Melbourne million dollar suburbs quadruple in five years

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By Leith van Onselen

In last year’s special report, Sydney vs Melbourne: Battle of the Bubbles, we used several metrics to argued that Melbourne’s housing bubble was the biggest in Australia, narrowly pipping Sydney’s.

Today, the culmination of five years of rampaging growth has seen the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) report that the number of Melbourne suburbs valued at more than $1 million has quadrupled since 2012. From The ABC:

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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.