HOUSING

Funds management

Australians like to believe property values double every 10 years. It doesn’t — and the next decade could see annual growth rates of around 3 per cent as we navigate a ne...

Funds management

A leading fund manager says the structural deflation that made Australians real estate millionaires is over and investors should get ready for a decade of little to no ca...

People & Products

The acquisition of Government home equity scheme specialist Pension Boost has seen Household Capital become the largest provider of home equity retirement funding in Aust...

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Superannuation

Pushing matters such as superannuation for housing detracted the Government from serious financial issues during the pandemic, according to Stephen Jones. ...

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Expert Analysis

The Financial Services Council’s Jane Macnamara argues that the use of superannuation is not the answer to Australia’s housing affordability problem....

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Funds management

According to Brandywine Global, there are several post-COVID economic factors that merit investor consideration. ...

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Financial planning

Banks are contacting customers for their six-month home loan deferral assessment to discuss the next stage of support and assistance....

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Superannuation

The proposal for the early release of superannuation to address housing affordability by the Master Builders does nothing to address the supply side constraints at the he...

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Financial planning

In a survey of experts, 58% say this is not a good time to buy property as further price falls are expected....

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Financial planning

New scheme to allow first home buyers on low and middle incomes to purchase property with a deposit of as little as 5%....

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Financial planning

A new analysis suggests that the residential housing market is actually stabilising rather than bouncing back....

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Financial planning

Australian fixed income investors believe falling house prices pose the biggest risk to credit markets with 95 per cent expecting prices to fall further....

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Superannuation

The Grattan Institute’s recommendation that more rental housing assistance be provided is not enough to combat the housing strain faced by retirees, the Australian Instit...

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Funds management

For the investor who believes in the Australian dream of home ownership, Money Management found five infrastructure funds that could cost less and reap more. ...

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Policy & Regulation

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman, Greg Medcraft has confirmed reverse mortgages are currently the subject of regulatory surveillance....

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