Home Insights Latest news Latest news news 14th September 2023 in news news 14th September 2023 in news First home buyers face severe financial hurdles, smarter government interventions can help First home owner grants and long periods of low interest rates have actually made it more difficult for aspiring first home buyers, finds new AHURI research. However, there are smart policy options governments can adopt that would support more aspiring first home buyers to achieve home ownership. view details news 12th September 2023 in news news 12th September 2023 in news In memory of Judy Yates: a legacy of dedication to better housing policy On Tuesday, 12 September, AHURI was delighted to host a morning tea to honour the late Judy Yates’s memory with the establishment of the Judy Yates collection to be housed in AHURI’s library. We were delighted to welcome Judy’s widower, Warren Yates, and son, Mark, along with AHURI friends and alumni. view details In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media Australian rents are rising at the fastest rate since the GFC – and from a higher base Data shows annual rent increases in all major cities topped 10% last year as advocates warn low-income earners are being priced out of the market. The article in The Guardian features an interview with AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham, who states that these increases today come on top of an already very significant level of cost. view details In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media Critical workers shut-out of Qld’s booming housing markets Essential workers have effectively been locked out of almost 300 Queensland suburbs as house prices continue to hit new peaks even after the pandemic property boom. This article in the Herald Sun features AHURI research, which found that many essential workers were struggling to access housing in Australia’s most expensive cities back in 2021, with the problem even worse in 2023. view details news 31st August 2023 in news news 31st August 2023 in news Crisis accommodation in crisis Each year more than 160,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness seek crisis accommodation from SHS. Not all can be accommodated, and many are turned away. For those who do access crisis accommodation, experiences vary significantly. New research, ‘Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Swinburne University, Launch Housing, University of South Australia and Flinders University, explores the different crisis accommodation models operating in Australia to find out what works and what doesn’t. It highlights a range of gaps in the availability and quality of crisis accommodation that people receive, as well as the urgent need to improve exit options to longer term accommodation. It also steps out what’s needed to fix crisis accommodation. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Current page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
news 14th September 2023 in news news 14th September 2023 in news First home buyers face severe financial hurdles, smarter government interventions can help First home owner grants and long periods of low interest rates have actually made it more difficult for aspiring first home buyers, finds new AHURI research. However, there are smart policy options governments can adopt that would support more aspiring first home buyers to achieve home ownership. view details
news 12th September 2023 in news news 12th September 2023 in news In memory of Judy Yates: a legacy of dedication to better housing policy On Tuesday, 12 September, AHURI was delighted to host a morning tea to honour the late Judy Yates’s memory with the establishment of the Judy Yates collection to be housed in AHURI’s library. We were delighted to welcome Judy’s widower, Warren Yates, and son, Mark, along with AHURI friends and alumni. view details
In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media Australian rents are rising at the fastest rate since the GFC – and from a higher base Data shows annual rent increases in all major cities topped 10% last year as advocates warn low-income earners are being priced out of the market. The article in The Guardian features an interview with AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham, who states that these increases today come on top of an already very significant level of cost. view details
In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st September 2023 in In the Media Critical workers shut-out of Qld’s booming housing markets Essential workers have effectively been locked out of almost 300 Queensland suburbs as house prices continue to hit new peaks even after the pandemic property boom. This article in the Herald Sun features AHURI research, which found that many essential workers were struggling to access housing in Australia’s most expensive cities back in 2021, with the problem even worse in 2023. view details
news 31st August 2023 in news news 31st August 2023 in news Crisis accommodation in crisis Each year more than 160,000 people experiencing or at risk of homelessness seek crisis accommodation from SHS. Not all can be accommodated, and many are turned away. For those who do access crisis accommodation, experiences vary significantly. New research, ‘Crisis accommodation in Australia: now and for the future’, undertaken for AHURI by researchers from Swinburne University, Launch Housing, University of South Australia and Flinders University, explores the different crisis accommodation models operating in Australia to find out what works and what doesn’t. It highlights a range of gaps in the availability and quality of crisis accommodation that people receive, as well as the urgent need to improve exit options to longer term accommodation. It also steps out what’s needed to fix crisis accommodation. view details
