In Episode 191 of the Fintech Chatter Podcast, Dexter Cousins is joined by Tim Buskens CEO of Hope Housing a not-for-profit initiative assisting Essential Service Workers. Dexter and Tim chat about the very real issue of home ownership in Australia for essential workers, as they battle to afford housing closer to where they work.

About Hope Housing

Tim has witnessed first-hand the issues faced by our essential workers in their fight to afford home ownership. Tim was struck by the stress faced by many of our essential workers travelling over 90 minutes to get to their place of work.

He has observed how traditional banks viewed essential workers as too high risk for the traditional mortgage route, the upshot being priced out of the market in their communities. Ending in them being forced to move outside of their work location, carrying out long journeys every day.

From this Hope Housing materialised. An innovative way for people to finance their home purchase through alternative investment, not just the bank route. Now in its 4thyear, they are working with great partners who are helping make this happen.

The outcome has been assembling a wonderful team of like-minded people who continue to make the idea better, multiplying the effect.


About Tim Buskens

Tim is Chief Executive Officer and a Founding Director of HOPE Housing. Tim brings over 25 years’ experience in financial services across both private and public sectors to the role at Hope Housing.
Most recently as COO of the Australian Superannuation Funds Association, Tim has also held executive positions in Link Group, Oasis Asset Management and ASIC.
Tim has a Bachelor of Business from Victoria University and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

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