The Future Housing Taskforce is working together with councils, builders and land developers to turn this unenviable position around by creating smarter and more affordable houses for the future.
This is not an easy task.
Put simply, an affordable home should not exceed 33% of your net surplus income.
If this sounds confusing then simply click on one of the following case studies to
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• Peter
• Single
• No children
• Income $54,216
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• Bill and Rachael
• Couple
• No children
• Combined income $79,110
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• Damien and Melissa
• Married
• 2 children
• Combined income $107,352
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• Mathew and Kate
• Married
• 3 children
• Combined income $110,700
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Median House Prices Today
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Median House Price |
Brisbane:
Sydney:
Melbourne:
Adelaide:
Perth: |
$445,000
$517,250
$480,000
$387,500
$475,000
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| Source: RP Data May 2010 |
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As you can see from the above table, house prices are moving well out of reach for many Australians. The Future Housing Taskforce is committed to bringing affordability and sustainability back to housing. We want to know that our teachers, nurses and firefighters can responsibly afford their own home and we will keep working hard until we achieve this goal.
Our Goal:
- To deliver smart, sustainable and affordable homes and land from $285,000
How are we going to achieve this?
- By working closely with builders, developers and local councils around Australia to bring about real change.
- By thinking ‘outside the box’ and coming up with new and innovative ways to build homes
- By working with the housing industry to deliver central locations where Future Housing can be viewed by the public.
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