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Affordable housing: Bond aggregator good, but money still needed, industry says

Michael BlebyDeputy property editor

Updated Apr 26, 2017 – 2.33pm, first published at Apr 21, 2017 – 2.39pm

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Governments will still have to subsidise affordable housing development in order to create a market that allows institutional investors to fund the industry.

The opposition Labor Party has supported Treasurer Scott Morrison's planned bond aggregator model that would match institutional funders with the growing community housing industry.

Michael Bleby covers commercial and residential property, with a focus on housing and finance, construction, design & architecture. He also dabbles in the business of sport. Michael is based in Melbourne.