Busting CIS’s 8 housing affordability myths (members)

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Stephen Kirchner from the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has released a new report examining the “Eight Myths of Housing Affordability” in a bid to “improve the quality of public debate about housing affordability”. It’s making headlines everywhere today.

Let’s examine each of the so-called myths one-by-one.

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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.