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AHURI Distruption in regional housing
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Disruption in regional housing: Policy responses for more resilient markets
This AHURI research examined housing trends and the processes of delivering affordable housing supply in rural and regional Australia. These rural and regional housing markets have faced substantial challenges for more than three decades, including poor housing affordability; under-developed supply chains; the shortage of skilled and unskilled labour force; increasing demand for housing in some localities, while other centres decline; together with limited policy attention to the specific needs of rural and regional Australia.
International Journal of Housing Policy
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Research, market, and policy implications of permanently affordable housing: lessons from Australian discussions about community land trusts
This paper presents data from more recent focus groups amongst Australian would-be house buyers, showing latent market interest in resale-restricted products, with policy and market implications of both national and international relevance.
Australian rental crisis hitting workers
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Predicting homelessness: Housing risk insights from latent class analysis
The present study investigated variation in housing insecurity experiences in a sample of mothers, as well as which risk profiles were most strongly associated with subsequent homelessness.
Policy Futures A Reform Agenda Vol 3
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A culture shift towards better, affordable housing policy and development options for older Australians
Affordable housing models for older people (65 years and over) are largely absent from recent federal and state government commitments to improve housing affordability and availability.
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The Synergy of Community, Government, and Circular Economy in Shaping Social Housing Policies
This study contributes significantly to the discourse on housing policies and sustainability, advocating for an inclusive and environmentally conscious approach to the global housing deficit.
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The Aspire Social Impact Bond: How social impact bond financing can promote positive social and economic outcomes
This paper describes how the Social Impact Bonds financing mechanism underpinned the success of Aspire by promoting flexible, collaborative, outcome-focussed and data-informed responses to a challenging, multifaceted social problem.
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Affordable housing through Community Land Trusts: Examining factors associated with the number of units in CLTs
This study examined 202 CLTs in the U.S., and we assessed whether CLT characteristics, community socioeconomic factors, and the regulatory and political landscape are associated with the number of units.
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Getting off the waiting list? Managing housing assistance provision in an era of intensifying social housing shortage
This research investigates how policy makers and housing providers can use other forms of housing assistance to support people who are otherwise eligible for social housing.
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