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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.
Landlords don’t think renters will pay more for homes with rooftop solar. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
In order for Canada to overcome the housing affordability crisis, individuals, families, the real estate industry and government all need to work together.
While all groups experienced increased housing vulnerability after the pandemic hit, only people of Asian descent continued to see their situations worsen in 2021 as the US spent trillions trying to soften the impact.
As property values skyrocket, long-term renters — many of whom are elderly — face the very real risk of homelessness.
Your rights as a renter in Australia vary according to where you live. Here’s what you need to know.
Tenancy law and rent raises are complex - an expert breaks it down.
Investing in housing means providing a home. National tenancy reforms are reshaping the role of landlords to reflect this responsibility.
Sydney’s Domain, Melbourne’s Dudley Flats and the banks of the River Torrens in Adelaide were just a few places where communities of people experiencing homelessness sprung up in the early 1930s.
It’s getting much harder in the US to find an affordable home, even for people who work multiple jobs.
In a damp or water-damaged environment, toxic mould species grow and release spores that can cause health problems if inhaled.
Studies show that tenants facing eviction who have a lawyer are a lot less likely to lose their home.
‘Informal evictions’ in which landlords harass or pressure tenants out of their homes continued during the the pandemic and may have even seen an increase.
A legal scholar explains background on the ruling, what it means and who’s affected.
Millions of Americans with tens of billions in unpaid rent face eviction and loss of their home.
Laneway suites could increase rental stock in established neighbourhoods without affecting their character. Toronto has lagged behind other cities in Canada and North America.
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.
The displacement of low-income households in favour of middle- and high-income professionals in Kumasi is a cause for concern.
The CDC’s sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes the problem into winter.
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis
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Research Fellow, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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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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Research Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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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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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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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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Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, University of California, Irvine
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Adjunct Professor, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
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ARC Future Fellow & Professor of Economics, Curtin University
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Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
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Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
