By Leith van Onselen
With the release last week of the ABS house price data for the December quarter, I thought it would be useful to plot quarterly housing finance growth (excluding refinancings) against the ABS’ quarterly house price series to see whether it backs-up my prior conclusion.
Here’s the long-term view, which shows a strong correlation between housing finance growth and house price growth nationally:
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