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news 5th December 2025 in news
news 5th December 2025 in news

Cracking the rental vacancy rate: A first-of-its-kind deep dive into the metric shaping housing markets

New AHURI research has critically analysed private rental vacancy rates for the first time, exploring the metrics’ strengths and limitations, and how they are created and used.

The research revealed Australia’s approach to RVRs was unusual internationally and has implications for the public and private entities relying on the metric.

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In the Media 26th November 2025 in In the Media
In the Media 26th November 2025 in In the Media

Will Help to Buy give first home buyers a leg up? Here’s what we can learn from the UK

This article from The Conversation explores whether the Help to Buy scheme can support first home buyers in Australia. It refers to recent AHURI research, 'Shared equity programs in Australia: features, impacts and growth potential' and features insight from researchers Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ and Professor Hal Pawson.

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