Home Insights Latest news Latest news In the Media 20th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 20th May 2023 in In the Media The rental market – an unhappy marriage headed for divorce Shared equity schemes already operate across most states. This article in The Age asserts that the federal government is due to introduce its own version, and references AHURI research, which has shown that shared equity – where an investor (usually a government) helps buy a property in exchange for a share of its capital growth – would offer opportunities to first-time owners. view details In the Media 19th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 19th May 2023 in In the Media Call to scrap credit test to free households from mortgage prison This article in the Australian Financial Review suggests that hundreds of thousands of borrowers would be freed from mortgage prison if banks were no longer required to conduct serviceability tests on refinancing applications, with new AHURI research revealing the assessments are also locking first home buyers out of the market. view details In the Media 18th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 18th May 2023 in In the Media Why falling interest rates are bad news for first homebuyers As Australians have been slugged with 11 rate hikes since May last year, many are hoping for them to be slashed, but it would spell bad news for some. This article in the Herald Sun quotes AHURI research, which has shown it was actually lower interest rates which made property unaffordable for those trying to enter the property market. view details news 18th May 2023 in news news 18th May 2023 in news Falling interest rates locked first home buyers out of the market The study, ‘Financing first home ownership: modelling policy impacts at market and individual levels’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Curtin University, University of Sydney and RMIT University, modelled the relationships between different housing finance conditions and people’s ability to buy their first home. view details news 16th May 2023 in news news 16th May 2023 in news Build to rent, and other solutions for delivering affordable housing – AHURI showcases the partnerships making it happen Is build-to-rent the next big thing? Can it provide affordable housing? Improved tax benefits for Build-to-rent housing developments were announced in the 2023 Commonwealth Budget and welcomed by many in the housing sector. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Current page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
In the Media 20th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 20th May 2023 in In the Media The rental market – an unhappy marriage headed for divorce Shared equity schemes already operate across most states. This article in The Age asserts that the federal government is due to introduce its own version, and references AHURI research, which has shown that shared equity – where an investor (usually a government) helps buy a property in exchange for a share of its capital growth – would offer opportunities to first-time owners. view details
In the Media 19th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 19th May 2023 in In the Media Call to scrap credit test to free households from mortgage prison This article in the Australian Financial Review suggests that hundreds of thousands of borrowers would be freed from mortgage prison if banks were no longer required to conduct serviceability tests on refinancing applications, with new AHURI research revealing the assessments are also locking first home buyers out of the market. view details
In the Media 18th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 18th May 2023 in In the Media Why falling interest rates are bad news for first homebuyers As Australians have been slugged with 11 rate hikes since May last year, many are hoping for them to be slashed, but it would spell bad news for some. This article in the Herald Sun quotes AHURI research, which has shown it was actually lower interest rates which made property unaffordable for those trying to enter the property market. view details
news 18th May 2023 in news news 18th May 2023 in news Falling interest rates locked first home buyers out of the market The study, ‘Financing first home ownership: modelling policy impacts at market and individual levels’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Curtin University, University of Sydney and RMIT University, modelled the relationships between different housing finance conditions and people’s ability to buy their first home. view details
news 16th May 2023 in news news 16th May 2023 in news Build to rent, and other solutions for delivering affordable housing – AHURI showcases the partnerships making it happen Is build-to-rent the next big thing? Can it provide affordable housing? Improved tax benefits for Build-to-rent housing developments were announced in the 2023 Commonwealth Budget and welcomed by many in the housing sector. view details
