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Soaring mortgage debt causing headaches for older Australians

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th August 2019 -  Older Australians are suffering mental health problems and psychological distress because of soaring mortgage debt, new research shows.   A report from the Australian Housing…

How Can We Make it Easier For People With Disability to Find a Home?

Luke Michael, Friday, 23rd November 2018 -  Experts believe a new platform helping people with disability find a home could become the Airbnb of accessible housing.      Researchers from the Australian Housing and Urban …

Government Would Save $1.6 Billion by Boosting Social Housing Construction to Post-war Levels, Says Report

Luke Michael, Friday, 16th November 2018 -  Australia needs a tenfold increase in social housing construction to combat a shortfall of almost half a million properties left by 25 years of inadequate investment, a new report…

New Research Calls For National Housing Strategy

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 29th May 2018 -  A unified national housing strategy is crucial to addressing Australia’s shortfall of more than 200,000 affordable properties, according to new research. The Australian…

Social Impact Investing Poses Potential Solution to Housing Crisis

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 16th May 2018 -  Social impact investing could be a game changer in helping to address Australia’s housing crisis. A new report, released on Wednesday by the Australian Housing and Urban Research…

Affordable Housing Framework is Inadequate, Researchers Warn

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 14th February 2018 -  The framework for affordable housing in Australia is inadequate and driven by funding opportunities rather than defined housing needs, a new report has warned.   Researchers at…

Struggling Homelessness Services Must Look to New Ways of Funding

Wendy Williams, Friday, 28th April 2017 -  Homelessness services in Australia are “overwhelmingly” unable to meet client demand and must consider additional funding models in order to ensure their survival, according …

Affordable Housing Industry Has Capacity But Lacks Government Certainty

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 20th April 2017 -  Australia urgently needs national legislation that defines affordable housing and sets out the economic and social purpose of the industry, according to new research. A report …

Study of UK Public Housing Helping Put Australia On Track

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 29th March 2017 -  Australia has a lot to learn from the UK experience of transferring public housing estates to not-for-profit providers, according to new research. A new study has painted a picture…

Shifting Management to NFPs is Good for Public Housing

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 25th January 2017 -  Transferring the management of public housing from state and territory governments to not-for-profit housing providers can revive run-down estates and build more homes, according…

Guaranteeing the Future of Affordable Rental Housing

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 29th October 2013 -  An international review of the use of government guarantees to support investment in affordable rental housing by RMIT University says a similar model is “desperately needed…

Housing Bonds Could Ease Rental Crisis

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th May 2012 -  Housing bonds could be used to fund affordable rental housing, according to a report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. The report’s lead author,…
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