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Caravan parks as a provider in the affordable housing market

Reed, Richard and Greenhalgh, Emma 2004, Caravan parks as a provider in the affordable housing market, Property management, vol. 22, no. 5, Special Issue : Tourism, leisure, land management and development, pp. 396-409.

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Title Caravan parks as a provider in the affordable housing market
Author(s) Reed, Richard
Greenhalgh, Emma
Journal name Property management
Volume number 22
Issue number 5
Season Special Issue : Tourism, leisure, land management and development
Start page 396
End page 409
Publisher Emerald Group Publishing
Place of publication Bingley, England
Publication date 2004
ISSN 0263-7472
1758-731X
Summary Caravan parks in Australian capital cities have provided a source of housing at the lower end of the market for many years. This includes opportunities for both private rental and home ownership. However, emerging trends in the property market have threatened the viability of caravan parks. In order to maintain or increase income levels, some caravan parks have focused on more profitable short-term tourist opportunities rather than traditional long-term housing. While the closure and conversion of caravan parks raise crucial questions for Australian social and housing policy, there are also implications for the broader property market. This paper examines the changing role of the operation of caravan parks, with the emphasis placed on their economic feasibility. The research is based on a survey of 30 caravan park operators in Queensland, Australia. The factors influencing caravan parks are identified, and suggestions to address the changing role of caravan parks as a provider in the affordable housing market are canvassed.
Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.
Language eng
Field of Research 150403 Real Estate and Valuation Services
150605 Tourism Resource Appraisal
HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2004, Emerald Group Publishing
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30022044

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