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The number of South Australian households currently renting in the private market and facing high housing costs is predicted to grow by between 6 and 7.5 per cent over the next five years, rising to approximately 60,000 households by 2014, according to a new report commissioned by the South Australian Housing Authority and completed by AHURI’s Professional Services team and its university partner, the University of Adelaide.

For some people living with a disability shared home ownership schemes may be a viable housing option. Shared equity schemes involve the home buyer sharing the capital cost of purchasing a home with an equity partner, and allows lower income homebuyers to buy sooner as they need a lower initial deposit and have lower ongoing housing costs.

For governments, investing in affordable housing means aiming to maximise the quantity and quality of new dwellings achievable for the available government resources. One option that works over the long periods of economic cycles is counter cyclical investing, where governments invest more in affordable housing supply during economic slowdowns.

With recent ���������research examining whether social housing should be considered as infrastructure, it is important to understand the decision making process that applies to ‘standard’ infrastructure projects.

There has been discussion in the media about the challenges facing Australia's growing cities and debate about the impact overseas migration is having on the demand for housing, transport, infrastructure and services. Just how many people are migrating to Australia, which regions are drawing the most migrants and how does this compare with the longer-term trend?