Professor: Airbnb distorting Australia’s rental market

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By Leith van Onselen

University of Sydney professor, Peter Phibbs, claims the RBA’s Model of the Australian Housing Market proves that Airbnb is having a detrimental impact on the housing market. From The New Daily:

“Airbnb spends a lot of time saying they have no impact on markets. What this paper shows is that they do,” he said.

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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.