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No. 153: Assets, debt and the drawdown of housing equity by an ageing population

This Positioning Paper is the first output of a project that aims to uncover the uses, financial costs and risks of housing equity withdrawal (HEW) via alternative mechanisms by older Australians.

No. 152: The housing security consequences of underemployment

This Positioning Paper introduces a research project that aims to provide an Australia-wide analysis of the consequences of underemployment for housing security. It thereby explores the connection between an increasingly important but problematic feature of contemporary labour markets (underemployment) and a crucial dimension of housing research and policy (housing security).

No. 151: Cost-effective methods for evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal programs

This project compares the house price profiles before and after the introduction of Neighbourhood Renewal programs to consider the impact of these programs on perceived amenity (as proxied by house prices).

No. 150: Downsizing amongst older Australians

This project aims to understand the extent of downsizing amongst older Australians, who is doing it, and the motivations, obstacles and financial and social consequences of downsizing.

No. 149: The Australian private rental sector: changes and challenges

This project responds to the need for more up-to-date information about the state of the private rental markets and in particular the effects on households of long term private rental.

No. 148: Marginal rental housing in Australia

The aims of this project are: to present a clearer picture of the experiences of low-income renters residing in marginal housing; to understand the weaknesses and strengths of legislation and regulations in different states, territories and local government areas; and to establish a typology of marginal renters that has utility for policy-makers.

No. 147: The role of community housing organisations in meeting the housing and support needs of people who are homeless

This study builds on previous AHURI research on the community housing sector to examine the role of Community Housing Organisations (CHOs) in addressing homelessness in the context of the current expansion of the sector.

No. 146: Social inclusion and housing: towards a household and local area analysis

This paper is the first from an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute-funded 2010–12 research project, Social inclusion and housing: a household and local area analysis, whose overall aim is to investigate the nature and role of housing in generating social inclusion/exclusion for households in different types of local areas.

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.

No. 144: The role of informal community resources in supporting independent housing for young people recovering from mental illness

This project has three key aims. The primary aim is to investigate the role of informal community resources in promoting stable housing outcomes and enhancing social inclusion for young people recovering from a mental illness. The second aim is to identify the neighbourhood factors that potentially moderate the risk of homelessness for youth in recovery. The third aim is to explore how housing policy interventions can strengthen the array of informal community resources available to support stable housing for youth in recovery.