Brisbane joins ghost city rush

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By Leith van Onselen

Earlier this month, The AFR reported that investor demand will soon start to moderate and both rental and capital growth will slow because of concerns over a major oversupply of apartments:

…there is some growing concern about the 19,800 apartments either under construction or being marketed within the inner-city precincts of Brisbane…

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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.