Professor Chris Leishman

Professor of Property and Housing Economics UniSA Business

email Chris.Leishman@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Professor Chris Leishman is a housing economist, and one of Australia’s leading housing researchers. He is also a non-executive director of Housing Choices Australia – a not for profit community housing provider active in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Chris is best known for his work on modelling housing supply and housing need in Australia and the UK. He is an editor of the academic journal Urban Studies and a past Editor-in-Chief of the Housing Studies journal. He works extensively with government at national, state and local levels and is focused on research projects that make a difference to people either directly, or through influencing policy change. He is the author of many... Read more

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In the media

Date	Title
05/07/2022	Millennials ‘locked out’ of housing market – unless they have wealthy parents, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/young-people-who-dont-have-wealthy-parents-are-facing-a-lifetime-of-renting/news-story/79e661cb840d2f08246d48dff435b5d2
04/07/2022	Census shows thousands of homes vacant amid rental crisis, https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/census-shows-more-than-80000-privately-owned-homes-are-vacant-while-people-are-desperate-to-rent/news-story/61f6af620769a7399a567ba7981b813c
20/05/2022	PM on shaky foundations with claim about policy for first home buyers, https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/pm-on-shaky-foundations-with-claim-about-policy-for-first-home-buyers/
04/11/2021	Going, Going, Gone: What’s driving Australia’s property frenzy, https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/four-corners--what%E2%80%99s-driving-australia%E2%80%99s-real-estate-frenzy/13612062
21/09/2021	Could mortgage stress decide the next Federal Election?, https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/mortgage-stress-federal-electorates-unsw-unisa
15/06/2021	Australia’s housing market in a ‘triple crisis’, new report finds, https://www.news.com.au/finance/markets/australian-markets/australias-housing-market-in-a-triple-crisis-new-report-finds/news-story/f297a3543155de12c4d0d78b9c812055
07/06/2021	"It has been difficult." 5 women who had a 'pandemic sea-change' on what it's really like., https://www.mamamia.com.au/moving-away-from-the-city-pandemic/
05/06/2021	First-home buyers will struggle to get into the market without help from family already in the market, experts warn, https://www.domain.com.au/news/first-home-buyers-will-struggle-to-get-into-the-market-without-help-from-family-already-in-the-market-experts-warn-1060705/
21/10/2020	Why more housing stimulus will be needed to sustain recovery, https://theconversation.com/why-more-housing-stimulus-will-be-needed-to-sustain-recovery-148003
11/09/2020	After COVID, we’ll need a rethink to repair Australia’s housing system and the economy, https://theconversation.com/after-covid-well-need-a-rethink-to-repair-australias-housing-system-and-the-economy-145437
13/03/2020	The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians, https://theconversation.com/the-many-faces-of-social-housing-home-to-1-in-10-australians-133436
20/02/2019	Why falling house prices do less to improve affordability than you might think, https://theconversation.com/why-falling-house-prices-do-less-to-improve-affordability-than-you-might-think-111267
02/08/2017	Affordable housing shortfall leaves 1.3m households in need and rising – study, https://theconversation.com/affordable-housing-shortfall-leaves-1-3m-households-in-need-and-rising-study-80965

Research

Research focus

Urban and Regional Planning
Human Geography
Applied Economics
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
Analysis of Individuals' and Households' Housing and Labour Market Choices

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2024	Gibb, K, Leishman, C, Marsh, A, Meen, G, Ong Vifor, JR & Watkins, C 2024, The Routledge handbook of housing economics, Routledge, UK. 9
2016	Meen, G, Gibb, K, Leishman, C & Nygaard, CA 2016, Housing economics: a historical approach, Palgrave Macmillan, UK. 28 5

