The crisis of unaffordable, unavailable and unsuitable rental housing in Australia is the result of a complex set of drivers. This interim report is centred on the lived experience of renters to identify the issues people encounter throughout their rental journey, from finding to securing and maintaining a lease on a place they can call...

The aim in this paper is to provide a full description of housing prices and rents across Australia from 1980 to the first quarter 2023, along with some second quarter data, and an informed explanation of these prices and rents along with major outcomes for households.

This report focuses on what can be done to increase the supply of rental dwellings in Australia via institutional investment.

The impact of short-term rental platforms, such as Airbnb, has become increasingly problematic in Australia’s residential rental market. This paper examines the Airbnb market in six different regions of Australia to explore what effects are at play, and to determine what regulatory interventions would be appropriate in response to this significant shift in dwelling stock...

With almost a third of households in Australia now renting, a spotlight has been thrown upon the poor conditions in many parts of the national rental market. This paper seeks to shed some light on a heated debate. It examines the data to establish if there is, indeed, a rental crisis in Australia, and surveys...