More on the hidden Chinese pump driving up Aussie house prices

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By Leith van Onselen

Last week I penned an article examining the divergence that has opened up between dwelling price growth, as measured by CoreLogic’s daily index, and the value of housing finance commitments, as measured by the ABS, especially in Melbourne and to a lesser extent Sydney.

Below I have conducted the same analysis, but this time have compared the ABS’ quarterly house price data with the ABS’ housing finance commitments.

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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.