JP Morgan: Rate cuts won’t lift house prices

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By Leith van Onselen

JP Morgan is the latest to warn that that the reported rebound in auction clearance rates is purely seasonal and will weaken over coming months, sending house prices lower. From The Australian:

House prices will remain under pressure in 2019 as the market digests an “elevated” dwelling construction pipeline and “slowing” housing credit growth, according to JPMorgan.

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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.