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AHURI has awarded researchers from Curtin University and the University of Tasmania at the recent Australasian Housing Researchers Conference, held in Adelaide. Respected academic Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics at the School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University, was awarded the Professor Mike Berry Award for Excellence in Housing Research.

AHURI and Q Shelter are partnering to undertake an evaluation of the Community Rent Scheme (CRS) program. The CRS is a housing assistance program funded by the Queensland Government through the Department of Housing and Public Works.

The research undertaken for AHURI by researchers from UNSW Sydney and Swinburne University of Technology, examines the extent short term letting (STL) is contributing to housing affordability pressures and highlights the most effective responses available to regulators.

With Australian housing prohibitively expensive for so many, emerging blockchain technology could enable property development to be crowdfunded. This would enable micro investors to own small parcels or shares in the development, whilst providing those investors with real-time information to help them make the best investment decisions.

The following article appeared in the May 2018 edition of Parity: Rough Sleeping Revisited by Nicholas Pleace, Centre for Housing Policy, University of York. Professor Pleace will be a keynote speaker at the National Homelessness Conference 2018, which will be held in Melbourne on 6-7 August.