This paper unearths a selection of innovative design and procurement outcomes from the Social Housing Initiative and examines the factors that influenced these outcomes and allowed them to occur. Executive summary This Positioning Paper is the outcome of Stage 1 of a three-stage research project: Processes for developing affordable and sustainable medium-density housing models for...

This research project investigated the marginal rental housing market, which includes boarding or rooming houses and residential (caravan) park accommodation and provided a typology of marginal rental housing.

An increasing proportion of Australians are now renting privately, many for over 10 years or more. Long-term renters experience higher levels of housing stress and are less likely to feel part of the community. Policy-makers need to respond to the needs of long-term renters, especially households with children and those facing retirement. Description

This article examines current research emphasising the importance of developing infrastructure projects that enhance national productivity, arguing that investing in infrastructure that does not remains the biggest risk to limited budgets. Background: This edition of AHURI Evidence Review draws from the following AHURI research projects: International practice in planning for affordable housing and Making the...

This project aims to provide a multi-level analysis of the wellbeing outcomes of low-income renters living in socially diverse locations, to help inform area-based policies on social mix and affordability. Key findings