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brief 30th June 2020

COVID-19 mortgage stress creating uncertain housing futures

… COVID-19 mortgage stress creating uncertain housing futures Media reports … more than 1.4 million Australian households are now in mortgage stress and almost 100,000 could default on their home loans … more than 1.4 million Australian households are now in mortgage stress and almost 100,000 could default on their …
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brief 17th October 2019

Retiring with a mortgage affects mental health

… Retiring with a mortgage affects mental health The rise in home ownership in … to nearly 27.5 per cent in 2015. In addition, the average mortgage debt owed on their property has risen from $27,206 … that mortgage indebtedness and mortgage repayment stress be minimalised. Policy options Policy options include …
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brief 23rd May 2019

Understanding the 30:40 indicator of housing affordability stress

… Understanding the 30:40 indicator of housing affordability stress While there are many ways of comparing a household's … to be in housing stress. Housing costs include rent, mortgage payments (including both the principal and … home or shared houses because they couldn't afford mortgage or rental payments. Relevant AHURI research Burke, …
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Mortgage stress
In the Media 21st March 2022

Homeowners are struggling with increasing mortgage stress

ABC News
… Homeowners are struggling with increasing mortgage stress Image ABC News Mon, 03/21/2022 - 12:00 … of affordable housing and increasing wages would alleviate mortgage stress so Australians can keep up with the cost of … of affordable housing and increasing wages would alleviate mortgage stress so Australians can keep up with the cost of …
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Housing assistance and policy Non shelter outcomes
22nd December 2022

Predicting risk to inform housing policy and practice

Milad Ghasri, Wendy Stone, Hazel Easthope, Piret Veeroja
… short-term, medium-term and long-term periods of housing stress for individuals and households, which might, in turn, … ‘housing shocks’ can include inability to afford rent or mortgage payments; eviction; overcrowding; or housing … precarity. Many such shocks are underpinned by housing stress, in which household resources are inadequate to manage …
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news 12th November 2020

Tenant landlord relationship tested during COVID-19

… face a challenging financial situation meeting rent or mortgage payments. ‘Our analysis found that there was not a … to help reduce financial strains and issues relating to stress and mental wellbeing, there was confusion, stress and uncertainty about what would happen at the end of …
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