Home Truths: Property Ownership and Housing Wealth in Australia - Softcover

Beer, Andrew; Badcock, Blair

9780522848939: Home Truths: Property Ownership and Housing Wealth in Australia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0522848931 ISBN 13: 9780522848939

Publisher: Melbourne University Press, 1996

A staggering 85 percent of Australians attempt to own their own home at some stage in their lives—the highest percentage in the world. Government policies, the economy, and local geographical factors affect the housing choices of different generations. This book shows how home ownership may enrich people or entrap them in debt and raises issues vital for any consideration of equity in society.

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About the Author:

Blair Badcock is a reader in the department of geographical and environmental studies at the University of Adelaide. Andrew Beer is a senior lecturer in the School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management at Flinders University.

Review:

“Home Truths is an excellent text on housing wealth in Australia and is ideal for anyone studying housing markets and policies.” —Urban Policy and Research

“Written by two of Australia's leading housing researchers . . . this book makes an outstanding contribution to a neglected aspect of the Australian housing system: housing wealth. This is an excellent addition to the Australian housing literature. The book is well written and logically structured, which ensures that the information provided is disseminated with ease.” —Australasian Journal of Regional Studies

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