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Summary:Join our expert panel online to discover how we might minimise the growing housing problem and promote a fairer Tasmania.
Presenter(s):
- Dr Maria Yanotti, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Deputy Discipline Leader Economics, Tasmanian School of Business & Economics, University of Tasmania
- Danny Sutton, Chief Executive, Colony 47
- Moderated by Dr Kathleen Flanagan, Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Housing and Community Research Unit, University of Tasmania
Is our housing crisis escalating?
Inner-city populations are in decline, while towns like Longford, Brighton and Rokeby are booming. Could the pandemic-induced spike in remote work, combined with soaring inner-city property values, be enticing professionals to relocate to regions?
Booming house prices have increased the inequality already caused by uneven distributions of work and income in Tasmania. Will regional migration create a bigger gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’?
Join the panel to discuss this, and more.
Speakers
Dr Maria Yanotti
Maria is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania. She is an expert in household and housing finance, mortgage markets, and real estate and housing markets, with econometric and statistical analysis skills for large databases. She has contributed to Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) funded research projects. She is currently involved in an AHURI project projecting Australia’s urban and regional futures, looking at population dynamics and regional mobility and exploring regional housing market spillovers. Maria has acquired significant experience in conducting policy-relevant research and analysis. She is currently an Academic Member for the External Reference Group of The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, Australia.
Danny Sutton
Danny Sutton has been the Chief Executive of Colony 47 since July 2016. Colony 47 is committed to addressing the barriers to housing, education and employment faced by people in our community, and providing them with safe, fit for purpose and affordable housing and support networks.
Danny is a member of the Mental Health Council of Tasmania’s Senior Leaders Forum, Chair of the Transition to Work Community Investment Leadership Group, Chair of the Housing Connect Collaborating Partners Group and a representative on the TASCOSS Industry Development Plan Working Group and the Ministerial Working Group on Housing. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania and a Masters of Business Administration from University of Queensland.
