Industry Body: AHURI

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The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute is a national not-for-profit independent network organization that funds, conducts, disseminates, and tailors research on housing and homelessness.

40% of first homebuyers are expecting to rely on the 'Bank of Mum and Dad’ to buy a home of there own.

Rent-to-own may offer reprieve as young Australians struggle to enter the housing market

40% of first homebuyers are expecting to rely on the bank of Mum and Dad to buy a home of their own

40% young aspiring homeowners expect to call on the bank of Mum and Dad

New AHURI research examines how young people aged 25 to 34 in Sydney and Perth are approaching first-time homeownership
Boomers are less impacted by rising costs than their children IMAGE Freepik

More young Aussies are under extreme housing stress than babyboomers, AHURI and UNSW study finds

However, while adults aged 65 and above are less likely to enter housing stress, they are much less likely to exit it if they do.

Research finds changes to rental laws does not drive investors away

Investors may consider tenancy law when buying, but resoundingly do not leave the rental sector due to rental law changes
AHURI rental crisis

Why does Australia have a rental crisis and how can it be solved?

A new briefing paper released by AHURI finds more affordable, well-located houses key to alleviating crisis

Affordable housing for the elderly needs a rethink

Older Australians in private rentals or retiring with a mortgage are facing mounting pressures which could see more of the elderly on the streets
house and key

How has the pandemic impacted the Australian rental market?

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has conducted new research on the sector
claddng apartment

Does building high-quality housing make older housing more affordable?

In theory, as properties age and their perceived quality drops, they trickle down to lower market segments, but this doesn’t always happen in practice

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