Home Insights Latest news Latest news news 15th May 2023 in news news 15th May 2023 in news What’s in the 2023 Budget for housing and homelessness? The 2023 Commonwealth Budget includes a number of items targeted at improving rental affordability for lower income renters; supporting lower income home buyers; increasing supply of social and affordable rental housing; and for people experiencing homelessness. view details In the Media 4th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 4th May 2023 in In the Media Rental prices, property scarcity pushing people into homelessness | ABC News AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham spoke to ABC News TV this week about the extremely low rental vacancy rates across Australia. Homelessness services across Australia say they're turning away more people seeking emergency support than ever, and advocates say rising rents and low vacancy rates mean those clinging to the bottom of the housing pyramid are being forced into homelessness. view details news 4th May 2023 in news news 4th May 2023 in news Social housing upgrades don’t always bring the improvements tenants really want While new laws came into effect this week requiring all new housing to have a 7-star energy efficiency rating, our nation’s ageing social housing stock remains among the least energy efficient of all homes in Australia, contributing to significant carbon emissions. Many social housing providers have retrofitting projects that aim to improve energy efficiency and physical and mental health outcomes for the occupants of these homes, however new AHURI research reveals a disconnect between the focus of these projects and the upgrades residents would prefer. view details In the Media 1st May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st May 2023 in In the Media Housing crisis - are larger apartments and tiny homes a good solution? AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham spoke to ABC News TV this week about the need for more diverse housing supply - including the 'missing middle', more affordable supply, and meeting the different needs of Australian households, while maintaining (or enhancing) local communities. view details In the Media 27th April 2023 in In the Media In the Media 27th April 2023 in In the Media ‘Huge difference’: 60-day cap on short-term rentals recommended for Byron The Independent Planning Commission has recommended a 60-day cap on non-hosted short-term rentals as the “trigger” needed to push dwellings back onto the long-term rental market in the Byron Shire, which has the highest rate of housing stress in NSW and the highest proportion of short-term rentals, at about 8.5 per cent of all dwellings. This article in The Sydney Morning Herald also features AHURI research. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Current page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
news 15th May 2023 in news news 15th May 2023 in news What’s in the 2023 Budget for housing and homelessness? The 2023 Commonwealth Budget includes a number of items targeted at improving rental affordability for lower income renters; supporting lower income home buyers; increasing supply of social and affordable rental housing; and for people experiencing homelessness. view details
In the Media 4th May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 4th May 2023 in In the Media Rental prices, property scarcity pushing people into homelessness | ABC News AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham spoke to ABC News TV this week about the extremely low rental vacancy rates across Australia. Homelessness services across Australia say they're turning away more people seeking emergency support than ever, and advocates say rising rents and low vacancy rates mean those clinging to the bottom of the housing pyramid are being forced into homelessness. view details
news 4th May 2023 in news news 4th May 2023 in news Social housing upgrades don’t always bring the improvements tenants really want While new laws came into effect this week requiring all new housing to have a 7-star energy efficiency rating, our nation’s ageing social housing stock remains among the least energy efficient of all homes in Australia, contributing to significant carbon emissions. Many social housing providers have retrofitting projects that aim to improve energy efficiency and physical and mental health outcomes for the occupants of these homes, however new AHURI research reveals a disconnect between the focus of these projects and the upgrades residents would prefer. view details
In the Media 1st May 2023 in In the Media In the Media 1st May 2023 in In the Media Housing crisis - are larger apartments and tiny homes a good solution? AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham spoke to ABC News TV this week about the need for more diverse housing supply - including the 'missing middle', more affordable supply, and meeting the different needs of Australian households, while maintaining (or enhancing) local communities. view details
In the Media 27th April 2023 in In the Media In the Media 27th April 2023 in In the Media ‘Huge difference’: 60-day cap on short-term rentals recommended for Byron The Independent Planning Commission has recommended a 60-day cap on non-hosted short-term rentals as the “trigger” needed to push dwellings back onto the long-term rental market in the Byron Shire, which has the highest rate of housing stress in NSW and the highest proportion of short-term rentals, at about 8.5 per cent of all dwellings. This article in The Sydney Morning Herald also features AHURI research. view details
