Built environment
Briefing paper
Driving change by supporting electric vehicle ready apartments
This paper highlights key strategies to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in apartment buildings across New South Wales. While EV adoption has surged in suburban homes, the report highlights unique challenges for apartment residents and offers practical solutions to improve accessibility in high-density housing.
Article
Labor fails to control the overseas student intake: the rental crisis will worsen
This paper focuses on the role of overseas students in driving rental demand, arguing that the Labour Government has backtracked on plans to reduce overseas student numbers in response to pressure from the education sector. The authors argue this decision will exacerbate the housing crisis and call for reform of the systems that govern pathways...
Strategy
Reshaping the future of community housing
This roadmap seeks to position community housing as a critical solution to Victoria's current housing crisis. It outlines strategies for expanding and strengthening the community housing sector, calling for a return to the model of shared responsibility along with increased and sustained funding for social housing.
Report
Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable private rental housing
This research examines how governments can encourage small-scale private investors to provide affordable rental housing. It finds that landlords who follow the positively geared, long-term hold investment model are most likely to be part of affordable housing schemes. The research finds unaimous support among landlords and lays out the advantages for them.
Working paper
Dispelling myths: reviewing the evidence on zoning reforms in Auckland
In 2016 Auckland implemented zoning reforms that allowed for increased density. Studies found these reforms increased housing supply and lower rents, but were disputed by some economists. This working paper responds to the critiques and concludes they are unfounded and Auckland’s reforms should be a model for other cities.