Home Insights Latest news Latest news In the Media 28th November 2022 in In the Media In the Media 28th November 2022 in In the Media Landlords sell to reap capital gains, not avoid rental reforms: study This article in The Age references new AHURI research, which found that tenancy law reforms were at the bottom of the list of reasons why investors sold their properties, and examined the factors that influence landlords’ rental investment decisions by analysing rental bonds data after past rental reforms in NSW and Victoria as well as a survey of property investors. view details brief 24th November 2022 in brief brief 24th November 2022 in brief Public Private Partnerships to develop affordable housing Australia's affordable housing industry, where community housing providers (CHPs) supply affordable rental housing to households on low incomes, has, up to now, been modest and small scale. In order to expand so as to supply the large numbers of lower income households currently on waiting lists for public and community housing, the industry will need access to a large scale, dependable and sustainable source of finance that is available at an appropriate interest rate. view details brief 22nd November 2022 in brief brief 22nd November 2022 in brief Can welfare reform really give consumers housing choice? In countries such as the UK, the USA and Denmark there have been moves towards more individualised packages of support for people who require assistance due to older age, disabilities, homelessness, health issues and a range of other vulnerabilities. The aims are to give people greater control over their own lives; promote personal responsibility; develop a diverse range of services which can meet needs in a more customised way; diversify service provision through the involvement of a range of private and not-for-profit providers; and make government assistance more cost-effective. view details brief 16th November 2022 in brief brief 16th November 2022 in brief Why does Australia have a rental crisis, and what can be done about it? Australia is experiencing a period of very low rental vacancy rates and rising rent levels, which has led to what is widely recognised as a ‘rental crisis’. Indeed, the national rental vacancy rate (i.e. the percentage of untenanted rental properties against all rental properties) was at 0.9 per cent in September 2022, the lowest since April 2006 (when it was 0.8% for one month). This very low vacancy rate has been sustained for most of 2022, a situation not seen in the last 20 years. view details brief 15th November 2022 in brief brief 15th November 2022 in brief State and Territory government rental support schemes All Australian states and territories offer a number of different Rent Assistance schemes to help low-income households in the private rental market. This assistance may help with affordability directly, such as through relocation assistance, or with helping households to find, apply for, move into and maintain a rental tenancy. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Current page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
In the Media 28th November 2022 in In the Media In the Media 28th November 2022 in In the Media Landlords sell to reap capital gains, not avoid rental reforms: study This article in The Age references new AHURI research, which found that tenancy law reforms were at the bottom of the list of reasons why investors sold their properties, and examined the factors that influence landlords’ rental investment decisions by analysing rental bonds data after past rental reforms in NSW and Victoria as well as a survey of property investors. view details
brief 24th November 2022 in brief brief 24th November 2022 in brief Public Private Partnerships to develop affordable housing Australia's affordable housing industry, where community housing providers (CHPs) supply affordable rental housing to households on low incomes, has, up to now, been modest and small scale. In order to expand so as to supply the large numbers of lower income households currently on waiting lists for public and community housing, the industry will need access to a large scale, dependable and sustainable source of finance that is available at an appropriate interest rate. view details
brief 22nd November 2022 in brief brief 22nd November 2022 in brief Can welfare reform really give consumers housing choice? In countries such as the UK, the USA and Denmark there have been moves towards more individualised packages of support for people who require assistance due to older age, disabilities, homelessness, health issues and a range of other vulnerabilities. The aims are to give people greater control over their own lives; promote personal responsibility; develop a diverse range of services which can meet needs in a more customised way; diversify service provision through the involvement of a range of private and not-for-profit providers; and make government assistance more cost-effective. view details
brief 16th November 2022 in brief brief 16th November 2022 in brief Why does Australia have a rental crisis, and what can be done about it? Australia is experiencing a period of very low rental vacancy rates and rising rent levels, which has led to what is widely recognised as a ‘rental crisis’. Indeed, the national rental vacancy rate (i.e. the percentage of untenanted rental properties against all rental properties) was at 0.9 per cent in September 2022, the lowest since April 2006 (when it was 0.8% for one month). This very low vacancy rate has been sustained for most of 2022, a situation not seen in the last 20 years. view details
brief 15th November 2022 in brief brief 15th November 2022 in brief State and Territory government rental support schemes All Australian states and territories offer a number of different Rent Assistance schemes to help low-income households in the private rental market. This assistance may help with affordability directly, such as through relocation assistance, or with helping households to find, apply for, move into and maintain a rental tenancy. view details
