Home Insights Latest news Latest news brief 5th December 2017 in brief brief 5th December 2017 in brief Could 'Build to rent' create affordable rental housing? With unaffordable housing being a growing issue of concern for Australians, a potential solution to increasing the supply of rental housing is the ‘Build to rent’ development route. view details brief 5th December 2017 in brief brief 5th December 2017 in brief Understanding 'demand sharing' of Indigenous households For agencies providing social housing to Indigenous Australians it is important to be sensitive to cultural practices that may be at odds with, or even conflict with, norms of social housing operation and management. In particular this is the case where the cultural practice of ‘demand sharing’ can lead to households being seen as ‘crowded’ and in breach of their tenancy agreement. view details brief 4th December 2017 in brief brief 4th December 2017 in brief What is a bond aggregator and how does it help build affordable housing? In the 2017 Budget, the Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the creation of an affordable housing bond aggregator, the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), to raise money at lower rates from the wholesale bond market for not-for-profit community housing providers. view details brief 8th November 2017 in brief brief 8th November 2017 in brief Why housing matters in the decentralisation debate The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation is currently inquiring into best ways to support regional development and the decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities, including the economic impacts of moving Government departments to regional cities and ways to encourage larger businesses to follow them. view details brief 30th October 2017 in brief brief 30th October 2017 in brief Despite energy saving upgrades, home owners spend more on power than renters Amidst concerns about rising energy costs for Australian households, a look at AHURI research published in 2010 brings to light interesting differences between the energy expenditure of home owners and renters. The report, which examined 2006 HILDA data, found that on average, home owners spent more on energy running costs than households renting a similar size home in the private rental market. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Current page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
brief 5th December 2017 in brief brief 5th December 2017 in brief Could 'Build to rent' create affordable rental housing? With unaffordable housing being a growing issue of concern for Australians, a potential solution to increasing the supply of rental housing is the ‘Build to rent’ development route. view details
brief 5th December 2017 in brief brief 5th December 2017 in brief Understanding 'demand sharing' of Indigenous households For agencies providing social housing to Indigenous Australians it is important to be sensitive to cultural practices that may be at odds with, or even conflict with, norms of social housing operation and management. In particular this is the case where the cultural practice of ‘demand sharing’ can lead to households being seen as ‘crowded’ and in breach of their tenancy agreement. view details
brief 4th December 2017 in brief brief 4th December 2017 in brief What is a bond aggregator and how does it help build affordable housing? In the 2017 Budget, the Treasurer Scott Morrison announced the creation of an affordable housing bond aggregator, the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), to raise money at lower rates from the wholesale bond market for not-for-profit community housing providers. view details
brief 8th November 2017 in brief brief 8th November 2017 in brief Why housing matters in the decentralisation debate The Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation is currently inquiring into best ways to support regional development and the decentralisation of Commonwealth and corporate entities, including the economic impacts of moving Government departments to regional cities and ways to encourage larger businesses to follow them. view details
brief 30th October 2017 in brief brief 30th October 2017 in brief Despite energy saving upgrades, home owners spend more on power than renters Amidst concerns about rising energy costs for Australian households, a look at AHURI research published in 2010 brings to light interesting differences between the energy expenditure of home owners and renters. The report, which examined 2006 HILDA data, found that on average, home owners spent more on energy running costs than households renting a similar size home in the private rental market. view details
