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2022 PowerHousing Academy Scholarships and National Awards Recipients

PowerHousing Australia was pleased to welcome back all our Members and Affiliates to the nation’s capital for our Annual PowerHousing Academy Scholarship and National Awards ceremony.  As part of the first face to face Member Exchange Conference since 2019, the 2022 PowerHousing Academy Scholarships and National Awards took place at the National Arboretum in Canberra […]

PowerHousing Australia New York and IHP Toronto

Purpose and Overview The New York study tour was attended by 13 Australian delegates and focused predominantly on ethical investment, Australia’s obligations as a signatory to the UN and in particular Sustainable Development Goal #11 (SDG), contemporary research on housing and urban development, and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) trends and reporting. As per the […]

Housing finds a home at the heart of the Federal Budget

PowerHousing Australia is pleased to see the Federal Budget delivered tonight focusing on housing with the Housing Accord, the core election commitments and much more. Australian households are at the crossroads with interest rates rising at levels which will push Australians into crisis over the next financial period and a deep national policy focus was […]

International Housing Partnership Toronto and New York Study Tour opens investor doors for Australian social and affordable housing

After three years virtual meetings, PowerHousing has been able to travel to North America as part of a delegation to join our international colleagues at the 2022 International Housing Partnership Leadership Meeting at Toronto. The International Housing Partnership (IHP) is a collaborative organisation representing more than 175 non-profit housing providers across Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom […]

2022 Rising Star Immersion and Government meetings: New Zealand Report

In early August 2022, a PowerHousing Australia delegation visited Wellington, New Zealand, for the Rising Stars immersion program. During the three days in Wellington, the delegation met with several community housing providers (CHPs), government agencies, the CHP peak body, councils, representatives for ministers, and the regulator. Our Rising Stars were able to produce some key […]

Census 2021 – Revealing Housing Statistics

The data for the 2021 Census were released last Tuesday. It will take sometime to comb through all the data and learn all the lessons hidden within. Nevertheless, PowerHousing has been able to make an initial run at the housing data, which has been covered in the national media. Here are some of the insights […]

Climate to drive housing policies

“As the result identifies climate and affordable housing will be a focus of the next ALP Government, Greens and Independents and the replacement of old inefficient homes will have to be a focus.” As per the Climate to drive housing policies story on page 4 of todays Australian print/online edition, a quarter of the top […]

Additional $2 billion Federal Budget financing lifeline for low cost housing outcomes

With housing affordability cost of living pressures shaping as the key election issue, PowerHousing Australia was pleased to see the Liability Cap which the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has to lend to Community Housing Providers(CHPs) increased by $2b to $5.5b in tonight’s Federal Budget. This additional low-cost finance, secured in a period […]