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...
Superannuation
Pushing matters such as superannuation for housing detracted the Government from serious financial issues during the pandemic, according to Stephen Jones. ...
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....
Funds management
According to Brandywine Global, there are several post-COVID economic factors that merit investor consideration. ...
Financial planning
Banks are contacting customers for their six-month home loan deferral assessment to discuss the next stage of support and assistance....
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...
Financial planning
In a survey of experts, 58% say this is not a good time to buy property as further price falls are expected....
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%....
Financial planning
A new analysis suggests that the residential housing market is actually stabilising rather than bouncing back....
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....
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...
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. ...
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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