Housing Affordability | Dr Adam Crowe and Ryan Brierty
With rising interest rates, dwindling housing supply and a rental market in crisis, what is happening to Australian housing affordability, and is there any relief in sight?
In this episode, David Karsten is joined by researchers Dr Adam Crowe and Ryan Brierty to discuss their new report on housing affordability in Western Australia in 2023 and what we can expect from the housing market in the future.
Renters face increasing “deposit hurdle” [03:10]
WA’s social housing deficit [06:23]
Intergenerational impact on housing [10:16]
The perfect storm: ‘Homebuilder’ scheme and COVID-19[17:52]
Reforming tenants’ rights [24:46]
Moving away from ‘detached dwellings’ [28:02]
Resources to help with cost of living [36:53]
Learn more
Read the report: ‘Housing Affordability in Western Australia 2023’
Find out more about the BankWest Curtin Economics Centre
Responding to the pandemic, can building homes rebuild Australia?
Australia's Covid-19 housing policy responses
Not-for-profit housing assistance services:
Circle Green Legal: https://circlegreen.org.au/
St Barts: https://stbarts.org.au/
St Pats: https://stpats.com.au/housing/
Uniting: https://unitingwa.org.au/
RUAH: https://www.ruah.org.au/need-help/
Government services:
WA Government renting assistance programs and service
Connect with our guests
Dr Adam Crowe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, AHURI (Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute), Curtin University
Adam Crowe is currently completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the AHURI – Curtin Research Centre. His research examines innovative ways to improve tenure security within the private rental sector, with a focus on tenant experiences and outcomes, policy innovation, and Build-to-Rent as an emerging asset class touted to increase rental supply.
Ryan Brierty, PhD student, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Curtin University
Ryan is a property economics tutor and research assistant at Curtin University. He co-authored the report ‘Housing affordability in Western Australia 2023: Building for the future’. He is currently completing a PhD at Curtin, centred on housing economics.
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Transcript
Behind the scenes
Host: David Karsten
Content creator: Anne Griffin-Appadoo
Producer and recordist: Emilia Jolakoska
Editor: Karen Green
Executive producers: Anita Shore and Jarrad Long
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