維多利亞州的房屋擁有率已降至有記錄以來的最低水平，這一現(xiàn)象部分歸因于該州年輕人的社會生活方式。

澳大利亞統(tǒng)計局(Australian Bureau of Statistics)近期發(fā)布的2017年至2018年收入和住房調查顯示，僅有68.3%的維多利亞州居民擁有自己的住房。這是自1994年開始這項調查以來的最低記錄，統(tǒng)計之處有超過四分之三的家庭擁有自己的住房。

維多利亞房地產協(xié)會(Real Estate Institute of Victoria)副主席利亞·卡爾南(Leah Calnan)表示，2017年房價上漲和生活方式的改變是全州租房人數(shù)不斷增加的主要原因。卡爾南還說：“2017年很難進入市場，某些地區(qū)的季度漲幅甚至達到30%”。此外，年輕一代更喜歡待在父母家中或租房，這樣他們在社交和旅游等生活方式上有更多的預算。相比10年前我們的工作更加全球化，人們的思維過程也已經(jīng)完全改變。人們不想買一個房子，然后住上10年。

澳大利亞統(tǒng)計局的調查還顯示，盡管租賃也創(chuàng)紀錄達到29.4%，但目前是租房最不劃算的時期。房東平均收到租金$366澳元每周(占租客家庭收入的20.1%)，這一數(shù)據(jù)在90年代初期為$202澳元(17.8%)。但租房者的境況仍好于房東，房東需要支付約$487澳元每周(占家庭收入的16.7%)，這一數(shù)據(jù)也是有記錄以來的最高。

卡爾南表示，雖然目前較低的房價可能會鼓勵更多人離開租賃市場去買房，但在市場出現(xiàn)重大轉變前，需要更寬松的貸款限制。

澳大利亞聯(lián)邦銀行(Commonwealth Bank of Australia)昨日披露，雖然住房擁有率不斷下降，但74%的維多利亞人仍將擁有自己的住房視為偉大的澳大利亞夢。該行高管丹·哈金斯(Dan Huggins)表示，該公司對自有住房的調查數(shù)據(jù)顯示，越來越多的人認為擁有自己的住房是可以實現(xiàn)的。哈金斯還提及：“超過90%的澳大利亞人表示，對于首次購房者只要愿意在生活支出方面做出點犧牲，他們就可以擁有自己的房產?！?/span>

Homeownership at lowest level on record in Victoria: ABS

Victoria has reached its lowest level of homeownership on record, and the social lives of the state’s young adults are partly to blame.

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<Nathan Mawby, Herald Sun, July 17 2019>

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2017-2018 Survey of Income and Housing released today has revealed just 68.3 per cent of the state’s residents own their own home.

It’s the lowest figure since the survey began more than 20 years ago in 1994, when more than three quarters of households owned their home.

But it’s still above the national average of 66 per cent.

Real Estate Institute of Victoria vice president Leah Calnan said a combination of rising house prices across 2017, and changing lifestyles were behind escalating numbers of tenants across the state.

“In 2017 it was very, very difficult to buy into the market, there were some areas seeing quarterly increases of 30 per cent,” Ms Calnan said.

“Also, the younger generations are preferring to stay at home or rent so they can spend their money on lifestyle pursuits like socialising and travel.

“And because we are a more global workforce than we were 10 years ago, people don’t buy a home thinking they will live there for the next 10 years. There doesn’t seem to be that same thought process.”

The ABS survey also shows despite a record level of tenants in the state, accounting for 29.4 per cent of households, it is the least affordable time to rent a home, with landlords pocketing an average $366 (20.1 per cent of tenants household income) a week, compared to $202 (17.8 per cent) in the early 90s.

But renters are still better off in dollar terms than homeowners who shell out about $487 (16.7 per cent of their household income), also the highest figure on record.

While lower prices today could encourage more people to buy and leave the rental market, tighter lending restrictions would need to be relaxed before a significant shift was likely, Ms Calnan said.

Despite the falling ownership numbers, the Commonwealth Bank yesterday revealed 74 per cent of Victorians still viewed homeownership as the great Australian dream.

CBA executive Dan Huggins said its Home Own survey showed the number of people who believe homeownership was “achievable” had risen.

“Over 90 per cent of Australians said property ownership was achievable for potential first-home buyers so long as they are willing to make sacrifices with regards to their spending,” Mr Huggins said.

The ABS Survey of Income and Housing collected data from 14,000 Australian households, while the CBA survey captured the views of more than 1000 Australians.