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New research has revealed Australia’s housing barriers are changing the traditional life course many young people are expected to follow.
Apartment defects continue to be a problem in Australia as builders prioritise cost over safety. Our research shows there are ways they can do both.
He was elected promising a new style off government, but his difficulty in countering Peter Dutton’s right-wing populism has left Albanese floundering.
Five million homes have two or more spare bedrooms. What’s needed are rules to clarify the pension and tax implications of taking in boarders, and matching services that offer protections.
Two housing policy experts explain the origins behind Canada’s housing crisis and what needs to change in order to fix it.
My calculations suggest that if homeownership bounced back to 70% – where it was before a key tax change – an extra 430,000 homes would now be owned by the people living in them.
Ontario’s focus on car-centric development without other investments in community will not improve the quality of life for Ontarians.
The US presidential race continues to be tight, while the Coalition holds a narrow lead over Labor in one Australian federal poll.
Larger developments can bring new schools and roads – but they are also prone to severe delays.
Rental technology platforms force renters to pay for costly background checks, collect too much personal data and use opaque algorithms to ‘score’ applicants.
How likely are the new changes to make home ownership more attainable for Canadians who increasingly view it as a distant dream?
A lack of understanding and supports mean people with FASD are more likely to end up struggling with homelessness.
A new housing study suggests that eviction records are not merely a reflection of renters’ instability − they are also a cause of it.
The city of Denver has passed a new program that gives migrants resources as they wait six months for a work permit.
In most other countries around the world, sellers don’t have to foot the bill for advertising their properties. Could the extra costs Australians pay have economic effects?
We’ve just finished a three-year investigation into how we can rebuild Australians’ trust in residential building construction – including the strata management industry. Here’s where we’d start.
Australia is short of construction workers, yet qualified and experienced migrants are far more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than workers born in Australia.
A beautiful building means that someone cared to do that little bit extra, which can be meaningful for its inhabitants.
None of the 49 leading economists polled in the latest Economic Society of Australia survey said they believed the market was delivering good outcomes.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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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 Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT 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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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia