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May 3, 2023

Transforming Lives with Affordable Housing for Nurses

Sophie works as an after-hours Clinical Nurse Educator in the Intensive Care Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst. Graduating 10 years ago and starting out at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, Sophie felt her career had started to stagnate,…

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May 3, 2023

Allyson Bailie: Driving Business and Social Impact at HOPE

Allyson Bailie brings a background in bank lending and a passion for purpose driven innovation to her role at HOPE. Here she shares some of the big questions investors ask about HOPE’s back office operations and what drives her to…

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May 2, 2023

A Model Where Homeowners and Investors Thrive in Partnership – it’s called Shared Equity

Residential property has long been a popular investment for individuals seeking stable, long-term returns. However, rising interest rates, increased servicing costs and changes to tax policy are making the traditional approach of buying to rent and eventually banking healthy capital…

Jessica Ellerm

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March 22, 2023

Affordable Housing Solutions for Essential Workers by HOPE

Housing affordability has been a longstanding challenge for essential workers living and work in Australia’s most expensive housing market areas. But a new study undertaken for HOPE Housing by researchers at The University of Sydney, reveals that the situation has…

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March 22, 2023

Welcome to HOPE: Jessica Ellerm – Head of Investor Engagement

At the start of March, Jessica Ellerm joined the HOPE team as our Head of Investor Engagement. Prior to the launch of the Fund late last year, Jess had been involved with HOPE on a part-time basis, helping to build…

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March 22, 2023

Helping Essential Workers Buy Well

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most of us will ever make. However, it is all too easy for an inexperienced buyer to get swept up in the excitement of finding their dream home. That’s the…

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January 24, 2023

Impact Investing in Private Equity: HOPE’s Affordable Housing

While the debate around the use of super for nation-building projects like affordable housing rages, HOPE Housing is working on a new way for funds to get involved. Lachlan Maddock HOPE (Home Owners’ Partnering Equity) Housing is aiming to solve…

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December 8, 2022

Housing push is personal for Sims

One of the great lessons of the last few years is who actually keeps this country running. From the horror of the bushfires that started in 2019, to the pandemic, and more recently floods that have ravaged eastern Australia, it’s become clear how big a debt Australia owes…

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November 22, 2022

Affordable Housing for Police Officers

Ensuring our members can afford a home within the communities they serve is one of The PANSW’s top priorities. Angus Skinner PANSW Research Manager Government action to date has been limited to small-scale rental options that do not suit police…

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November 22, 2022

Empowering Frontline Heroes: Housing Affordability Solutions

A solution for Australia’s housing affordability issue. It’s a relentless job being an essential worker, especially over the last few years with fires, the COVID-19 pandemic and then the recent floods. With no option to work from home, they have…

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July 20, 2022

HOPE’s Impact Journey in Real Estate Co-Investing

The co-founder of a new co-investment housing scheme explains why it’s so important to think about the change you want to create. Danielle Kitchen The Centre for Social Impact’s Amplify Online tool is helping essential workers buy homes close to their…

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July 12, 2022

Shared Equity Home Buyer Help for Essential Workers by HOPE

Recent studies have shown it now takes essential workers over 12 years just to save a deposit for an average home in Sydney – and this goes up to a whopping 28.2 years to buy in the inner ring! John…

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