The fuel propelling the Syd/Melb housing bubbles

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By Leith van Onselen

For years, the most important factor driving house price growth has been the flow of housing finance commitments, which has shown an incredibly strong correlation over the past several decades:

On Friday, the ABS released its State Accounts for the year ended June 2017, which has allowed me to calculate the value of finance commitments (excluding refinancings) against gross state product (GSP). This indicator provides a broad gauge of finance intensity across Australia’s various jurisdictions.

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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.