| Description |
xiii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Hugh Stretton -- 1. Timing and Position: The Keys to Capital Gains -- 2. Winners and Losers -- 3. Bequeathing and Inheriting Housing Wealth / Lisel O'Dwyer -- 4. Housing: An Investment for All? -- 5. Housing Wealth within Australia's Economy -- 6. Housing Wealth in the Lives of Three Generations of Home Owners -- 7. Fast Forward: Home Ownership and Housing Wealth in 2030 -- 8. Towards Fairer Shares of Housing for All Australians |
| Summary |
"It's the Great Australian Dream: to own your own home. A staggering 85 per cent of Australians attempt it at some stage in their lives - the highest percentage in the world." "Government policies, the economy and local geographical factors affect the housing choices of different generations, from the 'safe and sound' postwar generation and the 'Baby Boomers' to 'Generation X'." "In a clear and challenging analysis, Home Truths shows how home ownership may enrich people or entrap them in debt. It examines the dream and spells out its consequences for individuals and for the wider society."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
House buying |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Investment |
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Mortgages |
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Owner occupied housing |
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Prices |
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Social change |
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State issue |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) |
| Subject |
Home ownership -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
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Home ownership -- Australia.
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Housing surveys -- Australia.
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Housing -- Economic aspects -- Australia.
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Housing -- Australia.
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Land tenure -- Australia.
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Real property -- Australia.
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Wealth -- Australia.
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| Author |
Beer, Andrew.
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| LC no. |
00690581 |
| ISBN |
0522848931 |
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