The fallout from COVID-19 for housing and homelessness just adds to the urgency of fixing the long-standing ills of the housing market. The well-being of Australia's economy and people depends on it.
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High rents and insecurity are constant sources of financial and emotional stress for low-income women. They describe what it's like struggling to survive and being one step away from being homeless.
It's time to reform stamp duty, one of the most inefficient and distorting taxes collected by Australia's state and territory governments.
The hotspots in Melbourne align with areas of significant housing and financial stress.
You'd think falling housing prices might help people on low incomes, but history shows downturns often increase inequality. And many buyers who took out big loans during the housing boom are at risk.
In Atlantic Canada, leaders must avoid the mistakes made in the country’s largest cities where people are being pushed out due to high housing prices.
Millions of Australians are struggling with unaffordable housing. It’s a systemic problem that’s been decades in the making, and only concerted system-wide reforms will fix it.
Tracing politicians' use of the term 'housing crisis' reveals it came into common use only in recent years, and then only by opposition MPs. Governments prefer to frame the issues differently.
After paying rent, more than half of low-income tenants don't have enough left over for other essentials. And the latest evidence shows nearly half of them are stuck in this situation for years.
Record low interest rates will almost certainly drive up property prices. But they will also drive down unemployment and boost investment generally.
Labor's rental affordability scheme had its problems, but let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
A coordinated mix of policies does more to keep housing affordable for a significant proportion of a city's residents than the unbalanced approach we see in Sydney.
E-changers are the latest group to move from the big cities to escape high living costs and congestion. But because they remain very productive remote workers some employers are embracing the trend.
The housing aspirations of young Australians change as they enter their late 20s and early 30s. But having somewhere safe and secure to call home is the top priority for all young adults.
Most older Australians want to live in a home they own, preferably in the middle and outer suburbs of a city. But increasing numbers look unlikely to realise their housing aspirations.
The need to manage long waiting lists for social housing, rather than serving the best interests of tenants and prospective tenants, is a major driver of policymakers' approach.
While governments focus on how to ease congestion and make affordable housing more accessible for workers in our biggest cities, fast rail could be a mixed blessing for regional cities.
From Berlin to New York, citizens from around the world have shown that it is possible to get governments to make affordable housing a priority.
The policy focus remains on home ownership, but a new survey shows slight improvements in affordability do little to help people on low incomes. Their plight calls for better social housing policy.
There are more than 1.3 million young Australian voters in NSW, but they feel excluded from traditional politics. To win the youth vote, politicians must address the key issues that matter to them.
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
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Professor; School of Economics, Finance and Property, and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Curtin Research Centre, Curtin University
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John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, City Futures Research Centre, Faculty of the Built Environment, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Honorary Professor – Housing Policy and Practice, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions and Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Swinburne Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology
