A confidence hit for Aussie property?

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By Leith van Onselen

Yesterday’s “very disturbing” consumer sentiment report from Westpac was potentially significant for Australia’s housing market.

According to the Westpac report, overall consumer sentiment “is now at its lowest level since August 2011 when it briefly fell below 90. Prior to that you have to go all the way back May 2009 to see a period when the Index printed consistently below today’s level”.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.