Affordable Housing
How many 20-minute neighbourhoods does Melbourne really have?
Walkable cities are gaining traction. Our Map of the Month shows which Melbourne suburbs are walking distance to childcare, pharmacies and GPs
Business & Economics
More Australian adult children are living with their parents longer
Australian parents are waiting longer for an empty nest as their adult children are living under the same roof for longer, finds the annual HILDA survey
Sciences & Technology
How Australia’s prefab industry can help the housing crisis
Prefabrication is a practical solution to meet Victoria’s urgent housing needs by providing speedy and cost-efficient dwellings
Environment
Building social value into affordable housing
Unprecedented investment in social and affordable housing in Victoria is an opportunity to create social, as well as physical, infrastructure
Business & Economics
Home ownership stays a pipe dream for many
Despite rising numbers of new home loans amid the COVID-19 economic recovery, the outlook for housing affordability remains bleak and more of us will be renting long term
Business & Economics
Is rent-for-life becoming the new norm for families?
The age group with the highest proportion of renters moving into home-ownership each year is now the 55-64 year-olds
Politics & Society
Melbourne's housing crisis and homelessness
As Melbourne faces a growing housing crisis, pockets of innovation are offering some people a leg up out of social housing and into home ownership
Business & Economics
Australia’s housing: Hard crash or soft landing?
After 25 years recession free - could our complacency about Australia’s euphoric house market be coming to an end?
Business & Economics
Greater density or urban sprawl
Regional development and apartment living hold keys to fixing the burgeoning problem of the housing challenge
Business & Economics
Boom town busts affordability
Australia’s long boom in property prices has run into an affordability crisis raising urgent policy questions in an election year.