FET #20: Tim Helm on why housing supply starts when speculation ends

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FET #20: Tim Helm on why housing supply starts when speculation ends

And why housing prices aren't just the sum of costs

Cameron Murray

Nov 08, 2023

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Tim Helm is the Research Director of Prosper Australia. We chat about Tim’s intellectual journey into the economics of property and housing, and his views on housing prices and debates about supply.

The Auckland analysis referenced in the episode can be found here and here.

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Theme music: Happy Swing by Serge Quadrado Music under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0

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