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Why Does Australia Have an Affordable Housing Problem and What Can Be Done About It?

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type="main" xml:lang="en"> As a result of economic trends in Australia over the past 25 years, a growing proportion of households have faced high housing costs in relation to their income because of a shortage of affordable housing, particularly in areas where there is ready access to well-paid employment. Problems have been particularly severe for lower income renters. This article provides a proposal to address this shortage, based on encouraging institutional financing of affordable rental housing, suggests more controversial policies that might be needed to address underlying causes and identifies a number of reasons why so little progress has been made.

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  • Judith Yates, 2016. "Why Does Australia Have an Affordable Housing Problem and What Can Be Done About It?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 49(3), pages 328-339, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:49:y:2016:i:3:p:328-339
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