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Rental affordability index 2024


Rental affordability is at its worst point since 2015. The report provides insights into how rental affordability impacts different places and household types, with a particular focus on low-income households. It measures "critically unaffordable rents" indicating the severity of the housing crisis as well as the difficulties that vulnerable people encounter in securing housing. The...
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

Lynette Washington, Wejandra Reddy, Braam Lowies

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.
Report

Homeward bound: how to create deeply affordable housing


Canada faces a severe housing crisis. Two major initiatives over the past six years aimed at encouraging more homebuilding have not alleviated the lack of supply for many low to median-income households. This report argues that the best way to improve this is a co-ordinated approach that combines mechanisms available to all levels of government.