NHFIC releases analysis on Australia’s rental markets
Annual rental growth in regional Australia has peaked and is slowing – rapidly in some areas – suggesting that the flow of people between the cities and regions triggered by the pandemic is unwinding, according to new analysis released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation.
Analysis on Australia’s rental markets
Around 31 per cent or nearly 3 million households in Australia are renters, with 26 per cent of households renting from private landlords and 3 per cent of households renting from state or territory housing authorities. Changes in the rental market are important because they typically accommodate lower income earners who are more vulnerable to experiencing housing stress. The COVID-19 pandemic period has had a substantial impact on Australia’s rental markets, with vacancy rates now at low levels in most cities and regions.
First Build-to-Rent social and affordable housing project to be delivered in partnership with the SA Government under the Federal Government’s widening of the NHIF
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) today announced its support for a $70 million Build-to-Rent social and affordable housing project in Adelaide to be undertaken by the South Australian Housing Authority (SAHA) and the community housing sector.
NHFIC releases inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) today launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), a Reflect RAP, to learn, reflect and progress our reconciliation journey with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NHFIC provides $33 million to support 181 social and affordable homes across Tasmania
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) will provide approximately $33 million in financing to help community housing provider, Housing Choices Tasmania (HCT) deliver up to 181 social and affordable dwellings in Tasmania.
Statement on Federal Government's introduction of a Housing Legislative Package into Parliament
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) notes the Federal Government’s introduction of a Housing Legislative Package into Parliament today. Once passed, the legislation will enable the delivery of a range of housing policy commitments announced in last October’s Federal Budget.
NHFIC infrastructure loan boosts the supply of social and affordable homes in Melbourne, Victoria
The construction of three social and affordable apartment housing projects is on track to soon deliver more than 200 homes in metropolitan Melbourne. This has been a collaboration between the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), Victorian community housing provider HousingFirst, City of Port Phillip (CoPP) and the Victorian State Government.
Analysis on international private finance and institutional investment to fund the delivery of social and affordable housing
Countries with prominent and growing institutional and private finance investment in social and affordable housing, typically have long-standing government policies such as guarantees, enduring subsidies, or public and private loan intermediation (similar to NHFIC’s bond aggregator), which help reduce the funding gap, research released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) found.