Housing equity withdrawal: uses, risks, and barriers to alternative mechanisms in later life

This project uncovers the uses, risks of and barriers to housing equity withdrawal (HEW) by older home owners aged 45 years and over via three alternative mechanisms: in situ mortgage equity withdrawal (MEW), downsizing and selling up. Its overall objective is to provide an evidence base for policie...

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Main Authors: Ong, Rachel, Jefferson, Therese, Wood, G., Haffner, M., Austen, Siobhan
Format: Report
Published: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute 2013
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Online Access:https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/217
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32876