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Improving tenancy laws hasn’t stopped rental investment
Contrary to some predictions, tenancy law reforms in NSW and Victoria have had very little impact on landlords’ decisions to invest in, or stop investing in, private rental housing, new AHURI research reveals.
Alternative housing models needed for older Australians on low incomes
Information on appropriate and affordable housing alternatives that can help older Australians avoid ongoing housing stress or even homelessness is complex, fragmented and at times absent, and does not lead to effective decision making, new AHURI research finds.
AHURI Conference to confront the challenges of renting
Across the nation rental vacancy rates are at historic lows, with consequential large increases in housing rents that are devastating people on low incomes. With Australians becoming more aware of how serious Australia’s rental crisis really is, the upcoming AHURI one day Conference ‘Renting in Australia - challenges and reforms’ is of timely importance.
What’s in the October 2022 Budget for housing?
The new Commonwealth Government Budget announced on Tuesday 25 October includes welcome commitments to affordable housing and new housing supply, in particular formalising housing policies that the Labor party took to the May 2022 election.
After more than two years of the pandemic, how is the Australian rental sector performing?
Rapid house price rises and reduced rental affordability have been the unforeseen consequences of the pandemic, and policy responses to date have been ineffective, according to new AHURI research.