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More rented, more mortgaged, less owned: What the census tells us about housing
On the surface, the latest census tells us home ownership has changed little over the past five years. Between the 2016 census and this census in 2021, the share of Australians owning their homes remained steady at about 66%.
Which party's first homebuyers scheme is better?
Each side is offering something for first homebuyers this election, but the nature of the support is quite different.
As coronavirus widens the renter-owner divide, housing policies will have to change
What began as a global health crisis in the form of COVID-19 is now also an economic crisis of historic proportions. Much of the housing policy focus during the pandemic has rightly centred on the plight of people who are insecurely housed or homeless. Another strand of commentary has focused on a likely fall in property values.
The edges of home ownership are becoming porous. It's no longer a one-way street
With regard to home ownership, we have tended to worry most about the first big transition: moving from renting to getting a mortgage, assuming that afterwards things will be okay. But things are becoming more complicated.
Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices
The new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme announced the Coalition, and instantly backed by Labor, is likely to be popular among those on the cusp of buying their first home.