Melbourne’s McMansion meltdown turns nuclear

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By Leith van Onselen

At the end of 2017, it became apparent that Melbourne’s house and land market had become an giant bubble after the median price for a housing lot hit $318,500 – up 31.5% in only 12 months.

In mid-2018, we learned that that Chinese developers had taken control of Melbourne’s land supply pipeline, driving-up prices even further:

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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.