Andrew Beer is a Professor in Geography at the University of Adelaide. His interests include the relationship between housing and the life course, regional economic development policies and homelessness. Debbie Faulkner is a Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Adelaide. She has published widely on issues of housing and ageing, demographic processes and immigration.

• Housing markets and policy in the 21st century; Housing over the life course: housing histories, careers, pathways and transitions; Housing transitions and housing policy:international context and policy transfer; The housing transitions of younger adults; Housing transitions in mid life: consolidation, opportunity and risk; Housing transitions in later life; Housing transitions and disability: A 21st-century phenomenon; Housing transitions, economic restructuring and the marginalised; Conclusion: negotiating the housing market over the next decades.

"A hugely impressive book. Housing transitions through the life course not only offers a valuable comparison of lifetime attitudes towards housing across different countries but also highlights how the global financial crisis has impacted on such markets. Bang up-to-date and highly readable. A much recommended read." Professor David Bailey, Coventry University Business School, UK