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In the Media 8th September 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 8th September 2022 in In the Media

Tasmania's 'ambitious' target of 10,000 affordable houses within the decade — can it be done?

Earlier this year, the Tasmanian government announced a plan to build or acquire 10,000 social and affordable homes over the next decade - a welcome announcement for the estimated 4,400 Tasmanian households on the waiting list for social housing. This article in the ABC features AHURI research and an interview with AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham.

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In the Media 2nd September 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 2nd September 2022 in In the Media

Some renters are going to extremes to escape the rent crisis amid calls for a long-term solution

Facing dwindling rental supply, growing tenant demand, rising interest rates and rental prices, and post-COVID migration, housing experts are divided on how best to tackle Australia's rental crisis. This article in the ABC examines Australia's soaring rental market, which has some renters looking for solutions to avoid falling through the cracks.

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In the Media 25th August 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 25th August 2022 in In the Media

Solar solutions could be the key to climate-proofing homes in Aboriginal town camps

This article in ABC's 'The Drum' is calling for the introduction of stronger and nationally consistent energy efficiency and accessibility standards for new and existing homes in the Northern Territories' remote Aboriginal town camps. The report found that many Indigenous residents are living in homes that do not meet the nation's six-star energy efficiency standards, while also facing extreme temperatures and constant power outages.

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news 24th August 2022 in news
news 24th August 2022 in news

Government policies can help developers deliver new housing supply

In order to sustainably stimulate housing supply government needs to understand how the development industry works according to new AHURI research. Private sector housing supply is driven by profit and factors that increase or decrease revenue and costs determine levels of new supply. The current combination of falling dwelling prices (in much of the country) and rising construction costs is the worst possible outcome for new housing supply.

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