agrees owning a home does help in retirement, but said it shouldn't be on super trustees to solve the issue ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... the living sector in Australia." Kaneshamoorthy highlighted that student accommodation can also ease the nation's housing crisis. "Providing quality accommodation for domestic and international students takes pressure off the rental market in university ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... similar or greater return than a leveraged property investment." Miles said while it may not be enough to solve the housing crisis on its own, it deserves further considering while younger Australians wait for political solutions. "The common saying ...

Super funds to solve the housing crisis?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... said at the Australian Shareholders' Association Conference yesterday that addressing the supply side of the housing crisis requires an infusion of private capital. Delahunty explained that private capital can come from institutional investors such ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... football" in the lead-up to the Federal election, slamming its portrayal as a "silver bullet solution" to a complex housing crisis. "After having this proposal soundly rejected at the last Federal election, Senator Bragg has brought back the same policy ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Rising interest rates and weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau ...

Raiding super can worsen housing affordability: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
Allowing Australians to draw from their superannuation to purchase a home will not solve the affordable housing crisis and would potentially lead to higher property prices, a new analysis from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... through investment returns, at the exact same time as delivering a scalable, replicable contribution to the nation's housing crisis." Aware Super has agreed to commit $1.5 billion over the next five years to fuel the development of over 2000 apartments ...

HESTA pumps $100m into BTR project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... the potential for the superannuation industry to explore how they build partnerships to help address Australia's housing crisis. "Breaking ground on our inaugural build-to-rent project is a moment of great pride for HESTA and our partners," Blakey said. ...
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