Leith van Onselen talks housing/economy on Perth radio

Thursday, 20 July 2017

Please find above an interview I gave this morning on Perth Radio 6PR regarding the WA economy and Perth housing market.

For reference, below is the key chart relating to my argument about WA’s housing construction falling (hence dragging on jobs and growth), while at the same time easily outpacing population growth (suggesting further oversupply):

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.