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dc.contributor.authorRowley, Steven
dc.contributor.editorDr Geoff Page
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:03:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:03:38Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:13:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationRowley, S. 2012. Housing market dynamics in rural and regional Australia, in Page, G. (ed), 18th Annual Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society Conference, Jan 15-18 2012, pp. 1-8. Adelaide, South Australia: University of South Australia.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28193
dc.description.abstract

Rural and regional housing markets experience many of the same demand and supply drivers as their urban counterparts. However, there are many factors unique to rural and regional centres, both geographical and institutional, which have a significant impact on housing market dynamics. Many of these towns are ill equipped to deal with the rapid pace of change within their housing markets; from population growth stemming from mining activities or sea/tree change movements for example. The result is rapidly declining affordability leading to a range of social issues. But local government is often powerless to respond because it lacks the capacity and knowledge to deliver an appropriate supply response. Staffing and skill issues exist on the planning side but additionally, many towns missed out on government stimulus schemes to boost social housing supply, or deliver NRAS units, because they were unable to devote the time, or lacked the expertise, to complete the many complex application processes. Based on research funded by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (final report no. 165), this paper details some specific examples where housing policy has failed towns and cities in rural and regional Australia. It discusses the decline of affordability, particularly in the private rental market, and recommends how policy could be better focused on delivering housing solutions within regional Australia. The paper concentrates on the case studies of Chinchilla and Townsville to illustrate housing market outcomes in rural and regional Australia.

dc.publisherUniversity of South Australia
dc.relation.urihttp://www.prres.net/papers/Rowley_Housing_Market_Dynamics.pdf
dc.titleHousing market dynamics in rural and regional Australia
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage8
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of 18th annual Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society conference
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of 18th annual Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society conference
dcterms.source.conference18th Annual Pacific-Rim Real Estate Society Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJan 15 2012
dcterms.source.conferencelocationAdelaide, South Australia
dcterms.source.placeAdelaide, Australia
curtin.departmentDepartment of Property Studies
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