My Take on Housing Affordability

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One trigger to a potential housing market reset is low affordability.

Traditional housing has become increasingly expensive.

The accepted affordable housing benchmark is 3 to 4 times household income.

Nationwide, it now exceeds 6 times.

See chart 1.

Sydney and Melbourne are now very unaffordable by this measure.

See table !. above

Yet these two areas, along with south east Queensland, are likely to attract the lion’s share of population growth and new housing demand.

Why?

Jobs.

The key is to supply the right type of housing in these areas.

New supply will need to be affordable.

It will take a new mindset, innovation and rule book to make this a reality.