This research looks at Australian shared equity schemes, which are programs where governments or other organisations help people buy a home in exchange for part-ownership of the property. It compares the advantages, disadvantages and unintended consequences of different models, and creates an evidence-base to support the design of future government-led shared equity programs.

This report examines the way in which housing tax concessions are undermining affordability in Australia, by subsidising the removal of homes from the long-term rental market altogether. The report estimates the cost in foregone revenue to the Federal Budget of negative gearing deductions claimed on short-stay investment properties. The report argues that this policy failure...

This report contrasts the impact of Australian government housing policy over the last forty years, and unpacks why prioritising tax breaks for investors over expanding social housing has fuelled Australia’s housing crisis.

This paper attempts to build a coherent picture of Australia’s real federal housing budget, and to determine how government intervention in the housing market affects housing affordability and security.

Tasmania’s first 20-year Tasmanian Housing Strategy sets an ambitious vision to end homelessness by improving the entire housing system for all Tasmanians.