Chapters

Year	Output
2024	Gibb, K, Leishman, C, Marsh, A, Meen, G, Ong Vifor, JR & Watkins, C 2024, 'Introduction', in K Gibb etal. (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Housing Economics, Routledge, UK.
2024	Leishman, C 2024, 'Understanding the role of new housing supply through macro, micro and behavioural perspectives', in K Gibb et al. (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Housing Economics, Routledge, UK, ch. 10, pp. 121-132.
2012	Leishman, C & Rowley, S 2012, 'Affordable housing', in D Clapham, WAV Clark & K Gibb (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Housing Studies, Sage, UK, ch. 20, pp. 379-396. 40
2010	Jones, C, Leishman, C, MacDonald, C, Orr, A & Watkins, D 2010, 'Economic viability', in M Jenks & C Jones (eds), Dimensions of the Sustainable City, Springer, Netherlands, ch. 7, pp. 145-162.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Ardeshiri, A, Washington, L, Vij, A, Leishman, C & Beer, A 2024, 'Housing preferences for owner-occupied versus investment properties in Sydney, Australia', Housing Studies, online, pp. 1-37.
2024	Bond Smith, S & Leishman, C 2024, 'Threshold regressions for more objective urban and regional policies', Cities, vol. 149, article no. 104925, pp. 1-12.
2024	Hincks, S, Leishman, C, Pham, H & Preece, J 2024, 'Valuing the 'new normal'? Housing markets under COVID-19: insights from a hybrid hedonic repeat sales model', Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, online, pp. 1-16. Open access
2024	Leishman, C & Goel, S 2024, 'Amenities and housing market dynamics: Implications for population change, urban attractiveness, innovation, and productivity', Urban Studies: An International Journal for Research in Urban Studies, online, pp. 1-24. Open access
2023	Leishman, C, Liang, W & Sim, N 2023, 'The impact of urban population on housing cost: the case of Australia', npj Urban Sustainability, vol. 3, article no. 57, pp. 1-11. Open access 1 1 11
2022	Leishman, C & Liang, W 2022, 'An alternative approach to estimating agglomeration and productivity using geography, demography and evidence from satellite imagery', Regional Studies, Regional Science, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 45-65. Open access 1 1 9
2021	Aguda, D & Leishman, C 2021, 'Neighbourhood effects, social capital and young adults' homeownership outcomes in the United Kingdom', Housing, Theory and Society, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 669-687. Open access 2 2 3
2021	Baker, E, Pham, A, Leishman, C, Daniel, L & Bentley, R 2021, 'Urban social housing pathways: a linked administrative data analysis', Urban Policy and Research, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 1-15. Open access 6 4 9
2019	Costello, G, Leishman, C, Rowley, S & Watkins, C 2019, 'Drivers of spatial change in urban housing submarkets', Geographical Journal, vol. 185, no. 4, pp. 432-446. Open access 14 14 8
2017	Leishman, C & Watkins, C 2017, 'Assessing the spatial impact of policy interventions on real-estate values: an exemplar of the use of the hybrid hedonic/repeat-sales method', Regional Studies, Regional Science, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 202-217. Open access 6 5 1
2017	Stephens, M & Leishman, C 2017, 'Housing and poverty: a longitudinal analysis', Housing Studies, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1039-1061. Open access 23 24 3
2015	Leishman, C 2015, 'Housing supply and suppliers: are the microeconomics of housing developers important?', Housing Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 580-600. Open access 18 13 4
2013	Hincks, S, Leishman, C & Watkins, C 2013, 'Introduction planning and housing: concepts, policy instruments and market analysis', Town Planning Review, vol. 84, no. 1, pp. 1-7. 11
2013	Leishman, C, Costello, G, Rowley, S & Watkins, C 2013, 'The predictive performance of multilevel models of housing sub-markets: a comparative analysis', Urban Studies: An International Journal for Research in Urban Studies, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 1201-1220. Open access 36 36
2012	Adams, D, Leishman, C & Watkins, C 2012, 'Housebuilder networks and residential land markets', Urban Studies: An International Journal for Research in Urban Studies, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 705-720. Open access 32 22
2012	Chen, Y, Gibb, K, Leishman, C & Wright, R 2012, 'The impact of population ageing on house prices: a micro-simulation approach', Scottish Journal of Political Economy, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 523-542. Open access 17 14
2012	Leishman, C, Orr, A & Pellegrini-Masini, G 2012, 'The impact of carbon emission reducing design features on office occupiers' choice of premises', Urban Studies: An International Journal for Research in Urban Studies, vol. 49, no. 11, pp. 2419-2437. 15 11
2011	Pellegrini-Masini, G & Leishman, C 2011, 'The role of corporate reputation and employees' values in the uptake of energy efficiency in office buildings', Energy Policy, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 5409-5419. 27 25
2009	Adams, D, Leishman, C & Moore, C 2009, 'Why not build faster? Explaining the speed at which British house-builders develop new homes for owner-occupation', Town Planning Review, vol. 80, no. 3, pp. 291-314. Open access 45
2009	Jones, C, Leishman, C & MacDonald, C 2009, 'Sustainable urban form and residential development viability', Environment and Planning A, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 1667-1690. 27 24
2009	Leishman, C 2009, 'Spatial change and the structure of urban housing sub-markets', Housing Studies, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 563-585. 67 58
2008	Bramley, G, Leishman, C & Watkins, D 2008, 'Understanding neighbourhood housing markets: regional context, disequilibrium, sub-markets and supply', Housing Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 179-212. 28 23

