Stephen Whelan

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Our analysis of wealth trends suggests Australia’s middle class may be ‘shrinking’

Dec 11, 2024 | theconversation.com | Melek Cigdem-Bayram |Gavin Wood |Miranda Stewart |Stephen Whelan

There are growing concerns about wealth inequality in Australia and what it means for people’s ability to get ahead. For many, home ownership has become a pipe dream. Huge numbers of Australians now feel the cards are increasingly stacked against them. Our recent working paper examined changes in absolute and relative wealth held by Australians, using data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey.
Leases (Fall 2023) | JD Supra

Nov 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Stephen Whelan

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS - This survey covers several 2022 cases involving disputes among parties to equipment leases or other personal property financings and cases involving third parties claiming to have related rights or interests.
Predominant Purpose: What’s That? | JD Supra

Oct 4, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Stephen Whelan

THE 2022 AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (THE “2022 AMENDMENTS”) constitute a sweeping expansion and revision of the UCC.
Financing first home ownership: opportunities and challenges

Sep 14, 2023 | apo.org.au | Stephen Whelan |Hal Pawson |Laurence Troy |Rachel Ong

Description This final inquiry examines the challenges of financing to buy a first home. It incorporates four supporting research projects and focuses on socio-economic developments and policy settings that impact access to home ownership. While high house prices are often cited as the biggest challenge faced by first homebuyers, this inquiry highlights that the problem is significantly more complex.
Transitions into home ownership: a quantitative assessment

Jul 20, 2023 | apo.org.au | Stephen Whelan |Kadir Atalay |Garry Barrett |Melek Cigdem-Bayram

Description This research analyses the economic constraints on people’s ability to buy a home over the four decades from the early 1980s. It analyses how home ownership has evolved over time; considers demand subsidies provided to first homebuyers; and examines the support from other family for first homebuyers. Home ownership rates for people aged 30 have fallen from a high of 65 per cent among those born in the late 1950s to around 45 per cent among those born in the 1980s.