This paper investigates whether the houses of elderly home owners appreciate at the same rate as the average house price appreciation rate in the market. For most elderly home owners, their well-being is strongly underpinned by their home ownership status, the value of their homes generally...

This research investigated the growing numbers of middle-aged and older Australians who are carrying mortgage debt into retirement and paying off higher levels of debt relative to house values and income. Between 1987 and 2015, mortgage debt among older mortgagors increased by 600 per cent (from...