By Bill Randolph, UNSW This article is the third in a series based on new research into the place of lower-income and disadvantaged households in a compact city. Originally published on The Conversation. The densification of Australian cities has been heralded as a boon for housing choice and diversity. The up-beat promotion of “the swing […]
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Why investor-driven urban density is inevitably linked to disadvantage
August 23rd, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Cities, Construction, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing supply, Sydney, urban renewal
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It’s not just the buildings, high-density neighbourhoods make life worse for the poor
August 22nd, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Cities, Demographics, Housing, Public space, Sydney, urban renewal
By Laurence Troy, UNSW; Hazel Easthope, UNSW, and Laura Crommelin, UNSW This article is the second in a series based on new research into the place of lower-income and disadvantaged households in a compact city. Originally published on The Conversation. Last year marked the first time that construction began on more higher-density housing in Australia […]
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Taxing empty homes: a step towards affordable housing, but much more can be done
July 17th, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Housing, Housing supply
Vacant and unlit ‘ghost’ apartments are a source of public outrage in major cities around the world. leniners/flickr, CC BY-NC By Hal Pawson, UNSW. Originally published on The Conversation. Vacant housing rates are rising in our major cities. Across Australia on census night, 11.2% of housing was recorded as unoccupied – a total of 1,089,165 dwellings. […]
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Tenants’ calls for safe public housing fall on deaf ears
June 28th, 2017 · 1 Comment · Government, Housing, Housing conditions, Tenancy
By Gemma McKinnon, UNSW. I have worked and researched in housing law for one-third of my life. When news of the Grenfell Tower fire broke, our network of tenant advocates and housing researchers was heartbroken and angry, but not necessarily surprised. People who know public housing in New South Wales (including the residents themselves) know […]
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Two pictures of rental housing stress and vulnerability zero in on areas of need
May 18th, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Cities, Government, Housing, Housing supply, Regions
The Rental Vulnerability Index for Queensland shows the cumulative impact of factors affecting renters across the state. City Futures Research Centre By Chris Martin, UNSW and Laurence Troy, UNSW. Originally published on The Conversation. Two new tools for measuring and visualising problems in our rental housing system are in the media this week. They have similar […]
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Budget 2017 charts new social and affordable housing reform agenda
May 12th, 2017 · No Comments · Finance, Government, Housing, Housing supply, urban renewal
By Chris Martin, UNSW and Hal Pawson, UNSW. Originally published on The Conversation. Under pressure to tackle deepening housing affordability problems, Treasurer Scott Morrison has included various housing policy measures in his budget, some relating to Australia’s small sector of social and affordable housing. One headline-grabber is the creation of a new entity, the National Housing […]
New to Australia? Good luck! Migrants can no longer afford ‘gateway’ suburbs
May 5th, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Cities, Demographics, Guest appearance, Housing, Migration, Sydney, Wellbeing
Jack Wright/flickr, CC BY-NC By Hazel Easthope, UNSW and Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology. Originally published on The Conversation. The concentration of disadvantaged people in certain parts of cities is almost always seen as undesirable by urban researchers and policymakers. But is this always the case? Our research demonstrates that it isn’t. Concentrations of people […]
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What explains the rise of long-term private renting in Australia?
April 27th, 2017 · No Comments · Affordability, Housing, Tenancy
By Hal Pawson, City Futures Research Centre. The ongoing expansion of Australia’s private rental market is well-known. Even at the time of the 2011 census, more than one in four properties was a home rented from a private landlord either directly or through an agent. But for increasing numbers of people this is a long-term […]
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Ready for growth? Has Australia’s affordable housing industry got what it takes?
April 20th, 2017 · No Comments · Finance, Government, Housing
By Vivienne Milligan and Hal Pawson, City Futures Research Centre. With a shortfall of affordable rental homes that reached 271,000 in 2011 and a crumbling public housing system, it’s encouraging to note Scott Morrison’s recent recognition that private investment in low cost rental provision must be stepped up and that government can help to make […]
Unpacking Urban Renewal in Australia: politics, policies…and polarisation?
April 5th, 2017 · No Comments · Government, Housing, Sydney, urban renewal
By Laura Crommelin, City Futures Research Centre. A trio of new research papers from the City Futures team are now available online, each of which sheds light on a different aspect of the complex process of urban renewal. Together the papers identify the politics that drive urban renewal, examine the policies used to implement it, […]
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