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Building a stronger Detroit means stabilizing housing, using vacant land to benefit the public and investing in social infrastructure.
Labor and the Coalition have both made some big housing policy announcements this election, but there are real problems going unaddressed.
Australia is running out of affordable, safe places to live – and climate change is getting worse. It makes sense to deal with both crises together.
‘40 acres and a mule’ never happened. Now governments and communities across the US are redistributing land and wealth, from Evanston, Illinois, to Athens, Georgia.
How can short films and political philosophy work together to address issues of social justice?
Current crisis accommodation is isolating, frightening and doesn’t meet the needs of woman and children, but one program is succeeding where others fail.
Agencies that help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness are struggling to house them because of the shortfall of social housing and intense competition for affordable rentals.
With the government’s legislation passing the senate, Australia has new tax concessions to drive the construction of rental properties. Here’s how they work.
The scheme is another worthy micro-measure, but a wider, cohesive housing strategy remains absent.
If real, inflation-adjusted wages are up, then why are millions of Americans so down about their economic prospects?
The rapid growth of our capital cities is creating all sorts of problems. Dispersing growth across regional city networks could ease these growth pains and make our cities more sustainable.
Successful programs overseas have been highly targeted, financially innovative and used planning systems and public land to provide essential workers with housing they can afford.
Talk of ‘grey belts’ and new towns avoids the key issue.
As well as the added costs of upgrades and options that the marketing glosses over, people need to consider five other sources of cost blow-outs when building a home.
Two housing policy experts explain the origins behind Canada’s housing crisis and what needs to change in order to fix it.
Limiting or scrapping negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount would help take the heat out of the market and give the government much more money to invest in social housing.
The risk of eviction is not just limited to those in precarious financial situations, but can impact renters across the board.
Our research shows decent homes could be lost – and the social and environmental costs of demolition should not be ignored.
Integrating affordable housing with accessible health and social services is a proven, highly cost-effective way to tackle homelessness and vastly improve people’s lives.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Research associate, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Profesor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University