Borrowing risk among young home owners: Prevention, alleviation and the promotion of sustainable alternatives: draft paper

During the 1990s, amidst spiraling house prices and accessible credit, national governments in the Netherlands, the US, Australia and the UK promoted home ownership in rhetoric and policy as the main stream housing solution for working households, also for those with a low income. Recent instability in housing prices is particularly concerning...

A review of structurally inspired approaches in housing studies: Concepts, contributions and future perspectives

Housing studies is a broad field, which has ploughed the disciplines of political economy, radical geography and sociology since the 1970s, making use of structural theories, concepts and methods. These studies have embroidered notions of human agency engaged in different aspects of housing provision, consumption and exchange, with the concepts...

Ontology and causality in comparative housing studies: Explaining the different role of limited profit housing in Vienna and Zurich

It has been argued in detail elsewhere that debates and indeed misunderstandings in comparative housing research often arise because housing systems and their development can be perceived and therefore analysed from a range of theoretical positions (Lawson, 2006). This paper considers a number of ontological alternatives and also examines the...

The regulation of social housing outcomes: A micro examination of Dutch and Austrian social landlords since financing reforms

Since the 1990s, significant changes affecting financial arrangements have permeated both the Dutch and Austrian system of social housing provision. Potentially, these changes could have influenced the role and performance of social landlords in both countries. This paper explores the actual impact of these changes in terms of their social...

Facilitating investment in affordable housing: Towards an Australian model. Draft

This paper argues that sustainable and affordable finance provides a crucial pillar to support the provision of affordable housing in the long term. This finance can take on a variety of forms, comprising grants, public loans, commercial loans as well as shareholder equity. It can be facilitated by various forms of collateral, government...

What can we learn from international developments in social housing?

European housing strategies, financing mechanisms and outcomes

Comparative housing research in the new millenium: Methodological and theoretical contributions from the first decade

Comparative housing research encompasses a broad range of strategies and foci, which has promoted the exchange of information, catalysed policy development and encouraged theoretical debate. This presentation briefly outlines the different purpose (policy description, evaluation, strategic understanding and theoretical explanation), logical...

Secure occupancy in rental housing: A comparative analysis. Country case study: The Netherlands

This research had been carried out at request of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).

Secure occupancy in rental housing: A comparative analysis. Country case study: Austria

This research had been carried out at request of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).

Secure occupancy in rental housing: A comparative analysis. Country case study: Flanders (Belgium)

This research had been carried out at request of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI).