RAGGED URBANISM

Where does this dumpy house cost $5.4 million (USD)? We run through the top 10 least affordable cities for housing in the world, ranked from most to least affordable, according to Demographia's 2024 International Housing Affordability Study. See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhVROhNNO8g&t=0s

We run through the top 10 least affordable cities for housing in the world, ranked from most to least affordable, according to Demographia's 2024 International Housing Affordability Study. Our “Snapshot” series showcases highlights from our longer format videos. See the full video here: https://youtu.be/vhVROhNNO8g

We run through the United State’s 10 largest metropolitan areas (“Metropolitan Statistical Areas”) ranked by growth rate, from slowest to fastest, over the most recently available 5-year estimate period (2018 to 2023). Our “Did You Know?” series highlights demographic trends, fun facts, and other observations in easily digested shorter format videos. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 | Metropolitan Statistical Areas: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/data/tables.html

We run through Australia’s 10 largest metropolitan areas ranked by growth rate, from slowest to fastest, over the most recently available 5-year period (2018 to 2023). Our “Did You Know?” series highlights demographic trends, fun facts, and other observations in easily digested shorter format videos. Data Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 | Significant Urban Areas: https://www.abs.gov.au/

We explore the 2024 edition of Demographia's annual ranking of the least affordable cities for housing around the globe, including an overview of the top 10 least affordable cities, notable trends and changes from last year’s report, and some of the factors driving housing affordability considerations. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Demographia Study 01:34 - Top 10 Least Affordable Cities 04:04 - Key Trends 08:06 - Other Factors & Key Trends 09:41 - Final Takeaways Last Year’s Video: https://youtu.be/tCw-kDmPwGg Research Sources: Demographia International Housing Affordability Report | 2024 Edition http://www.demographia.com/dhi.pdf

We run through the top 10 least affordable cities for housing in the world, ranked from most to least affordable, according to Demographia's 2023 International Housing Affordability Study. Our “Snapshot” series showcases highlights from our longer format videos. See the full video here: https://youtu.be/tCw-kDmPwGg

Part 2 of our two-part look at Auckland, New Zealand, a city that has struggled in recent decades with unaffordable housing. In this video, we reveal the outcomes of Auckland’s upzoning experiment on housing prices. Did increased supply actually make Auckland more affordable? Part 1 Video: https://youtu.be/bl5PEFQ7Ies Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Impact on Supply Recap 01:24 - Impact on Rents 03:26 - Impact on House Prices 04:21 - Impact on National Policy & Public Reception 05:46 - Global Lessons 06:38 - Conclusion Study Source: Greenaway-McGrevy (2023): https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/business/about/our-research/research-institutes-and-centres/Economic-Policy-Centre--EPC-/WP016%203.pdf

We take a look at New Zealand, a nation that has struggled in recent decades with unaffordable housing, and explore the steps it took to address a growing housing crisis in its largest urban centre, Auckland. In Part 2, we dive deeper into the outcomes on affordability. Part 2 Video: https://youtu.be/15LQDiiBl3Y Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - This is New Zealand 01:07 - Top 3 Biggest Cities 01:57 - Auckland's Housing Crisis 02:57 - Supply and Demand Interventions 04:25 - Housing Supply Results 05:35 - Conclusion Research Sources: Greenaway-McGrevy and Phillips (2023): https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/business/about/our-research/research-institutes-and-centres/Economic-Policy-Centre--EPC-/006WP%20-%204.pdf Greenaway-McGrevy (2023): https://www.auckland.ac.nz/assets/business/our-research/docs/economic-policy-centre/Working%20paper%2017.pdf