Peter Tulip

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.

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.

'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.

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...

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:

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.

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.

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

me too

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.

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-...

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

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?

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...

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…

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...

"Has Home Ownership Become Hereditary?" with Peter Tulip Why is housing in Australia so unaffordable, and what can be done about it?

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...

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

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

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

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— 🧵

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

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

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

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.

"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.

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

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...

Centre for Independent Studies Housing Policy Forum Thank you Peter, thanks everybody for having me and making the trek out.

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

YouTube video by Centre for Independent Studies Housing Reform in NSW & New Zealand | Chris Minns, Chris Bishop & Peter Tulip

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

Strathfield, the best-serviced suburban station in Australia, may finally get a proper amount of housing around it? A 43 storey tower in the pipeline to the south.

It's crazy it's just detached houses 2 min walk away to the north.

From the Housing Delivery Authority's August minutes.

60 Alderley residents complain that replacing a tyre store and plumbing supply shop with 400 homes will harm neighbourhood character.
A thread by @grugstan.bsky.social

Housing Policy with Chris Minns and Chris Bishop - The Centre for Independent Studies Premier Chris Minns meets NZ Minister Chris Bishop: bold housing reforms from both sides of politics. Book now!

A forum on housing policy with Chris Minns and Chris Bishop.
Tuesday 26 August. 5:30pm
New venue: Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney.
Tickets here: www.cis.org.au/event/housin...

Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere

Street trees do it all, they...
Cut crashes by 45%
Raise home values 9%
Boost retail sales 12%
Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting

Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...

As we often say, look at the demographics in the photo above.
White faces, grey hair and expensive clothes.
They make a lot of noise but do not represent the general population. 3/3