In August 2002, the NCHF
came together with the Australian
Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) to
present a seminar on financing models for social and affordable
housing. The seminar provided an opportunity for decision-makers
from the private finance sector, government, academia,
community sector and housing industry to discuss the most
recent research and initiatives.
The seminar built on earlier
work including: a seminar - Private
Finance and Community Housing held in May 2000, on
Private Finance and Community Housing; and a Finance
Roundtable held in March 1998.
Since this earlier
work was undertaken, on-the-ground initiatives have developed
further – particularly in the context
of new partnerships and affordable housing initiatives.
More importantly, through the AHURI research program,
a number
of studies have been undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness
of these efforts. This seminar was an opportunity to
take stock of this work and identify actions to progress
the
work.
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