The amount of ‘commercial’ activity on the home sharing platform has increased drastically.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Rental market
Displaying 1 - 20 of 52 articles
Empowering older adults to become digital citizens will not only help them stay connected, but help them access essential services like housing.
A federal eviction ban had much less effect than state-specific restrictions, an analysis of eviction data finds.
The pledge to build 30,000 homes over the next five years exposes the government’s inaction, but it’s still only a fraction of the number Australians need.
JobKeeper and the COVID Supplement to JobSeeker benefits will be gone in a week. The combined effect will be to halve some recipients’ incomes and the rent they can afford.
The rise of build-to-rent development will affect a lot of Australians. Despite the rosy promises, tax, design, planning and tenancy reforms will be needed to avoid the potential pitfalls.
Analysis of online listings on common online platforms shows even modest reductions in Airbnb listings increased supply of longer-term rentals. The result was lower local rents.
New Zealand’s housing market is ill designed to create the surpluses that would force down values. Only the state can change that.
Buyers and renters are very rarely told the energy rating of housing, but don’t blame the agents. As it’s voluntary for existing homes, very few are rated, so it’s not a big factor in the market.
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.
Coronavirus has made it glaringly obvious how serious the problems with UK housing are.
Many want to do the right thing – tenants and landlords alike. But they lack guidance on how to go about it while still keeping their own heads above water.
Government action to control rents isn’t unprecedented. Menzies did it in the second world and subsequent state measures kept rents in check for decades. Now extreme circumstances justify it again.
Representatives of tenants and agents agree that leaving individuals to try to sort out rent reductions has created a mess. It calls for government to step in to look after both renters and landlords.
Even before COVID-19, 22% of international students often went without food or necessities and almost half depended on paid work to cover the rent. With many of their jobs gone, they’re now desperate.
The consequences of laws introduced into both the NSW and Tasmanian parliaments are anything but foreseeable.
Platforms like Airbnb have been blamed for reducing the rental housing supply and pushing up rents. But investors seeking more security might now want to offer their properties to long-term renters.
A new analysis shows an economic downturn due to COVID-19 will dramatically increase rental stress for people with insecure or casual work.
About 4% of Australian housing stock has been or is listed on Airbnb. The number of listings continues to grow, with a shift towards more professional managers of listed properties.
One in four Australian households now rent their homes in the private rental market. Flexibility and lifestyle are key reasons some choose to rent even if they can afford to buy a home.
Top contributors
-
Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
-
ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
-
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
-
Professor, Institute of Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
-
Research Associate, Centre for People, Organisation and Work, RMIT University
-
Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
-
Adjunct associate, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Senior Lecturer in City Planning, UNSW Sydney
-
Director, Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney
-
Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
-
Research Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
-
Postdoctoral fellow - Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
-
Research Fellow, Edge Hill University
