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news 19th September 2024 in news
news 19th September 2024 in news

Current housing affordability measures don’t reflect real housing costs

Most of the trade-offs lower-income households make to afford their housing costs are not accounted for in the housing affordability measurements used by policy makers, according to new research. As a result housing can appear affordable even though it is of such poor quality it affects people’s health or it is located far from employment opportunities so that householders have very high commuting costs.

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In the Media 14th September 2024 in In the Media
In the Media 14th September 2024 in In the Media

AHURI's Managing Director, Dr Michael Fotheringham, spoke with ABC News about the gentrification of regional areas and its impact on First Nations peoples and culture.

In the Media 10th September 2024 in In the Media
In the Media 10th September 2024 in In the Media

This news.com.au article looks at the building quality of Australian homes and refers to recent research.

In the Media 6th September 2024 in In the Media
In the Media 6th September 2024 in In the Media

This article from ABC News explores the consideration of circular economy principles in the Australian residential housing industry and refers to Inquiry ' Informing a strategy for circular economy housing in Australia'.

In the Media 5th September 2024 in In the Media
In the Media 5th September 2024 in In the Media

This article from the Conversation discusses recent research 'A national roadmap for improving the building quality of Australian housing stock'.