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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently some Trotskyists don't like the authors of this column.
Nevertheless, housing policy in Auckland led to a 28% reduction in rent, relative to other NZ cities.
It is foolish not to ask whether other cities around the globe might learn from that.

Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 4d

Lessons from planning reform in NZ. For the UK and everyone.
By Former UK Housing Secretary Sir Simon Clarke and NZ housing minister Chris Bishop.
Recommended.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'New Zealand shows how UK can end housing crisis - we must fix fundamentals'

Empty words do not build homes. Supply does. That means freeing up land where people want to live.

www.express.co.uk

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 4d

When the electorate realises that stimulating demand worsens affordability, the Federal government will need to do something to boost housing supply.
And not just social housing. Something for the 96% of households who live in market housing.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 4d

Lessons from planning reform in NZ. For the UK and everyone.
By Former UK Housing Secretary Sir Simon Clarke and NZ housing minister Chris Bishop.
Recommended.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

'New Zealand shows how UK can end housing crisis - we must fix fundamentals'

Empty words do not build homes. Supply does. That means freeing up land where people want to live.

www.express.co.uk

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Uytae Lee @uytaelee.bsky.social · 6d

I'll be in Brisbane next week! As part of my trip, I'll be hosting a more informal event open to anyone at the Queensland University of Technology on Tuesday, October 7th. Details below:

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 6d

Detailed figures for the freaks out there. I'll be getting more of these on different configurations and include the other four Greater Brisbane councils over the next few weeks.

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 6d

I've been working with @dbecon.bsky.social to work out some figures on Brisbane's zoning and we started looking at character restrictions.

Within 5km of Brisbane's CBD, a whopping 64% of all residential properties have some kind of character restrictions. That's 57% of land or 2,204 hectares.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 8d

I actually found youtube videos to be accessible and at my level. I will try to find the ones I liked.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 8d

me too

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Grattan Institute @grattaninstitute.bsky.social · 9d

Sydney remains ground zero for Australia’s housing crisis.

Our housing policy expert Brendan Coates gives the NSW government credit for acting to get more housing built – and identifies what should happen now.

#auspol #nswpol

grattan.edu.au/news/sydney-...

Sydney remains ground zero for Australia’s housing crisis - Grattan Institute

The NSW government deserves credit for taking steps to get more housing built. Here’s what it should do next.

grattan.edu.au

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 14d

"Australia’s five most powerful property people in 2025."
www.afr.com/property/com...

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 18d

The ACT has legislated housing to be a human right.
Zoning that restricts housing should be considered a denial of human rights. Hopefully it will be outlawed.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Solving the housing crisis is a marathon but a new law could be the first step

The ACT government has passed legislation enshrining housing as a human right. What does that mean, and should other states follow?

www.abc.net.au

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 22d

I spoke at the Victorian Liberal Party State Conference on housing policy.
I argued that the push to allow more housing should be bipartisan.
Here’s my speech: www.spectator.com.au/2025/09/aust...

Australia’s housing push is bipartisan | The Spectator Australia

The Liberal Party has two traditions, conservatism and support for free markets. Normally, those movements are allies, but housing policy is an unusual issue on which they diverge. And so the Liberal…

www.spectator.com.au

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 23d

I discuss housing on @joshzepps's “Uncomfortable Conversations”.
First hour is free on most podcast platforms.
Second hour (tbh, less provocative) requires inexpensive subscription.

uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/p/has-home-o...

"Has Home Ownership Become Hereditary?" with Peter Tulip

Why is housing in Australia so unaffordable, and what can be done about it?

uncomfortableconversations.substack.com

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 29d

Victoria allows more homes,
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Victorian Labor targets affluent Melbourne suburbs for rezoning to allow 16-storey apartment towers

Under the plan, the state government will seize planning controls for the designated areas – near train and tram stops – from local councils

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Sep 8

Rents are falling in New Zealand
www.stuff.co.nz/money/360816...

