HIA takes housing affordability into the Twilight Zone

Thursday 5 November 2015

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has today released a new report, entitled Perspectives on Australian Dwelling Prices, which has attempted to argue that the housing market is “relatively affordable” and that “dwelling prices in Australia are proportionate and balanced in the broader economic context”.

Below are the Key Points from the report, along with the key charts:

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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.