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While high house prices are often cited as the biggest challenge faced by first homebuyers, recent AHURI research highlights that the problem is significantly more complex. Critically, existing policy settings are likely to have exacerbated rather than alleviated the challenge faced by first homebuyers to finance home ownership. Politically seductive measures such as first homeowner grants and tax concessions have failed to arrest declining rates of home ownership.

The National Housing Conference, Australia's premier housing event returns in 2023, which brings it back to the biennial schedule and will be in Brisbane for the first time. We are pleased to welcome the Queensland Government as Host Partner for NHC23.

In late 2022 AHURI published the research report Private sector involvement in social and affordable housing, just days before the Federal Government announced the National Housing Accord. The research identified a range of models private sector investors and developers are using to finance or deliver social and affordable housing across different market segments and tenures in Australia and internationally.

Join us on 1 June in Melbourne for the first event in our upcoming discussion series. AHURI is pleased to present a panel discussion and networking opportunity showcasing innovative private projects delivering social and affordable housing in Australia.

About the conference

The rental market in Australia has dramatically changed over the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting tenants, landlords, real estate agents, advocacy groups as well as all levels of government.