First Home Buyers Anxious for Budget Relief

March 24th,2014

Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) President, Ms Pamela Bennett says all the focus on delivering budget surpluses should not be at the expense of the Treasurer taking much-needed action to address declining affordability in the housing market.

"Since peaking in the early nineties, home loan affordability has been trending downwards to alarming levels," Ms Bennett said.