Episode 232: Australian Housing Policy: How it Works | Chris O'Dell, GYDE Consulting

There are at least three levels of government responsible for Australia's housing policy – all of which contribute to the country’s complex housing affordability issue. 

Which level of government holds the most swing? How much of the decision-making is evidence-based? What are the factors considered when formulating housing policy? 

Chris O’Dell of GYDE Consulting helps us understand the ins and outs of Australia’s housing policy. We talk about how the system works, rezoning opportunities in regional areas, site acquisition, and more!

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Episode Highlights:

1. How many government-level decisions around housing are evidence-based? [02:14]

2. Key features of the Greater Sydney Plan [04:13]

3. Addressing rising prices in regional Australia [09:33]

4. Why small town property issues don’t make a national impact [14:18]

5. Why policy makers are missing out on opportunities in regional Australia [17:41] 

6. Migrants’ effect on Australia’s population growth [22:21]

7. Does Parramatta still have massive potential? [26:31]

8. Chris’s thoughts on building supply and costs [30:14]

9. Is land banking making site acquisition difficult? [36:00]

10. How rezoning of greenfields will affect NIMBYs [39:46]

11. The naivety around redeveloping Sydney [44:04]

12. Should there be a mandate on what properties need to be built when rezoning? [56:03]

13. Chris’s property dumbo [01:04:27]

About our Guest:

Chris O’Dell is a Director of Analytics at GYDE consulting in NSW. In his nearly 20-year career, he has worked across many industries including planning, engineering and transport in both the public and private sectors. He has dedicated his career to understanding and explaining how changes in policy and macro and micro trends impact the way people move, work and most importantly find homes to live in. 

During his time in State Government, Chris was responsible for the creation of key State Government datasets that monitor housing activity and population growth. He now works very closely with all levels of Government, strategic planners, industry and anyone else who will listen about the importance of evidence-based decision making.

Links from the show:

• ‘Historic’ drop in supply of new Sydney homes prompts shortage warning

• Info on the Greater Sydney Plan

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