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Supaluminal @supaluminal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm becoming increasingly radicalised against this project. Not the concept of a square so much, but definitely this implementation. Can you really have a European-style square without umbrellas, tables and the ability to buy a beer or wine?

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Supaluminal @supaluminal.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

City of Sydney can't be serious with this proposal. These deserve at best a plaque, after they've been demolished and replaced by desperately needed housing for people.

This former baby health centre is a surviving example of a facility designed by the City of Sydney. It provides evidence of efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families in our local area.

This former kindergarten is a representative example of the kindergartens designed by the City of Sydney after World War 2. It reflects the expansion of community facilities and services during this period.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 07/10/2026

Time for Woollahra to share. Sydney YIMBY Committee Member Dom Behrens in tomorrow's SMH, bringing much needed facts to a discussion desperately in need of it

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Greater access to finance would increase housing demand and worsen affordability. So we need to remove planning obstacles first. Here are CIS's proposals for reform of housing finance. Where are yours? www.cis.org.au/wp-content/u...

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Jamie Hall @jamiehall.cc · 30/09/2026

Some Australian voters have seen the Greens’ theory of change fail repeatedly over the last 20 years, despite the Greens promising over and over again that it would work next time—but still intend to vote for them again. And I think you know the exact percentage of voters in that category

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yes. An illustration of your point:

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My view? Overcoming opposition (even when it is irrational) requires understanding NIMBYs better. We need Australian research funded by bodies interested in housing affordability. That requires replacing AHURI and NHSAC. 2/2

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do NIMBYs have good faith objections to density that could be accommodated? Works in Progress has published several suggestions for minimising opposition. But @resnikoff.bsky.social argues that NIMBYs are unreasonable; so compromise won’t work. 1/2

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 21/09/2026

Heritage listing entire suburbs, especially right next to the CBD is incompatible with the aim of housing affordability. The Woollahra plan is a start, but there's plenty of other areas where old buildings are prioritised over people who need housing. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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Housing and heritage ‘can coexist’ as images reveal how towers would change Woollahra

Heritage items would be “generally” kept, and not directly demolished, to build 9400 homes – but there are two bigger risks in sight.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 18/09/2026

Rozelle residents raising the dark possibility that surface car parks or storage facilities might be replace with… 👻 homes for people 👻

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 10/09/2026

While some in the eastern suburbs scream bloody murder over 9800 homes in Woollahra, there’s 13,000 homes on exhibition in Westmead South and barely a peep. Rich areas think they should be able to opt out, we think everywhere should help out Submission guide for Westmead below

Highlights of the draft westmead rezoning proposal

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

New report from the Aus Public Policy Institute finds that Heritage Conservation Areas constrain housing supply and says there needs to be more accountability for their impacts. We strongly agree! Full report linked below

Overview of recommendations from the report

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 27/08/2026

People want to live in cities, because that's where the economic opportunities are. But our wealthy inner city councils are making life a lot harder than it should be. This is why Sydney YIMBY continues to advocate for more housing where people actually want to live www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 25/08/2026

This is exactly why Sydney YIMBY has been pointing to Auckland as an example for years now. The supply denialists are wrong. The evidence is clear, permitting more housing results in more housing. It's not the only thing we should do, but it might be the most important thing we can do!

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

"These new apartments are expensive; so they won't improve housing affordability." This is one of the most common arguments against new housing. And it is wrong. I have a column in the Canberra Times. cis.org.au/commentary/o...

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The most important factors driving the demand for housing were 1) population and 2) income. Credit barriers, taxes and lower mortgage rates were minor contributions. None of this would have hurt affordability if we built enough housing, as we did in the 1960s and 1970s. But we made that illegal.

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Every Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

For years now the City of Sydney has sun access rules to prevent the future Town Hall Sq from being in the shadow of tall buildings. We see the first serious renders of the proposed square and everyone goes "there's no shade". 🤦

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Michael Wiebe @michaelwiebe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New post: we often hear debates on whether zoning is a constraint on housing supply. Instead of arguing in circles, we can look at the data. www.buildingabundance.ca/p/the-zoning... 1/

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Every Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Mayor of the Hills Shire continues to rage that the state approves housing around Australia's best new piece of public transport. Meanwhile the Shire is rapidly sprawling out with acres of new McMansions far away from anything, but that's fine apparently.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

People talk about landlords leaving apartments vacant, holding out for higher rent. It’s the same decision as a job-seeker saying: “do I take this offer now or hold out for another job with a better salary?” Sure, you can try that for a time. But most people can’t stay unemployed forever!

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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

28 cooperative social housing apartments in Barcelona - would not be allowed in Australia due to so many building & fire regulations; - atrium roof/courtyard enclosure - lift combined with fire stair - exposed timber structure at GF - glazed timber doors & timber cladding to courtyard facades

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As @ethangilbert.bsky.social noted, you've confused building approvals with development approvals.

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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Canberra’s metro line - Australia’s best light rail project, now being extended, first through city centre to the lake front, & then hopefully to Woden. The remade & beautifully landscaped Northbourne Ave is the model for remaking Adelaide Ave as an urban boulevard - as the Griffins always intended.

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Travis Jordan @grugstan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I got so annoyed at Betoota posting about brick six packs I made a slide deck.

