Acute shortage of housing is fueling price rises

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CoreLogic’s July housing market report, released today, showed that the number of for sale listings across the nation continues to plummet, which is helping to fuel the rapid price growth experienced across the nation.

The next chart summarises the supply situation, with listings running more than 25% below the five year average. There has also been a sharp drop in new listings amid lockdowns:

Property listings

Dearth of stock.

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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.