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The Auckland myth: There is no evidence that upzoning increased housing construction
The one study showing it did is methodologically flawed and contradicted by the data
Jun 4 • 
Cameron Murray
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Tim Helm
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A natural experiment in excess housing supply
Why did Melbourne rents bounce so quickly after a massive 5% supply shock?
May 28 • 
Cameron Murray
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Housing supply and the planning pipeline
Some new data and scenarios that need to fit your model of housing supply
May 21 • 
Cameron Murray
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The great housing supply contradiction
Jul 24, 2022 • Cameron Murray
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Did public housing create the Australian dream?
Apr 2 • Cameron Murray
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Why politicians must pretend to want cheap housing
Mar 16, 2022 • Cameron Murray
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Housing confusions: Builders versus property owners and building versus planning approval
Feb 26 • Cameron Murray
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Slums are how the free market houses the poor
Apr 10 • Cameron Murray
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Fear of an ageing population is age old
The Australian Treasurer in 1935 was also concerned about the ageing problem, the pension system and the budget
May 14 • 
Cameron Murray
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'Carbon footprint' is a conceptually flawed idea
We cannot draw lines around ourselves and allocate blame to individuals
May 7 • 
Cameron Murray
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FET #18: Housing future fund and COVID updates
Listen now (32 min) | We catch up on recent housing and COVID policy developments
May 4 • 
Cameron Murray
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No one knows how to handle housing in the CPI: Singapore edition
Nearly 90% are homeowners but nearly 20% of the CPI is housing rents
May 1 • 
Cameron Murray
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Property owners hate more supply and competition...
even though they pretend to love it
Apr 23 • 
Cameron Murray
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Four interviews on housing and corruption
Some interviews I’ve done over the past few weeks have been published all at once. I thought my readers might be interested. First, is the Australiana…
Apr 19 • 
Cameron Murray
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What stops Labor moving further to the left?
Guest post by Wheel Reinventor
Apr 16 • 
Wheel Reinventor
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