{"id":22305,"date":"2019-05-13T13:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T03:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/?p=22305"},"modified":"2019-05-13T13:46:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T03:46:34","slug":"housing-win-for-first-homeowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.architecture.com.au\/news-media\/housing-win-for-first-homeowners\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing win for first homeowners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MEDIA RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13 May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes the Government\u2019s commitment \u2013 subsequently matched by the Opposition \u2013 to introduce a new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme from 1 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>National President, Clare Cousins, said the measure would help Australians on lower and middle incomes enter the housing market earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We welcome this measure that will help more people become home owners,\u2019 Ms Cousins said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It will remove what has become an increasingly significant barrier to more Australians being able to purchase their first home, access to finance and the need to save a 20 per cent deposit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In some cases, it will also reduce the overall costs where people will no longer need to pay lenders mortgage insurance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While the full details of the scheme have yet to be released, the Institute said other similar schemes have proven highly effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In Western Australia the Keystart program has been successfully using low deposit loans to help people purchase a home for more than three decades now,\u2019 Ms Cousins said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We identified housing affordability as one of the top six priorities for government in our federal <a href=\"https:\/\/repository.architecture.com.au\/download\/policy-advocacy\/Institute_ElectionPlatform_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">election platform<\/a>. Affordability and access to housing affects our overall productivity as a nation and the ability of all citizens to participate effectively in the economy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Institute also welcomed the announcement of additional funding for the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to \u201cconduct comprehensive research into housing demand, supply and affordability in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Improving the housing data available not only to government but also to industry will enable us to better plan Australia\u2019s housing future and ensure it is equitable and designed to best meet the needs of all Australians,\u2019 Ms Cousins said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For media enquiries contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiona Benson<br \/><\/strong><em>On behalf of the<br \/><\/em><strong>Australian Institute of Architects<br \/><\/strong><strong>M. +61 (0) 407 294 620<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Fiona@fjpartners.com.au\"><strong>Fiona@fjpartners.com.au<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":753,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-media-releases-2019"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Housing win for first homeowners - News &amp; 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