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Stephen Kirchner @insteconomics.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Kevin Warsh wants the title, but not the actual job. The job will find him soon enough stephenkirchner.substack.com/p/open-mouth...

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Open mouth operations: The case for more forward guidance, not less

Warsh wants the title, but not the actual job. The job will find him anyway

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Matthew Bowes @mbowes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Australian cities are upzoning to allow for more apartments and townhouses, with the aim of getting more homes built. But policy makers need better tools to assess how effective these policies can be. It all starts with better understanding commercial feasibility. 🧵

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Our urban economics reading group will be discussing More Homes, Better Cities by the Grattan Institute this Wednesday at 6pm at the CIS. DM me for details or to be included on our email list. grattan.edu.au/report/more-... .

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More homes, better cities: Letting more people live where they want

Three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities as part of a concerted policy assault on Australia’s housing crisis.

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Abundant Housing Vancouver @ahvancouver.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Want to increase the supply 3+ bedroom homes? Building dense, market-rate apartments with mostly 1-2 bedrooms does just that, resulting in mostly 3+ bedroom vacancies after the second round of moves that were triggered by the new homes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5780364

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Greater Canberra @greatercanberra.org.au · 22/05/2026

Today’s decision by the Planning Minister to approve the Missing Middle Housing Reforms marks a turning point for Canberra.

Planning (Missing Middle Housing Reform) Major Plan Amendment 2026 approval notice

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This is like arguing which blade of the scissors does the cutting. Rising demand interacts with inelastic supply.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

No. It's because economists respect the evidence. Most economists, including me, want our property values to go down. But we know that the research says removing the tax concessions will not substantially do that. Are you similarly dismissive of the research on climate, vaccination, flouridation?

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collie.bsky.social @collie.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Developers do not make money on empty apartments, this is the dumbest theory of housing.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I agree Housing is a Human Right. Zoning restrictions, which outlaw extra housing, are a denial of these rights and need to be over-ridden. No-one says supply is the "only explanation". The argument is that extra supply is the best way to improve affordability. We are happy to debate that.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Genuine question: Do you believe the residents would be better off and would pay higher rent for a different design? In which case, why don't developers exploit that opportunity for more profit? Or is the different design for the benefit of outsiders?

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The sniping and misrepresentation from Tim Sneesby is unconstructive. No-one says "planning is the primary constraint on housing supply". And an author clarifying what his book is not about should not be taken as a rebuttal of what the book actually does say. thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spin...

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‘Abundance’ and why trickle-down housing economics just admitted what town planners always knew

Trickle-down housing economics just admitted what town planners always knew, argues Tim Sneesby in this article that tackles the truth about housing supply – 95 per cent of applications for developmen...

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Why can't expert researchers justify my wishful thinking? We see this in discussions over climate change, vaccination, flouridation. Now tax.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Site values are routinely discussed in the industry, being quoted in most development financing agreements. (The land is typically collateral, which needs to be valued).

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Instead of comparing housing need and zoned capacity, a more relevant and actionable comparison is between sale prices and the cost of supply. Or, equivalently, whether upzoning affects land values.

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Andrew Robertson @akhrobertson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This brilliant article describes the link between Canada’s poor economic growth and our restrictive municipal housing policies. “Canada cannot build a 21st-century economy with a 20th-century housing regime”

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Why Canada's housing crisis is a productivity crisis, too

Ricardo Hausmann and Eric Protzer: Canada's lack of suitable housing is a social problem, but it can also stymie growth. Read how.

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Jeannie Leverich @jeanniel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social video provides a great overview of why rent control alone and public housing alone will not solve the housing shortage. The only way out of a housing shortage is to build more housing, both public and market-rate. We need a multi-faceted approach. #a2council

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The Problem With Left-Wing NIMBYism

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

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Philip Thalis @philipthalis.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

The humble & affordable 3 storey walk up flats, so common in 60’s-80’s, can’t be built today; -no lift -needs sprinklers & pumps -slabs too thin -no thermal or acoustic insulation -parking non-compliant -windows too open List goes on & makes housing all the more expensive, esp what should be easy

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Supaluminal @supaluminal.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Perhaps instead of claiming that student housing is crowding out apartments, Randwick council might consider zoning additional capacity in Kensington and Kingsford? They have the ability to do that www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

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'Perverse': Sydney council wants to ban commercial student housing

For every 10 student rooms being built, there is only one residential property in an area of Sydney's east. The mayor says the housing market has been "monopolised".

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The main advantage of Build-to-Rent is security of tenure. Renting in Europe or America is more secure than Australia -- because we have the wrong landlords. Mum and Dad investors churn and evict whereas corporate landlords encourage long leases.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Another paper (among many) finding that inclusionary zoning requirements backfire. In contrast, when I ask advocates of affordable housing requirements for evidence they cannot provide any.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Isn't it simpler to say upzoning moves the red line to the right?

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

It's a very good paper. But the main way that "upzoning works to reduce prices" is by reducing the price of existing homes. The new homes are often relatively expensive, even if they have a low land/structure ratio.

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

The trickiest thing about arguing for more dense housing? Half the people who object say it’ll just be luxury housing for the rich. And the other half say you’re just building undesirable slums no one wants to live in.

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

new from me: a story about VACANCY CHAINS, the idea that underlies the argument that more housing is good even if you can't afford it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone

A new rung at the top of the housing ladder permits people lower down to climb up.

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