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Do you ever worry about how Airbnb rentals might be affecting your neighbourhood? Your concerns might not be misplaced.
Student residences built in recent decades prioritize privacy, yet research shows a lack of student socialization spaces negatively affects students’ academic performance and well-being.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments about housing not being the primary responsibility of the federal government miss the mark.
Ghana’s housing deficit needs immediate attention.
Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes.
A project to upgrade a high school playing field led to a book on how to inspire more young people to pursue careers as urban planners.
With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings to residential spaces.
An economist explains what the Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike to five per cent means for Canadians.
A new report outlines a comprehensive strategy for Australia to reduce the carbon footprint of our homes while making them more comfortable and affordable.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are some of the largest private landowners in NSW. Making it easier for them to develop their land will benefit Indigenous communities and the rest of the public.
Small suburbs have a track record of blocking new housing. Two urban policy experts explain why that’s a problem and what metro areas could do about it.
A new tax-free savings account could play a role in making the dream of home ownership more attainable for first-time buyers in Canada.
A review of government services has found that autistic people are being failed in health, education, employment, poverty and housing.
People in search of more affordable housing gravitate to the outer suburbs, but may then find higher transport costs erase the benefit of lower mortgage payments.
Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.
Survivors face multiple barriers to securing adequate housing, including a lack of reliable income and restrictive visa rules.
The Greens and housing support groups want rent rises frozen but this might actually reduce the availability of suitable housing stock.
Forget wealth or capital gains taxes, a straight tax on housing equity – exempting most homeowners – would be a simple and efficient way to break the circuit of inequality.
To address chronic homelessness, the federal government needs to include funding for longer-term supportive housing in its National Housing Strategy.
Top contributors
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ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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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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Program Director, Economic Policy, 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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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
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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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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
