Generation rent is a myth – housing prospects for millennials are determined by class
Jan 04, 2019 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Millennials have been labelled generation rent, as growing numbers of young people are renting their homes for longer periods of their lives than their parents generation. Home ownership and social housing are increasingly...
Shorten's subsidy plan to boost affordable housing
Dec 17, 2018 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Institutional investors would receive longterm subsidies to build new dwellings - on condition they rented them out below market rates - under an affordable housing program Bill Shorten is announcing on the first day of...
What's behind the dramatic rise in 3-generation households?
Nov 08, 2018 17:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
In a recent study, I discovered that the number of kids living with their parents and grandparents in what demographers call a three-generation household has nearly doubled over the past two decades. Why has this been...
Coloradans reject restrictions on drilling distances from homes and schools
Nov 08, 2018 16:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Coloradans rejected a ballot initiative that would have required new oil and gas projects to be set back at least 2,500 feet from occupied buildings. The measure known as Proposition 112 and supported by environmentalists...
Ideas of home and ownership in Australia might explain the neglect of renters’ rights
Nov 04, 2018 14:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
In Australia, when we think of home, we think of ownership. This normalisation of home ownership is reflected in the Great Australian Dream, the belief that its the best way to achieve financial security. This dream is...
To make housing more affordable this is what state governments need to do
Oct 31, 2018 13:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
This week were exploring the state of nine different policy areas across Australias states, as detailed in Grattan Institutes State Orange Book 2018. Read the other articles in the series here. House prices might now be...
Traditional culture may help Indigenous households manage money better
Oct 31, 2018 13:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Few areas of public policy are as hotly debated as how to close the income gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. There are some uncontroversial goals, such as improving job opportunities and reducing the...
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