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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. ...

BTR may create generation of tenants: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... to what the industry does." The primary purpose behind the establishment of HOPE was to address the affordable housing crisis faced by essential workers. It aims to provide a co-investment solution that facilitates homeownership for middle income earners. ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... these kinds of companies typically paying strong dividends to shareholders. "The enormous scale of Australia's housing crisis demands bold solutions," CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith said. "When I get around the country speaking to members, the ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... that's how we've ended up in this situation," she said. "As the biggest set of investors, super is critical in the housing crisis. I don't think it's ever going to get fixed without super funds; that's why it's so important to be part of that conversation," ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... partnered with Assemble to invest in affordable housing via a build-to-rent-to-own model, addressing Australia's housing crisis. AustralianSuper's investment focuses on the Assemble Futures pipeline, which aims to provide moderate-income households with ...

Government housing measures progress

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... Fund, which passed the lower house last night." The key bill being Future Fund, aims to help tackle Australia's housing crisis by securing ongoing funding for social and affordable housing. Fund returns will also deliver the government's commitments ...
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