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The Real Story of Housing Prices in Australia from 1970 to 2003.

Authors :
Abelson, Peter
Chung, Demi
Source :
Australian Economic Review; Sep2005, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p265-281, 17p, 9 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Despite the popular and public policy interest in housing prices, there have been few reliable published data for housing prices in Australia. In this article we aim to provide an authoritative account of prices for houses and apartments (units) in Australia from 1970 to 2003. Where possible we draw on data from land title offices or on studies that draw on these data, but we also draw on supplementary data in some cases. The first part of the article describes the major data sources of Australian house prices. The main body of the article provides our best estimates of median house and unit prices and real price indices in the capital cities and in the rest of Australia along with explanations for their derivations. We also estimate how improvements in housing quality have influenced real house prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00049018
Volume :
38
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Australian Economic Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18257690
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8462.2005.00373.x