City Futures Research Centre Archives

New report – Housing: Taming the Elephant in the Economy

Australia, City Futures Research Centre, Housing, Housing economics, Housing market, Jinqiao Long, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research project - outputs, Research reportBy admin June 15, 2021

A new report recommends immediate institutional reform to stabilise Australia’s dysfunctional housing market.

Extending Economic Cases for Housing Policies: Rents, Ownership and Assets

Australia, City economies, City Futures Research Centre, Housing economics, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research reportBy admin September 13, 2020

Research that reviews what the likely effects of sustained high and increasing rents in Australia will be on an economy, and stresses potential productivity effects.

Strengthening economic cases for housing: the productivity gains from better housing outcomes

Australia, City Futures Research Centre, Housing economics, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research report, Urban developmentBy admin February 27, 2019 1 Comment

Professor Duncan Maclennan, Policy Scotland associate, has modelled how housing outcomes impact economic growth and productivity, making the case for housing construction to be classed as infrastructure investment, akin to investment in transport links, water and communications.