Affordable Housing

Australia keeps reaching for tax reform to fix the housing crisis, but the 2026 Federal Budget still didn't tackle one of our biggest problems. What it missed was speed.

Construction productivity in Australia has fallen 53 per cent since the mid-1990s. Modern methods of building can reverse it, if we choose to scale them

With housing affordability at a record low, new business models could offer a unique solution. But we need to rethink the way we own and build homes

Construction productivity has been declining for years; educating our workforce in new technologies and fostering entrepreneurial mindsets is vital for recovery

Walkable cities are gaining traction. Our Map of the Month shows which Melbourne suburbs are walking distance to childcare, pharmacies and GPs

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

Prefabrication is a practical solution to meet Victoria’s urgent housing needs by providing speedy and cost-efficient dwellings

Unprecedented investment in social and affordable housing in Victoria is an opportunity to create social, as well as physical, infrastructure

Australia's housing affordability crisis means many more Australians will remain long-term renters – and policy needs to reflect that reality

Australia's housing affordability crisis means many more Australians will remain long-term renters – and policy needs to reflect that reality