Australia’s extreme housing crisis won't be solved with a series of slick loan products like one just launched in the US that lets cash-poor borrowers use Bitcoin to get a mortgage, writes Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad.
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There is an easier way for governments to deal with the housing affordability crisis than sit idly by while the system they created makes new homes harder, slower and more costly to build, writes Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad.
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Steel is an increasingly common material in Australian houses. But it's also hugely emissions-intensive to make. Shifting to green production could help. @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu https://t.co/2Uq6c4Kq6L
Flashy promises of two-bedroom units built in a matter of days won’t make a dent on Australia's housing targets without major changes to our broken housing supply chain, writes Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad.
https://t.co/0Q48nToQRT
The aim of the pause is to give builders a stable rulebook, so more homes can be approved and built faster. @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu https://t.co/KUsUp6nwQO
The California approach promises to keep home insurance prices stable, ensure coverage in high-risk areas, and make homes safer as climate change worsens. @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu https://t.co/BewZEMb3UI
There's more we can do to better protect our homes – including 1.5 million homes already in high or very high risk areas today. @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu https://t.co/1Zfy7EY6B0
Australia's climate-obsessed Albanese government is ignoring a cheap and green solution to its failing plan to build 1.2 million homes over the next four years, writes housing expert Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad.
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There is a range of important reasons why home ownership remains elusive for many Australians. But there are solutions. @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu https://t.co/DpF7EwFQcx
Congratulations to the 2024 JMI Policy Challenge Grant Winners! 👏
The nine successful projects aim to develop and advance policy solutions in line with key government priorities including tackling social and affordable housing, the transition to a Net Zero economy, and redirecting investment to early intervention and prevention.
Generating affordable housing through community land trusts | Lead researcher: Louise Crabtree-Hayes (@westernsydneyu)
Bringing community voices into policy: renewables in the Hunter | Lead researcher: @AmandaTatts (@Sydney_Uni)
Housing affordability and the teacher shortage: systemic implications | Lead researcher: @ScottEacott (@UNSW)
Integrated policies for Net Zero and affordable housing | Lead researcher: Ehsan Noroozinejad (@westernsydneyu)
Aboriginal-led justice solutions: strategies for reinvestment | Lead researcher: Fiona Allison (@UTSEngage)
A new ‘build-to-rent-to-own’ model for ‘generation rent’ | Lead researcher: Caitlin McGee (@UTSEngage )
Advancing the Net Zero energy transition through co-design | Lead researcher: Simon Wright (@CharlesSturtUni )
Developing a place-based Childcare Stress Index | Lead researchers: Angela Smith and @RhondaItaoui (@westernsydneyu)
Integrating evidence on early intervention in government policy | Lead researcher: @AlfredoPaloyo (@UOW)
Read our article below to learn more about their projects and stay tuned for more updates over the coming weeks: https://t.co/QiZHfXIiUS
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Financial institutions have a key role to play in funding and promoting green building construction and retrofits to cut energy use, running costs and emissions @ehsan_noroozi@westernsydneyu@westsydunews. https://t.co/1By4iko8OR