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Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... now, more homes. Through its scalable, investment-led housing platform C1 is enabling more Australians to attain home ownership while also increasing affordable rental supply," Buskens explained. "Australia needs new system architecture in housing. C1 ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... until mid-2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Meanwhile, the new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund hopes to accelerate housing delivery and easing development delays ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 to 2027 Federal Budget, the measures form part of what the government described as its most ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Deposit Scheme and Help to Buy. "Together, these initiatives now assist more than half of first home buyers into home ownership," Chalmers said. A major early initiative was the National Housing Accord unveiled in the 2022 Federal Budget, which aimed ...

BUSSQ to roll out personalised investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... something to be regularly managed," he said. "This coupled with the increase in housing prices, potentially putting home ownership out of reach, means super is likely to become the biggest asset at retirement for some people, so it's natural that they ...

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... develop a holistic representation of member circumstances, especially non-financial data such as partnership status, home ownership status etc, limiting ability to segment at a more granular level, or develop specific and personalised retirement income ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... of our inquiry, it has been made clear to the Committee that having a secure retirement depends heavily on your home ownership status, not your super balance," Bragg said at the time. "We looked at existing and proposed super for housing policies to ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... of the wealth spectrum has flatlined over the decade, averaging $28,000 - "leaving them with little prospect of home ownership," it said. Its analysis found that 99% of rentals are out of reach for full-time minimum wage earners, while homelessness is ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... mortgage insurance (LMI) is a critical component in Australia's housing market by facilitating access to credit and home ownership, supporting the stability of the financial system, and underpinning competition in the lending market. ICA chief executive ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... a house also would not need to access their super. "In effect, the 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 ...
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