Planning racket delivers farmers massive windfall

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By Leith van Onselen

Recently, it was reported that the median price for a housing lot in Melbourne had passed the $300,000 mark, driven by the influx of new arrivals into Melbourne pushing up against sluggish land supply:

Melbourne’s long-held status as the country’s most affordable new housing market is under severe threat with median lot prices hitting $300,000 in October, pushing the total cost of building a new house to well over $500,000…

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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.