From Perth to Sydney: the quest to fit more people into same area
An all-encompassing solution to the housing crisis would warrant a Nobel Prize for Economics but there are ways of tackling this crucial national issue that need to be embraced.
While it is easy to dismiss the current housing crisis as beyond resolution, there are measures that could alleviate the worst case scenarios. (Image source: Shutterstock.com)
Mass migration, building delays, urban sprawl and record-high house and rent prices.
It’s a scenario that demands a new and urgent response that somehow manages to fit more people into the country’s already populated centres.
Research from the Institute of Public Affairs reveals that Australia will face a net supply shortfall of over 250,000 homes by 2028.
An inability to pay rent is cited as the reason more than half of homeless people are in…
