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My latest for the Guardian Australia on yesterday's housing announcements. Neither Labor nor the Coalition’s policies will solve the housing crisis. But at least in this campaign they are competing over who can get the most homes built. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

‘A pox on both their houses’ Grattan Institute housing policy guru Brendan Coates is unimpressed by the new, big-spending housing policies of both Labor and the Coalition #auspol #ausecon #Election2025 #prices #supply via ⁦The Age⁩ and The Sydney Morning Herald youtu.be/cMERI9B6174

This as an excellent thread on survivorship bias distorts our perception of the typical quality of older housing. Almost without exception, new apartments and townhouses are better quality than the housing they replace.

'If we can’t even agree to trim unneeded super tax breaks for the wealthiest 0.5% of Australians, what hope have we got?'   Brendan Coates from Grattan Institute calls out the latest 'don't you dare touch superannuation tax breaks' hysteria   linkedin.com/posts/brendan-…   #auspol

Planning for more homes will create a better capital city. Our housing experts Matthew Bowes and Brendan Coates explain: buff.ly/9Kkiav3

The ACT’s ‘missing middle’ planning reforms show that Canberra doesn’t have to choose between protecting the “garden city” and making housing more affordable. It can, and it should, do both. Catch the full op-ed from Brendan Coates and myself for the Canberra Times. Link below.

I read this morning that, until 1853, Berlin had a system of 'reverse zoning', whereby a *minimum* height of three storeys was required in central areas, while lower buildings were reluctantly tolerated in the suburbs. The reason was aesthetic: the authorities felt that

Introducing floor area ratios in Victoria (see link) risks making our housing crisis worse Height limits and setbacks already manage the impacts of density. Why further restrict what can be built in the most desireable areas of Melbourne? theage.com.au/national/victo…