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Call to subsidise property cover to keep owners insured
3+ week, 2+ day ago (71+ words) AFR Subsidised property insurance is an important way to address the increasingly urgent problem of ballooning property insurance costs in high-risk regions, according to experts in the field. A scheme of that nature would keep homeowners in the insurance net…...
13 million empty bedrooms: Downsizer drought weighs on housing supply
3+ week, 3+ day ago (74+ words) AFR Australian homes have become luxury goods forcing banks to skew lending to the rich, politicians were told on Monday, with more initiatives needed to boost supply to tackle the housing affordability crisis. There were not enough reasonably priced houses…...
Insurance brokers in apartment sector reported to watchdog
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (87+ words) AFR Two insurance brokers have been reported to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission this year for failing to disclose conflicts of interest including profit-sharing arrangements with strata managers, following a review by the industry’s independent watchdog. The Insurance Brokers…...
Could housing reform fuel another rent surge?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (70+ words) AFR Reduced investor demand for established properties also means less future supply of rental properties. The prospect of sustained falls in house prices has precipitated alarm in much of the media and financial commentary. This should not be surprising given…...
APRA warns climate change to double insurance premiums by 2050
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) By 2050, one in four Australian houses will be uninsured, as rising premiums from climate change make it unaffordable, creating problems for lenders. The annual bill for cleaning up natural disasters caused by climate change will more than double over the…...
‘Wicked problem’: Finding solutions for the looming insurance crisis
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (206+ words) The UK’s Flood Re scheme, which helped four-out-of-five homes with previous flood claims reduce the cost of premiums by more than 50 per cent, is on the radar. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Financial Services…...
Home buyer insurance costs to rise under Labor’s deposit guarantee
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (220+ words) House prices will increase and private mortgage insurance costs rise due to the government guarantee on home loan defaults, warns a new economic report. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. House prices will jump temporarily…...