Home Research Housing equity withdrawal: uses, risks, and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life Back to search Share Report Home ownership Housing equity withdrawal: uses, risks, and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life Final Report No. 217 Date Published: 28 Oct 2013 Authors: Rachel Ong ViforJ Therese Jefferson Gavin Wood Marietta Haffner Siobhan Austen This report considers the financial costs and risks of alternative housing equity withdrawal mechanisms. It provides recommendations about mitigating risks associated with mortgage equity withdrawal products for older Australians. Full Publication Research and Policy Bulletin POSITIONING PAPER Published by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited ISSN: 1834-7223 ISBN: 978-1-922075-46-8 Citation: Ong, R., Jefferson, T., Wood, G., Haffner, M., and Austen, S. (2013) Housing equity withdrawal: uses, risks, and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life, AHURI Final Report No. 217, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/217. RIS CITATION Ong ViforJ, Rachel Jefferson, Therese Wood, Gavin Haffner, Marietta Austen, Siobhan