Renters face all types of housing discrimination, new research has found. This needs to be taken into consideration when it comes to relying on the private sector to help with emergency housing.
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Even changing the tax system won’t end steadily-climbing property prices. They are the result of urbanisation, and while COVID has eased some of the pressures, it has added some more.
There are many strategies needed simultaneously to address housing affordability in Canada. The expansion of social housing supply is a particularly effective one.
Most research on unaffordable housing has focused on homeownership, but rental affordability is also a serious issue.
Hamilton city council’s vote to pass an anti-renoviction bylaw is an important step in addressing housing affordability in Ontario.
If the cause of the mould is related to the design and construction of the house, rental providers should act.
Alan Kohler’s Quarterly Essay lays out how the policies of successive governments have not only failed to address housing problems, but actively created them.
Labour’s 2021 property tax changes were meant to lower the cost of housing. But without a proper capital gains tax it only hurt investors and renters, and made the tax system overall less coherent.
Most Australians want to age at home, where they can remain connected to their communities and neighbourhoods. But what happens if you’re renting?
Here are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
Mortgaged households have faced a 17.5% increase in living costs over the past two years, compared to 10.8% for households who rent.
Do you ever worry about how Airbnb rentals might be affecting your neighbourhood? Your concerns might not be misplaced.
These days people prefer to simply have access to goods and services, rather than outright owning them. But what does this mean for the future of consumerism?
Many tenants might fail to report problems out of fear of being evicted.
Landlords don’t think renters will pay more for homes with rooftop solar. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
In order to ensure new multi-unit housing prioritizes comfort and health, future residents and building owners should know what design choices to advocate for.
An expert breaks down the new proposals.
Mould is a health hazard and renters are most at risk. Here experts in health, law, building and construction examine the problem of mould in homes and offer guidance for both renters and landlords.
Canadian universities host thousands of international students, many of whom come from India. While all these students need housing, many face discrimination in the rental market.
In order for Canada to overcome the housing affordability crisis, individuals, families, the real estate industry and government all need to work together.
Top contributors
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Research Fellow, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Deputy Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Adjunct lecturer, Victoria University
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Senior Associate, Economic Prosperity and Democracy, Grattan Institute
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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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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor (Housing Policy), Adelaide University, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex
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Research Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina