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Shared equity schemes already operate across most states. This article in The Age asserts that the federal government is due to introduce its own version, and references AHURI research, which has shown that shared equity – where an investor (usually a government) helps buy a property in exchange for a share of its capital growth – would offer opportunities to first-time owners.

This article in the Australian Financial Review suggests that hundreds of thousands of borrowers would be freed from mortgage prison if banks were no longer required to conduct serviceability tests on refinancing applications, with new AHURI research revealing the assessments are also locking first home buyers out of the market.

As Australians have been slugged with 11 rate hikes since May last year, many are hoping for them to be slashed, but it would spell bad news for some. This article in the Herald Sun quotes AHURI research, which has shown it was actually lower interest rates which made property unaffordable for those trying to enter the property market.

AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham recently spoke to ABC Radio National - RN Drive with Andy Park about the ways local governments are looking to address the shortage of affordable housing that we have nationally.

AHURI's Dr Michael Fotheringham spoke to ABC News TV this week about the extremely low rental vacancy rates across Australia. Homelessness services across Australia say they're turning away more people seeking emergency support than ever, and advocates say rising rents and low vacancy rates mean those clinging to the bottom of the housing pyramid are being forced into homelessness.