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Australia Looks at Austria for Affordable Housing Financing Models

Vienna (Lawson 2008)International measures to channel investment towards affordable rental housing is part of a research project that has been commissioned by the Western Australian Government. The project reviews international models that use public subsidies and incentives to attract large scale commercial finance to supply affordable housing.

The project reviews international models that use public subsidies and incentives to attract large scale commercial finance to supply affordable
housing. It has engaged key local experts; interviewed financiers, providers and policy-makers and analysed evidence to assess the effectiveness of private finance in Austria.

Authored by: Edwin Deutsch and Julie Lawson

For: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURi) on behalf of the Government of Western Australia

Date: December 2012

Research Australia Research Paper
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