In Canberra, one of the greatest drivers of inequality is housing affordability. Issues include the lack of community housing options and the rental stress experienced by low-income earners in private rentals. The purpose of this Green Paper is not to present a definitive list of recommendations, but to highlight the range of options available to...

Overview The project involved analysing the potential options for developing a model of an effective property investment vehicle for affordable housing. This involved consideration of strategic positioning, whether the fund is listed or unlisted, whether the fund portfolio involves a mix of assets, and analysing risk and return. The performance of the proposed vehicle was...

House price rises have underpinned the continuation of positive headline economic results over the past year or so, flowing onto other areas of the NSW economy, in particular residential construction. Summary The continued surge in house prices was the major story to come out of the State economy in the Winter quarter. During the Spring...

Summary: Contains time series data for secured and unsecured housing finance commitments for owner occupation, commitments for construction or purchase of dwellings for rent or resale, and loan outstandings to individuals/households for housing. For secured housing finance for owner occupation, this publication presents the number and value of commitments made by banks, permanent building societies...

Supportive housing is a package of assistance for tenants to address health and other needs as well as sustaining affordable tenancies, mostly in social housing. Some supportive housing is provided in a congregate (single) site context, but some providers use housing scattered across multiple locations with support provided through outreach workers. Tenants typically are highly...