Research in progress
Explore our current research projects underway, examining a range of contemporary housing and urban policy questions. Current research priorities are determined in consultation with state/territory and federal government officials, industry and non-government experts.
Inquiry into supporting pathways in a social housing system
The Inquiry will develop an in-depth understanding of the prospects for transforming Australia’s straitened social housing sector into a system for socially supported housing pathways.
Insights into short stays: history, statistics and landlord perspectives
Short stay rental accommodation (STRA) impacts housing affordability, rental availability and amenity, particularly in capital cities and popular tourist regions. This project will examine how STRA has changed over time.
Modelling landlord behaviour and its impact on rental affordability: insights across two decades
The project will provide a much-needed and timely update to previous AHURI research that modelled factors shaping residential landlord behaviour between the period of 2001-2006. Since then, the housing market has been subject to landscape-changing shocks – in particular the global financial crisis (2008-2009) and the global C
Predicting risk to inform housing policy and practice
Existing forecasts of housing assistance are based on expressed demand coupled with population forecasting that do not take account of the complex interactions that cause households to seek housing assistance.
Public housing transfers: longer-term impacts on investment, tenant experience and sector outcomes
This research will critically examine the longer-term impacts of public housing transfer programs across Australia using data analysis and case studies. It will consider tenant experience, social housing investment and sector expansion.