Director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Curtin Research Centre, Curtin University
Steven is Director of the Australian Urban and Research Institute's Curtin research centre and associate professor in the school of economics and finance, Curtin University.
First home buyer schemes aren't enough to meet young adults' housing aspirations
Aug 15, 2019 17:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Young adults not only struggle to buy a home, many struggle to secure any kind of independent housing. This contributes to a cycle of living in precarious and informal housing and to a growing gap between their current...
'Just like home'. New survey finds most renters enjoy renting, although for many it's expensive
Oct 09, 2018 12:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
One in every four Australian households rents, and its not just those on low incomes. A new nationally representative survey of 3,182 renters, funded by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, finds that while 60% of...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well