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G.A. Wood
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Housing Equity Withdrawal
Perceptions of Obstacles among Older Australian Home Owners and associated Service Providers
Housing wealth dominates the asset portfolios of the older population in Australia and many other countries. Given the anticipated spike in fiscal costs associated with population ageing, there is growing policy interest in housing equity withdrawal (HEW) to finance living needs
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Housing Tax Reform
Is There a Way Forward?
Australian home owners and investors benefit from various tax concessions. Home owner tax concessions are poorly targeted with older, higher income households the main beneficiaries. There could also be efficiency consequences if the tax favoured owner-occupied housing sector att
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Housing Tax Reform
Is There a Way Forward?
Australian home owners and investors benefit from various tax concessions. Home owner tax concessions are poorly targeted with older, higher income households the main beneficiaries. There could also be efficiency consequences if the tax favoured owner-occupied housing sector att
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Housing Tax Reform
Is There a Way Forward?
Australian home owners and investors benefit from various tax concessions. Home owner tax concessions are poorly targeted with older, higher income households the main beneficiaries. There could also be efficiency consequences if the tax favoured owner-occupied housing sector att
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Life on the edge
A perspective on precarious home ownership in Australia and the UK
This paper focuses on two countries with debt-funded ownership-centred housing systems, Australia and the UK. Financially, there are similarities between these two societies, which have relatively ‘complete’, reasonably well-regulated mortgage markets, had limited exposure to the
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Life on the edge
A perspective on precarious home ownership in Australia and the UK
This paper focuses on two countries with debt-funded ownership-centred housing systems, Australia and the UK. Financially, there are similarities between these two societies, which have relatively ‘complete’, reasonably well-regulated mortgage markets, had limited exposure to the
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Life on the edge
A perspective on precarious home ownership in Australia and the UK
This paper focuses on two countries with debt-funded ownership-centred housing systems, Australia and the UK. Financially, there are similarities between these two societies, which have relatively ‘complete’, reasonably well-regulated mortgage markets, had limited exposure to the
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The Edges of Home Ownership
The Borders of Sustainability
In many Western countries the edges of ownership form a neglected zone between the majority tenure, sustainable owner-occupation, and the minority experience, long-term renting. In these tenure-divided societies, it is surprising that so little attention has been paid to the zone
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Housing Wealth and Age Care
Asset Based Welfare in Practice
Population ageing and the fiscal pressures it is causing has motivated governments to shift the responsibility for the financing of age care to the individual. In this paper we consider policy initiatives that include older owner occupiers’ housing wealth and imputed rental incom
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Housing Wealth and Age Care
Asset Based Welfare in Practice
Population ageing and the fiscal pressures it is causing has motivated governments to shift the responsibility for the financing of age care to the individual. In this paper we consider policy initiatives that include older owner occupiers’ housing wealth and imputed rental incom
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Housing Wealth and Age Care
Asset Based Welfare in Practice
Population ageing and the fiscal pressures it is causing has motivated governments to shift the responsibility for the financing of age care to the individual. In this paper we consider policy initiatives that include older owner occupiers’ housing wealth and imputed rental incom
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Long run urban analysis using property records
A methodological case study of land use change
This paper demonstrates the contribution that historical property records can make to our understanding of long run urban change. We use a case study of two streets from the suburb of Carlton in Melbourne, Australia between 1870 and 1970. The property records form a panel databas
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Long run urban analysis using property records
A methodological case study of land use change
This paper demonstrates the contribution that historical property records can make to our understanding of long run urban change. We use a case study of two streets from the suburb of Carlton in Melbourne, Australia between 1870 and 1970. The property records form a panel databas
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Long run urban analysis using property records
A methodological case study of land use change
This paper demonstrates the contribution that historical property records can make to our understanding of long run urban change. We use a case study of two streets from the suburb of Carlton in Melbourne, Australia between 1870 and 1970. The property records form a panel databas
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The test of a well-functioning housing system is the wellbeing of its occupants. It may therefore seem encouraging that in jurisdictions dominated by mortgage-backed home ownership, owner-occupiers traditionally report better physical and mental health than renters. During the 20
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The test of a well-functioning housing system is the wellbeing of its occupants. It may therefore seem encouraging that in jurisdictions dominated by mortgage-backed home ownership, owner-occupiers traditionally report better physical and mental health than renters. During the 20
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