Parents offering their children a leg-up on the property ladder are at increased risk of financial elder abuse, according to a new study published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2024
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Homeownership has long been thought of as the great Australian dream. For individuals, it's seen as the path to adulthood and prosperity. For the nation, it's seen as a cornerstone of economic and social policy.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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Cities across the country are feeling the weight of a shortage of affordable housing. Economic growth, fluctuating interest rates and an expanding short-term rental market have collided with supply shortages and antiquated ...
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2023
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"Class is the basis of British politics; all else is embellishment and detail." So wrote Peter Pulzer, the former Gladstone professor of politics at the University of Oxford in the 1960s. Nowadays, however, it is age, not ...
Political science
Sep 21, 2023
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Investors have been buying houses at a steady rate since the last recession, but how much does it affect availability in the housing market? New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology shows investors are most likely ...
Economics & Business
Aug 8, 2023
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First home buyers (FHBs) in New South Wales (NSW) are finding it more challenging to get into home ownership, and government intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic may be partly to blame.
Economics & Business
May 26, 2023
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New research has found the lack of new supply, driven by construction cost increases and labor shortages, will significantly affect housing markets over the next two years.
Economics & Business
May 26, 2023
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Compared to the rest of the world, income inequality is not particularly high in Australia, nor is it getting much worse—until you include housing.
Social Sciences
Jan 9, 2023
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As the nation's Latino population has grown from 35 million in 2000 to more than 62 million, so have Latinos' overall levels of education, home ownership and economic security. But these gains also mask marked differences ...
Social Sciences
Oct 27, 2022
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We aren't very good at predicting what will make us happy. That is one finding from a study by Basel economists. They investigated the effects of purchasing a home on life satisfaction. The positive effect on happiness did ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2022
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