Bogus housing affordability index whack-a-mole!

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By Leith van Onselen

Readers may recall HIA-CBA Housing Affordability Index that mysteriously rose along with house prices. That report died quietly after MB led a media charge against its…ahem…questionable methodology. But like any good Hydra, another head has appeared in its truncated place.

The Adelaide Bank/Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has released its quarterly affordability report, which revealed an improvement in home buyer affordability over the March quarter of 2015, although rental affordability worsened.

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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.