Dr Braam Lowies is a Senior Lecturer in Property at the University of South Australia. He holds a BCom (cum laude, 1994) and a BCom (Hons) in Banking (1995) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2007, he completed an MSc in Real Estate (cum laude) at the same institution, and in 2013 was awarded a PhD in Finance. In 2011, Dr Lowies qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and was admitted as a full professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Dr Lowies is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI). He has previously served on the National Committee of the API’s Australian Property Research and Education Fund and currently serves on the RICS South Australian Member Engagement Group.... Read more
About me
Dr Braam Lowies is a Senior Lecturer in Property at the University of South Australia. He holds a BCom (cum laude, 1994) and a BCom (Hons) in Banking (1995) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2007, he completed an MSc in Real Estate (cum laude) at the same institution, and in 2013 was awarded a PhD in Finance. In 2011, Dr Lowies qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and was admitted as a full professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
Dr Lowies is an Associate of the Australian Property Institute (AAPI). He has previously served on the National Committee of the API’s Australian Property Research and Education Fund and currently serves on the RICS South Australian Member Engagement Group. He is a former Director of the UniSA Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and currently serves as the Stream Director: Social Enterprise in the UniSA Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. He is also a member of the UniSA Business Negligible Risk Ethics Committee.
Dr Lowies commenced his academic career in 2000 as a lecturer in financial management following five years in the banking sector. He has also undertaken consultancy work for the New Zealand Government Property Management Centre of Expertise in Wellington. His contributions to research and engagement have been recognised through national and international academic scholarships, numerous peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and recent awards from both industry and UniSA for excellence in community and industry engagement.
Dr Lowies’ research focuses on behavioural issues in housing and finance, particularly financial capability among older adults in making housing, financial, and investment decisions. His broader research interests include intergenerational financial decision-making and emerging or disruptive property investment models.
About me
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Professional Member
The Australian Property Insitute - Member
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 15/06/2022 |
Pre-retirees focus of new financial report, https://australianseniorsnews.com.au/finance/pre-retirees-focus-of-new-financial-report/ |
| 15/02/2022 |
Govt assistance to age in place adds to Millennials' housing woes, https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/7619036/have-we-dashed-millennials-home-dreams/ |
| 05/02/2022 |
Older generations locking Millennials out of housing market, https://canberraweekly.com.au/older-generation-locking-millennials-out-of-housing-market/ |
| 03/02/2022 |
Contradictory policies to blame for locking millennials out of housing market, https://www.themandarin.com.au/180332-contradictory-policies-to-blame-for-locking-millennials-out-of-housing-market/ |
| 03/02/2022 |
Government policies to help ageing Aussies are hurting first homebuyers, research shows, https://www.realestate.com.au/news/government-policies-to-help-ageing-aussies-are-hurting-first-homebuyers-research-shows/?btr=3cc32459caf18d2963de9dd49afe33e1 |
| 03/02/2022 |
Not living dream: Millennials locked out of housing market by older generations, https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/not-living-dream-millennials-locked-out-of-housing-market-by-older-generations/ |
| 03/02/2022 |
Government policies to help ageing Aussies are hurting first homebuyers, research shows, https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/government-policies-to-help-ageing-aussies-are-hurting-first-homebuyers-research-shows/news-story/bb8a69eaf143c7c6b5175f9af4bfdce7?btr=3cc32459caf18d2963de9dd49afe33e1 |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Pretoria
Magister Scientiae University of Pretoria
Baccalaureus Commercii Honores University of Pretoria
Senior Lecturer, UniSA Business, University of South Australia (2015 - present)
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa (2013 - 2015)
Senior Business Adviser, New Zealand Government, (2012)
Lecturer, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria (2000 - 2011)
AHURI funded a research project to model a filtering process for expanding affordable rental supply.
