Recent reports

No. 145: Resident third party objections and appeals against planning applications: implications for higher density and social housing

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a research project designed to explore the relationship between third-party objection and appeal rights, housing supply and participatory planning aims.

Issue 150: How do we regenerate middle suburban ‘greyfield’ areas?

Regeneration of residential ‘greyfield’ areas in Australia’s capital cities aims to improve affordability and sustainability. Achieving these outcomes requires an integrated and strategic response from policy-makers and developers across the domains of finance, planning, design, construction technology and community engagement. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Towards a new development model for housing regeneration in greyfield precincts (Investigative Panel).

No. 180: Exploring the use of residual measures of housing affordability in Australia: methodologies and concepts

The concept of housing affordability has a central role in Australian housing research. The dominant approach to defining and measuring housing affordability has been the ratio approach. This Essay explores the potential advantages of greater use of residual measures of housing affordability as a supplement to the ratio approach for Australian housing policy and research.

Issue 149: What are the benefits and risks of home ownership for low-moderate income households?

Fewer low-moderate income households can buy a home compared to 30 years ago, and those that do purchase experience significant financial risks (particularly in the early years of purchase) which have to be weighed against the non-financial benefits such as greater security and stability. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project The advantages and disadvantages of home ownership for low-moderate income households.

No. 179: The role of assertive outreach in ending 'rough sleeping'

This study examines 'assertive outreach' as a recent and developing, policy-driven approach to ending homelessness for people sleeping rough in Australia. It is concerned with how assertive outreach has been conceptualised and implemented into practice in Australia and the extent to which it is achieving its policy intent. The study is essentially a formative review and aims to elicit the perspectives and experiences of policy-makers, service providers and service users within diverse contextual environments, drawing on three Australian case studies.

Principles and practices of an affordable housing community land trust model

This Research Paper provides an introduction to a form of shared equity housing called a community land trust, which is operational in the United States of America and United Kingdom, and under exploration by various state and community organisations in Australia.