Fall in ageing Australians' home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy
- Written by Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
Increasing numbers of older Australians face a harder time paying the bills when they retire because they'll still be paying off a mortgage or renting a home.Art_Photo/Shutterstock
Outright home ownership has long been regarded as a supporting pillar of Australian retirement incomes policies. A report released today by the Australian Housing and...