Niall Williams’ Post

Should be an interesting and topical discussion

The Great Divide: Australia's Housing Mess And How To Fix It Join ABC economics commentator Alan Kohler and a panel to discuss Australia’s housing mess and ideas for its repair. Alan’s Quarterly essay identifies the start of the 21st century as the time at which house prices got away from the grasp of those who did not already own one. Australian society was altered by the schism between the home owners and the others. Inequality and intergenerational disparities were profoundly changed by the runaway house prices. Alan will tell the story of how we got into this mess – and how we might get out of it. Register now: https://lnkd.in/g_vGTcX2

What frameworks do researchers use to understand differences in housing policies and outcomes? How do they fare in terms of classificatory and explanatory power? My article with Giuseppe Montalbano is in print as the lead article in the most recent volume of Housing, Theory and Society. In it, we engage in a systematic literature review of housing regime typologies. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/ehtuTaaD 📚 #housing #explanations #openaccess

"Solutions for the Housing Shortage" By Piet Eichholtz The Netherlands is experiencing significant social distress due to a severe housing shortage of nearly 500,000 homes. In this critical time, Piet Eichholtz's recent research sheds light on innovative solutions that could alleviate this crisis. Watch the full lecture below to discover his innovative solutions and join the conversation on advancing housing policy. #Housing #HousingShortage #Netherlands Maastricht University School of Business and Economics Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek

Timely conversation: The political impact of housing reform and how it can compel zoning changes at the both the local and state level for land use reform:  Queue up to 24:01 “ the Federal government influencing hyper local land use regulation especially since it has to run through the State legislature, which is why I like tying Federal funding to infrastructure beaseu that goess to the states to make meaningful change on the housing front.” Edward Glaeser on Zoning, Land Use Regulation, and Urban Economics https://lnkd.in/e49axpMx

The Economics of Housing Supply: Pleased to have had the opportunity to work on this with Chris Leishman and Parliament of NSW Research Service. We cover key issues including: 📌 Responsiveness of new housing supply to demand 📌 The importance of new and established housing stock 📌 Filtering processes 📌 Evidence to inform planning reform 📌 Developer behaviour 📌 Complexities of the housing production process 📌 Spatial variations across housing markets #housingsupply #housingaffordability #housingpolicy

Lots of great information in this paper on the economics of housing, including elasticity of supply, stocks and flows etc. And I quote, "It is often assumed that planning regulations significantly hinder new housing supply, but the Australian evidence is actually mixed regarding the extent to which planning has a negative impact on new supply... Developer behaviour can affect the flow of new supply on to the market, but this aspect of the production process does not receive much attention in Australia’s policy commentary."

Interesting consideration on how we can take a more proactive approach to housing need based on existing stock, rather than long-term and mostly unreliable projections.

ICYMI, we released our first State of the State Housing Report. Drawing from comprehensive data on housing markets, economic trends, and demographic shifts, the report highlights the challenges Oregon residents face in affording high-quality housing. Read the whole report at bit.ly/49kLv1U.

This sobering report makes it clear that we still have much work to do in Oregon. We encourage you to take a look at the full State of the State's Housing, which highlights important data. Among the many concerning statistics, here is one to know: For every $1 Oregonians earned in wage increases, the median sales price of a home increased by $7.10.