Australia’s idiotic land bubble mushrooms

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By Leith van Onselen

From the Housing Industry Association (HIA) comes its September quarter land sales report, which shows lot sales plumetting at the same time as prices surge to another record high:

“Residential land prices hit another new high during the September 2017 quarter as supply struggles to keep pace with demand,” stated HIA Senior Economist, Shane Garrett.

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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.