A new report offers a roadmap to a healthier housing system. But its recommendations will require bold action.
Articles on Housing affordability
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Promoting home ownership is often at the centre of housing policy in many countries, including Canada. Yet rising costs are placing the dream of home ownership out of reach for many.
A new study reveals financial landlords charge the highest rents in Toronto.
Stereotypes of older generations owning all of the property wealth can be misleading. There are also senior Australians facing housing stress – and homelessness.
Three experts give their take on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s fourth and final debate before election day.
Renters who receive the accommodation supplement end up paying more for housing than those who don’t. But mortgage support offers better value for taxpayers.
The same market logics that defined the Gilded Age of the early 20th century have quietly returned in our own century, with devastating consequences.
More than 120,000 people are homeless in Australia. The problem can be solved, but it will take more than just building more homes
There is a range of important reasons why home ownership remains elusive for many Australians. But there are solutions.
Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?
The federal government’s housing plan includes two headline measures aimed at boosting supply and helping buyers.
How does coming of age in Australia look now compared to in the year 2000? Evidence shows young people now have it much worse.
Canadians want policies that address their needs but instead are served political gimmicks. To reconnect public interest with public policy, we need to develop new democratic practices.
Equal attention should be paid to the maintenance and preservation of older properties as to the construction of new ones.
Australia is filled with both underutilised and overcrowded social housing. By allowing tenants to exchange homes to ones more suitable, we could get many more people into safe and affordable housing.
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.
Two housing policy experts explain the origins behind Canada’s housing crisis and what needs to change in order to fix it.
Australia needs bold new housing policies that don’t just rely on the taxation system but consider a range of measures to meet the housing needs of all Australians.
By embracing local investment and governmental support, we can foster communities that are not only economically robust but also socially connected and supportive.
What happens when people form romantic relationships across class? Eve Vincent and Rose Butler interviewed 38 people to find out. Their candid answers are revealing.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Housing Policy and Practice, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Lecturer in GIS and Planning, Griffith University