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

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Jonathan O'Brien @jonobri.com · Sep 3

It is fantastic to see Clare O’Neil and the Federal Government increasingly on-message about the housing crisis.

The Minns and Allen governments are undertaking some of the most meaningful and ambitious housing reforms in decades. Federal Government backing is crucial— 🧵

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Sep 2

A good thread by author @jensvb.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/jens... 3/3

Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy that the paper by @tomdavidoff.bsky.social @lausterna.bsky.social Tsur Somerville and I on the outcomes of the multiplex upzonings in Kelowna and Coquitlam is out. While the two zoning reforms look similar on paper, we detail how their real world outcomes differ. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

Upzoning and redevelopment: The details matter

Facing worsening housing affordability, policymakers in a growing number of jurisdictions have heeded
economists’ calls for increases in supply through relaxing land use restrictions, particularly on maximum
allowed density and increases in the number of units allowed on a single lot. While floor space or floor area
ratios (FSR or FAR) and unit count per lot are indicators of the potential for density, local governments have
many levers to control the volume, type, and pace of new construction. In this paper, we compare changes in
land prices and the pace of redevelopment following two similar, moderate density upzonings (up to four units
per lot) of single family neighborhoods in the province of British Columbia (Canada). The upzoning in the City
of Kelowna resulted in considerable new construction of higher density residential units as well as a significant
increase in lot prices in the upzoned area relative to nearby areas with status quo zoning. In contrast, though
the changes in allowed density were nearly identical, in Coquitlam there has been minimal uptake of new
multiplex options and no discernible land lift in response to upzoning. We highlight the importance of other
regulatory levers that are easy for analysts to miss in contributing to these different outcomes. The Kelowna
upzoning was matched with an expedited development permit process for as-of-right fourplexes. In contrast,
the Coquitlam rezoning did not alter the city’s lengthy development permit process required to build beyond
the baseline duplex. Kelowna’s upzoning also required less parking than Coquitlam’s. An assessment of the
regulatory environment relying on the presence of the upzoning alone would miss the alteration to process (or
absence thereof) that appear to have had a significant effect across the two municipalities in whether zoning
changes led to actual new construction.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Sep 2

The effect of allowing medium density in Kelowna, relative to nearby neighbourhoods that did not upzone: 2/3

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Sep 2

Two upzonings in British Columbia.
Kelowna delivered a big increase in construction but Coquitlam did not.
Because Coquitlam also imposed red tape, parking requirements, etc.
A reason for setting targets for completions, not theoretical "capacity".
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/3

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Jonathan O'Brien @jonobri.com · Aug 31

Today we @yimby.melbourne drop our new research note, demonstrating the bias of opt-in community consultation.

It will shock no one who’s paying attention, but our sample of 15 consults across six councils found a massive overrepresentation of homeowners and older folk.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Aug 31

"Such damaging effect" ????
That is ignorant and misleading.
Several good researchers, using different approaches, find that tax concessions have only a tiny positive effect on housing prices, while reducing rents.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Aug 30

Several good researchers, using different approaches, find that tax concessions have a tiny positive effect on housing prices, while reducing rents.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Aug 30

How do we get an evidence-based discussion of housing policy?
We make two steps forward (Minns’ and Bishop’s great speeches this week).
Then @chriswallace.bsky.social publishes this muck, contradicted by the available research.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Aug 30

Text of Chris Minns' speech:
nsw.gov.au/ministerial-... 2/2

Centre for Independent Studies Housing Policy Forum

Thank you Peter, thanks everybody for having me and making the trek out.

nsw.gov.au

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · Aug 30

Chris Minns and Chris Bishop argue for more housing in NSW and NZ.
youtu.be/mhoJNpmNTIo?...

Housing Reform in NSW & New Zealand | Chris Minns, Chris Bishop & Peter Tulip

YouTube video by Centre for Independent Studies

youtu.be

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