Mustapha Bangura

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October 17, 2025

Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer

Song Shi, University of Technology Sydney; David Robinson, University of Technology Sydney, and Mustapha Bangura, University of Technology Sydney

Solar panels can be a low priority for cash-strapped homeowners – but a ‘use it or lend it’ program could help

Floods partially submerged a house in Richmond during the April 2022 flood. Mark Baker/AAP

November 18, 2024

We pay less for houses in one‑in‑100 year flood zones – but overlook risks of more devastating floods

Song Shi, University of Technology Sydney; Mustapha Bangura, University of Technology Sydney, and Sumita Ghosh, University of Technology Sydney

Floods are common in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley north of Sydney. But trends in house prices show us buyers don’t fully grasp the risk

Housing affordability becomes less of a concern in the years after buying a house, especially for people who bought a decade or more ago. Paul Miller/AAP

February 1, 2019

Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress

Mustapha Bangura, Western Sydney University and Chyi Lin Lee, Western Sydney University

Affordability is a problem across Sydney for prospective home buyers. But if they are able to become owners, new research shows affordability becomes much less of a problem over five to ten years.

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Many rooftops are perfect for solar but owners and renters can’t afford it. Here’s our answer

We pay less for houses in one‑in‑100 year flood zones – but overlook risks of more devastating floods

Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress

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