AHURI funded a research project to investigate incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable private rental housing.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Collaborative homeownership in Australia: benefits, barriers and opportunities, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/08/2025 - 31/12/2026
Evaluation Study of a Financial Scam Awareness Workshop, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, 17/07/2024 - 30/09/2026
Incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable housing, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 03/04/2023 - 30/06/2024
Preventing Pensioners from precarious housing; losing homeownership and community disconnection, Office for Ageing Well, 15/06/2023 - 14/06/2024
Review of Form 1 Vendor's Statement - Section 7 Land and Business (Sale and Conveyancing) Act 1994 (SA), SA Attorney General's Department, 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2022
AHURI - Housing models for precariously housed older Australians (20/PRO/32252), Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 01/04/2020 - 28/09/2021
The Financial Capability and Wellbeing of Older People, ANZ Bank, 01/12/2018 - 30/11/2019
Investigative Panel on Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Funding, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 30/03/2018 - 28/02/2019
Financial Literacy Australia - Financial capability and older people, Financial Literacy Australia Limited, 01/02/2018 - 30/11/2018
Research
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, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
2
1
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| 2023 |
Open access
3
4
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2022 |
11
9
8
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
3
37
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2025 |
Open access
1
|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
2
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
4
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2022 |
11
9
8
|
| 2022 |
Open access
4
3
37
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
6
|
| 2019 |
9
7
|
| 2019 |
23
18
8
|
| 2018 |
Open access
7
1
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| 2017 |
Open access
13
5
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| 2017 |
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| 2016 |
1
|
| 2016 |
35
4
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| 2015 |
10
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| 2014 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
6
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| 2019 |
Open access
2
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| 2019 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
3
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Tually, S, Coram, V, Faulkner, D, Barrie, H, Shaman, A, Lowies, B, James, A, Bevan, K, Webb, E, Hodgson, H & Cebulla, A 2022, Alternative housing models for precariously housed older Australians, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Australia.
Lowies, B, Kutin, J, Russell, R, Cornell, V, Altieri, B, Andrew, J, Marriner, T & Lushington, K 2022, The psychological wellbeing and financial decision-making of older Australians in times of uncertainty, University of South Australia, Australia.
Lowies, B., Lushington, K., Helliar, C., Hobbs, B., Whait, R. and Solomon, L. 2019. The Navigation of Home Care Packages by Older Australians, Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, Adelaide, Australia.
Lowies, B., Helliar, C., Lushington, K. & Whait, R. 2019. The Financial Capability of Older People, Submission to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission on the National Financial Capability Research Roadmap, Melbourne, Australia.
Research
AHURI funded a research project to model a filtering process for expanding affordable rental supply.
AHURI funded a research project to investigate incentivising small-scale investors to supply affordable private rental housing.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Beijing Technology and Business University | CHINA |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| ECH Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
| Eindhoven University of Technology | NETHERLANDS |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Mahasaraswati Denpasar University | INDONESIA |
| Massey University | NEW ZEALAND |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University Vietnam | VIET NAM |
| Ulster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Pretoria | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Ulster | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAustralian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists |
2020 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2018 |
AssociateAustralian Property Institute (API) |
2017 |
Director-AwardsPacific Rim Real Estate Society (PRRES) |
2017 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2017 |
COTA Helping Hand Research into Ageing AwardCouncil of the Ageing South Australia and the Helping Hand Foundation |
2016 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2016 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2015 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2014 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2013 |
MemberProperty Institute of New Zealand (PINZ) |
2013 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2012 |
MemberSouth African Finance Association (SAFA) |
2012 |
MemberProperty Institute of New Zealand (PINZ) |
2012 |
Full Professional MemberRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) |
2011 |
MemberSouth African Finance Association (SAFA) |
2011 |
MemberSouth African Finance Association (SAFA) |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| To investigate how a culture of constructive conflict in an aged care facility can measurably increase commercial performance and improve resident wellbeing for the aged care community | Current |
| Unveiling vulnerability: A comprehensive study on financial scam predictors and prevention strategies | Current |
| An assessment of European environmental regulations: evidence from France and Italy | Completed |
| An examination of whether demographic factors, behavioural characteristics and financial literacy affect recovery rates following the Black Saturday bushfire | Completed |
| An investigation of CEO characteristics on financing and innovation | Completed |
| Analysis of the factors influencing housing decisions of recent immigrants in Australia | Completed |
| Financial inclusion, fintech and human development | Completed |
| Financial planning of older Australian women from different residential environments | Completed |
| Tax compliance in Jordan | Completed |
| The development of a rating model for Australian finance academics | Completed |
| The impact of Airbnb on metropolitan and non-metropolitan housing markets in Australia | Completed |
| The nature and fundamentals of cryptocurrency prices | Completed |
