Home Research Housing prices, household debt and household consumption Back to search Share Report Housing markets Home ownership Housing prices, household debt and household consumption Final Report No. 282 Date Published: 08 Jun 2017 Authors: Kadir Atalay Stephen Whelan Judith Yates From the AHURI Inquiry: Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth This research investigated the relationship between increasing housing prices (or housing wealth) and the increased consumption expenditure of households from before the GFC and afterwards. The analysis revealed that following the GFC, old and middle-aged households showing slightly lower consumption levels despite their houses increasing in price. Related reports May 2017 Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings June 2017 Inquiry into housing policies, labour force participation and economic growth May 2017 Housing tenure, mobility and labour market behaviour June 2017 Housing, multi-level governance and economic productivity March 2017 A new look at the channels from housing to employment decisions Full Publication Executive Summary DOI: 10.18408/ahuri-7307401 Published by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited ISSN: 1834-7223 ISBN: 978-1-925334-46-3 Citation: Atalay, K., Whelan, S., and Yates, J. (2017) Housing prices, household debt and household consumption, AHURI Final Report No. 282, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/282, doi:10.18408/ahuri-7307401. RIS CITATION Atalay, Kadir Whelan, Stephen Yates, Judith
May 2017 Housing supply responsiveness in Australia: distribution, drivers and institutional settings
