International housing trends and policy responses

Summary

This project aims to provide an evidence base and well-informed strategic insights to contribute towards the development of future national housing policies. The project will build on the limited comparative research available by examining housing policy reform in a range of countries. The countries examined will be chosen for their potential to provide critical insights into a range of policy relevant aspects of the Australian housing system.


Project Number: 60323
Research Theme: Housing Affordability
Project Leader: Milligan, Vivienne
Funding Year: 2006
Research Centre: Sydney

Research and Policy Bulletin

Research & Policy Bulletin

Issue 097: What can Australia learn from international trends in housing and policy responses?

Recent Australian policy settings have been largely unresponsive to emerging housing challenges, such as trends to declining affordability and the greater polarisation of housing markets. While the scope and mix of policy levers required to address these issues in Australia may vary, this research suggests that there are common attributes associated with the most successful policy approaches overseas.

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Description

The project will build on comparative research already funded by AHURI and will broaden the focus to a wider range of national policies. The countries proposed for investigation will be chosen for their potential to provide critical insights into policy relevant aspects of the Australian housing system, such as:

  • low income home ownership,
  • investment in, and management and regulation of, the private rental market,
  • the use of planning mechanisms to improve the supply of affordable housing in growth areas,
  • stimulating regeneration of devalued residential areas, and
  • the use of alternative financing instruments and delivery vehicles for social housing.

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Download now Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 097: What can Australia learn from international trends in housing and policy responses?
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Download now Final Report: No. 110: International trends in housing and policy responses
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