The Australian housing sector is calling on political parties to make home-ownership a priority in their agenda if they win the upcoming federal election in May. The Housing Industry Association (HIA), a peak body representing members working in the residential building industry across Australia, said its research suggested that three in four Australians believed people should be able to possess their own home. Among the respondents who were currently tenants, 85 percent desired to become homeowners. However, only 42 percent felt they would attain this goal one day. In addition, over 50 percent of those surveyed said incentives supporting home-ownership would be helpful to them, and two-thirds believed the government should help Australians acquire what was often the largest purchase in their lives. “HIA remains dedicated to changing this statistic, and we believe that it is an objective that should be adopted by all political parties contesting the upcoming federal …