Conferences

Year	Output
2011	Costello, G & Leishman, C 2011, 'Using option pricing theory to value development land', in (eds), 17th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference, PRRES, pp. 1-42. Open access
2010	Leishman, C 2010, 'The behaviour of regional housing markets and construction: implications for modelling sub-regional housing supply', Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research - CCHPR 20th anniversary conference, University of Cambridge, pp. 1-19. Open access

Reports

Year	Output
2023	Vij, A, Ardeshiri, A, Leishman, C, Beer, A, Goel, S, Han, HD, Horne, S, Hancock, R, Wise, S & Washington, L 2023, The future of Australian cities and regions in a post-pandemic world, DITRDCA and the iMOVE CRC, Australia. Open access
2020	Baker, E, Leishman, C, Bentley, R, Pham, NTA & Daniel, L 2020, Social housing exit points, outcomes and future pathways: an administrative data analysis, AHURI, Australia. Open access 8 22
2020	Gilbert, C, Rowley, S, Gurran, N, Leishman, C, Mouritz, M, Raynor, K & Cornell, C 2020, Urban regulation and diverse housing supply: an investigative panel, AHURI, Australia. Open access 7
2020	Leishman, C, Ong, R, Lester, L & Liang, W 2020, Supporting Australia's housing system: modelling pandemic policy responses, AHURI, Australia. Open access 5
2020	Rowley, S, Gilbert, C, Gurran, N, Leishman, C & Phelps, C 2020, The uneven distribution of housing supply 2006-2016, AHURI, Australia. Open access 8
2019	Leishman, C & Baker, E 2019, Audit of South Australia's current housing assets and mapping of future demand, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Australia. Open access
2018	Leishman, C, Cebulla, A & Petrou, K 2018, Supporting people in social housing gain and maintain employment, Sax Institute, Australia. Open access
2017	Leishman, C 2017, Is Australian housing supply adequate?, CEDA - Committee of economic development of Australia, Australia. Open access
2017	Rowley, S, Leishman, C, Baker, E, Bentley, R & Lester, L 2017, Modelling housing need in Australia to 2025, AHURI, Australia. Open access 15 6
2014	Stephens, M, Leishman, C, Bramley, G, Ferrari, E & Rae, A 2014, What will the housing market look like in 2040?, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK. Open access
2009	Adams, D, Leishman, C, Cartlidge, L & Watkins, C 2009, Understanding builder to builder residential land transactions, Department for Communities and Local Government, UK.
2008	Adams, D & Leishman, C 2008, Factors affecting housing build-out rates, University of Glasgow, UK. Open access
2008	Leishman, C, Gibb, K, Meen, G, O'Sullivan, T, Chen, Y, Orr, A & Wright, R 2008, Scottish model of housing supply and affordability: final report, Scottish Government, UK. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Heriot-Watt University	UNITED KINGDOM
London South Bank University	UNITED KINGDOM
Singapore University of Social Sciences	SINGAPORE
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bristol	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Glasgow	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Hawaii at Manoa	UNITED STATES
University of Liverpool	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Manchester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Reading	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sheffield	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Strathclyde	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Adjunct Professor The University of Adelaide	2021
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2021
Leadership The University of Adelaide	2021
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2020
Honorary Professor Herriot-Watt University	2020
Member International Development Oceania Committee	2020
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2019
Visiting Professor The University of Sheffield	2019
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2018
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2017
Advisor on Tax Reform Scottish Government's Commission on Tax Reform	2016
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2016
Advisor on Tax Reform Scottish Government's Commission on Tax Reform	2015
Editor Urban Studies Journal	2015
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2015
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2015
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2014
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2014
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2013
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2013
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2012
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2012
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2011
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2011
Editor in Chief Housing Studies Journal	2010
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2010
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2009
Editorial Board Member Housing Studies Journal	2008

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Enhancing AVM Performance in Predicting Housing Prices: The Impact of Image-based Inputs	Current
Analysis of the factors influencing housing decisions of recent immigrants in Australia	Completed
Perspectives on the role of information asymmetry and heuristic bias in property transactions	Completed

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