HIA: Crashing house prices drives best affordability in six years

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By Leith van Onselen

The HIA has released its Housing Affordability Index for the March quarter, which one again proves that the best cure for unaffordable housing is lower prices:

“The HIA Affordability Index rose by 2.2 per cent in the March 2019 quarter to post the most significant improvement in affordability since September 2013,” said Tim Reardon, HIA Chief Economist.

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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.