Property lobby: immigration drives up property values

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By Leith van Onselen

In October last year, Labor’s open borders immigration extremist, Dr Andrew Leigh, penned a spurious article claiming that Australia’s mass immigration ‘Big Australia’ policy has not pushed-up house prices:

An OECD survey of the relevant studies concludes that migrants have a minimal impact on housing prices. Seven out of 10 new migrants to Australia either live with friends or rent – and the increase in rental prices has been much more modest than the rise in purchase prices.

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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.