affordable housing

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Many older women are in desperate need of affordable housing where they can age in place securely, with dignity and as part of a community. The siheyuan model offers ways to meet these needs.

van overlooking a sunset on a lake

Campervans and caravans are in right now, but the reality of mobile living is often not quite what it seems. 

Homeless man looking out to street

A hands-off federal government simply isn't helping.

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The pandemic has brought to a head deep-rooted problems with how housing is provided in Australia. Fortunately, the solutions can play a central role in the national recovery process.

Singapore housing

A coordinated mix of policies does more to keep housing affordable for a significant proportion of a city's residents than the unbalanced approach we see in Sydney.

apartment construction

Constructing buildings to rent, rather than sell, may fulfil important housing policy objectives – but it won't take off without tax reform.

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Having quality housing matters. What's standing in the way of ensuring every Australian has housing that meets basic comfort and health standards? And how can we overcome these problems?

Housing near Sydney's CBD

The delivery of affordable housing in Australia is in desperate need of a shakeup, says UNSW City Futures Research Fellow Dr Laurence Troy.

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Housing markets never have met the lowest-income households' needs. Now is the time to tackle problems that have been years in the making by creating a better system to supply their housing.

View to Sydney CBD

An innovative City Futures Research Centre report has found there are big savings in transport costs and increases in productivity from living closer to work.

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