This study investigates the policy environment and accomplishments of emerging not-for-profit housing developers in Australia. The core purpose is to understand the current operating environment of these agencies and to identify directions for policy that could enable these or similar organisations to make larger scale contributions to the provision of affordable housing in Australia.

This research seeks to identify the range of government and planning related costs that arise through the residential development process, and quantify their relative weight as a proportion of the total cost of development. By using a multiple case study methodology that extends across three Australian State jurisdictions and several local planning authority areas, the...

This research examines this international practice in planning for housing affordability in general and affordable housing in particular using examples from the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as Ireland, Canada and the Netherlands.This research examines this international practice in planning for housing affordability in general and affordable housing in particular. The report...

Drawing on AHURI research, this paper considers the potential transferability of established and new international models, focusing on the delivery of metropolitan planning commitments for affordable housing in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide.

International experience in Western Europe and North America demonstrates that the urban planning system can be a very important tool in retaining and increasing affordable housing supply. In many North American and European cities and regions, planning mechanisms are being used to protect the supply of affordable housing.