Issue 153: What does the residual income method tell us about housing affordability in Australia?

This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Residual incomes in Australia: analysis and implications.

Issue 152: Building new housing in remote Indigenous communities

This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Remote Indigenous housing procurement and post-occupancy outcomes - a comparative study.

Issue 151: Addressing the stigmatisation of social housing

This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project The problem of social housing stigmatisation and innovations that can minimise its effects (Investigative Panel).

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).

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.

Issue 148: Planning and the characteristics of housing supply in Melbourne

To achieve the goals of strategic planning on density, the mix of new dwellings, location and improving housing supply, strategic planning and planning policy require incentives and regulatory changes. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Planning reform, land release and the supply of housing.

Issue 147: Lessons of Defence Housing Australia for affordable housing provision

Defence Housing Australia (DHA) operates a successful model of large scale private investment in provision of rental housing. Its innovative sales and leaseback program might be adapted to expand affordable housing in Australia but only if there was a government guarantee to offset vacancy and arrears risks. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Lessons of Defence Housing Australia for affordable housing provision.

Issue 146: Improving housing service responses to Indigenous temporary mobility

The key factors that determine the housing outcomes of Indigenous mobility are whether travel is voluntary or involuntary and how long is spent away from home. Providing the appropriate service response can prevent travel from becoming a pathway into long-term homelessness. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Improving housing policy responses to Indigenous patterns of mobility.

Issue 145: The environmental sustainability of Australia’s private rental housing stock

While private rental investors support environmental sustainability, different segments of the private rental market require different policy initiatives to reduce the financial and other barriers to investment in energy and water savings measures. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project The environmental sustainability of Australia's private rental housing stock.

Issue 144: How great is the shortage of affordable housing in Australia’s private rental market?

Between 2001 and 2006, Australia’s private rental market grew by 11 per cent. Despite this growth, shortages of affordable rental housing for low-income households worsened. This was exacerbated by the number of lower cost rental dwellings occupied by higher income earners. This Research and Policy Bulletin provides details of the key findings and policy implications from the completed AHURI research project Australia's private rental market: changes (2001-2006) in the supply of, and demand for, low rent dwellings.