The aim of this study is to develop a special purpose financial instrument, identified in this report as Housing Supply Bonds, to finance the supply of affordable rental housing in Australia.

This report aims to provide relevant information to assist policy-makers in addressing accesss to affordable housing in the private rental market.

This positioning paper provides the empirical update from 2001 to 2006 on the need for, and supply of, low rent stock in the private rental market. It addresses the following questions: 1. Within the private rental sector, what has happened to household incomes and rents during this period? 2. To what extent do shortages exist...

The biggest beneficiaries of tax concessions on owner-occupied residences are the wealthiest in the community, according to this report. The report finds that the tax system provides indirect assistance to owner-occupiers worth about $45 billion annually. Most of this ($30 billion) is due to the exemption of owner-occupied homes from capital gains tax. Individual property...

On average, every $100,000 increase in housing wealth results in an increase in consumption of between $1000 and $1500 per annum in Australia, according to this bulletin. Increased housing wealth helps to relax borrowing constraints on home owners thus facilitating increased consumption.