How will coronavirus affect property prices?
Mar 16, 2020 06:06 am UTC| Real Estate Investing Economy
Its one of the most Googled questions since the coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreak: how will coronavirus affect house prices? The bottom line is it will be negative - prices will go down. People, up until now, have been...
The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians
Mar 15, 2020 06:04 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
Social housing is part of the lives of a surprising number of Australians. On any one night in Australia, just over 4% of households rent social housing. Yet it has housed many more people than this for brief, and...
Older and poorer: Retirement Income Review can't ignore the changing role of home
Feb 26, 2020 07:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
The assumption that retired people have minimal housing costs underpins the settings of our retirement incomes system. But the real state of housing for older Australians today makes it critical for the Retirement Incomes...
No need to give up on crowded cities – we can make density so much better
Feb 19, 2020 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate
The idea that we should decentralise our population has come up many times in Australia. Recently, the National Farmers Federation president pushed the notion, calling for a shift to the regions. And the premise is this:...
As big cities get even bigger, some residents are being left behind
Feb 09, 2020 23:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
The concentration of growth in major cities, driven by the knowledge economy and the changing nature of work, may also increase their social inequality. Our research looked at cities in the US and Australia. We compared...
Housing crisis? What crisis? How politicians talk about housing and why it matters
Feb 03, 2020 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Politicians in many countries around the world claim to be experiencing a housing crisis. But how do they define it, who is affected, and what is the cause? These are critical questions. Exploring them can help us...
Affordable housing proves life-changing for the urban poor – but poses unexpected risks for women
Oct 20, 2019 10:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
South Africa is known around the world for its significant housing programme, and India has made substantial efforts to develop its cities. Providing free or affordable housing brings obvious benefits to residents who have...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight