One of the (many) furphies that get aired (frequently) in discussions around housing affordability is that we can build ourselves out of the problem by building a lot more high-density housing units rather than typical detached suburban houses. In fact, the opposite is likely to happen should we attempt this course of action. Here’s why….
As someone who has spent the best part of their professional life involved with property markets and public policy, I reckon I’ve seen pretty much every type of lunacy at work. When it comes to housing, that lunacy frequently ascends to new heights. The latest hysteria is nothing we haven’t seen before and will see…
As our population grows, so too will demand school places and new schools. This is going to prove a significant driver of demand for space – especially in suburban centres. But first, old thinking about schools needs to change to allow for the opportunities that the future presents and to avoid an inevitable shortage of…
The dreaded “Not In My Backyard” reaction of homeowners who have the temerity to object to neighbourhood changes they never voted for (or were even asked about) is reaching plague proportions if you believe what some urban designers and planners are saying. This scourge of the NIMBY is threatening the progressive development of cities, they’ll…
Each major Australian capital city is faced with predicted population growth of millions more people within just the next 25 years. In Brisbane it’s over 1.5 million more, Sydney will cop another nearly 4 million, and Melbourne over 3 million more people. Here’s a scary fact: at current rates of cars to people, Brisbane will…
Global markets are actively exploring how to repurpose now empty office buildings, as the post covid impacts of work-from-home and distributed employment take their rising toll. Typically, it is the older-style office buildings that are most affected. Owners of premium office property compete more aggressively for premium, large-scale tenants who still want the high-performance CBD…
