The new prime minister is facing a daunting task of achieving 1.5 million new homes.
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New Zealand needs more social housing and affordable rentals, but also better pathways for working renters to become home owners.
In the end, this scheme did deliver on some of its key promises. But it is surprising governments haven’t taken note of its shortcomings and replaced it with something even more effective.
Across Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging
Rather than selling off land to private developers, the government has better options. A policy from the 1990s provides a guide.
Social housing is being built at the fastest pace since the 1980s. But we are still leaving hundreds of thousands of Australians waiting for a home.
Housing for the elderly that fosters community, accessibility and care.
One Australian survey found more than a third of private renters feel their housing situation is harming their mental health.
The $10 billion housing future fund will build 30,000 new social and affordable homes. While the scheme is welcome, there is plenty of room for improvement.
Americans are realizing that the country’s two-tiered system of market-rate housing and government-operated, low-income housing isn’t doing the trick.
While young people who spent the first year of their lives in public housing started with higher levels of behaviour difficulties, by 12 they had closed the gap.
The government wants to cut red tape to improve housing supply. But homes will only become more affordable if other changes are also adopted, including tax reform.
New research looks at what types of assistance contribute the most to the economic well-being of Canadian renters.
Labor and the Coalition have both made some big housing policy announcements this election, but there are real problems going unaddressed.
Housing announcements are everywhere right now, but few are based on evidence. Here’s what the politicians aren’t talking about, but should be.
Its staggering forms made monuments out of ordinary places frequented by ordinary people.
Plans to knock down and rebuild 44 public housing towers are flawed. Retrofitting and upgrading is feasible, cheaper and better for people and the planet.
How can short films and political philosophy work together to address issues of social justice?
Researchers looked into how tech could improve the tenant experience – and found instead that many issues could be fixed with a human-centred approach.
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.
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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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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Research associate, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Professor, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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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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Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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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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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Property and Housing Economics, Adelaide University
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Associate professor in urbanism, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute