Inclusionary zoning not a genuine housing affordability fix

Wednesday 11 April 2018

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has released a new report calling for “inclusionary zoning” policies, which force developers to supply housing for lower income earners, to be rolled-out across Australian housing projects in a bid to boost the supply of affordable housing.

Below are the key points from the AHURI’s report:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.