PolicyEconomyHousing crisisPrint articleOpinionHousing and migration have collided. One will have to giveThe high immigration numbers are a temporary spike. But that does not help with the spectacular failure of housing supply to meet demand.Chris RichardsonEconomistNov 14, 2023 – 5.19pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTwo wrongs don’t make a right.But housing affordability is the worst it’s ever been, and I’m starting to think we may need to do dumb things on migration policy simply to ease the impact of the even dumber things we’ve done in housing.Loading...Chris Richardson is an independent economist.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreHousing crisisOpinionPhilip LoweCanberraRBAImmigrationInfrastructureLatest In EconomyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe 25 new watches you need to know nowLuke Benedictus and Bani McSpeddenWhat OpenAI’s Sam Altman suggests you do to keep your jobThis Australian watch reseller is making its move on London and NYCBOSS Financial ReviewWhat the NAB saga reveals about the private lives of CEOsPatrick DurkinThe 5 tips that stuck with 2025’s BOSS Young ExecutivesHow a divorce at the age of 36 turbocharged this leader’s careerLife & LeisureLike the luxury resort? Now you can buy the homeJill DupleixThe fashion designer who has sold 38,000 of one dressThe most dangerous wine in the worldRich ListStake.com founder invests millions to build Australia’s ChatGPTPaul SmithRich Lister Walker family donate millions to Sydney cancer centreChina provides reality check for Forrest’s green iron dream
