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 financing first home ownership: opportunities and challenges
How has financing home ownership evolved over time?
Inquiry into housing in a circular economy
What support is needed to transition into a circular economy housing in Australia?
Inquiry into housing policies and practices for precariously housed older Australians
How can we provide a more differentiated and diversified housing system that better caters to the needs of precariously housed, older individuals?
Inquiry into population growth in Australia’s smaller cities
What policies and programs are needed to grow Australia’s second-tier cities?
Measuring housing affordability: scoping the real costs of housing
Housing affordability is largely understood as the relationship between direct housing costs (mortgage and rent payments) and household income. It is tied to the principle that households should have access to an adequate standard of housing without the cost burden impacting on household wellbeing.