Affordable homes vanish as population ponzi outruns land supply

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By Leith van Onselen

The AFR published a report over the weekend on how homes on the fringes of Sydney and Melbourne are increasing in value faster than the broader market because rapid immigration-fueled population growth is outrunning land supply and infrastructure:

House prices are increasing by up to 200 times faster than income in some of Melbourne and Sydney’s outer suburbs as easy credit, record population growth and inadequate new housing supply outpace wage growth, analysis reveals.

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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.