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The home ownership rate of first home buyers born in the late 1980s is significantly less than was the case for first homebuyers born in previous decades, and even after 20 years, the rate of ownership is still only 75 per cent of the rate earlier decades, new AHURI research has revealed.

As the construction sector produces about 18 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, coming up with an overarching strategy that will reduce this impact is vital. A new AHURI Inquiry final report, Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia, brings together a wealth of information needed to build an effective and efficient circular economy (CE) for the Australian housing industry: from construction, through operation to demolition and recycling of used building materials.

The recently announced Social Housing Accelerator is designed to rapidly fund new social housing supply, providing $2 Billion in funding to states and territories, intended as a bridge until the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) proceeds begin to be realised.

With the construction sector responsible for 18 per cent of Australia’s carbon footprint, finding ways to reuse and recycle building materials waste generated when buildings are constructed or demolished is essential.  However, there are deep institutional barriers to recycling and reusing this waste, new AHURI research reveals.

Following the success of the Private Sector involvement in social and affordable housing panel discussion and networking event in Melbourne earlier in June, our Sydney event on 15 June did not disappoint.