Season 1 · Episode 362
Who wins from high house prices. Other than banks?
Last year Boris Johnson blamed the UK's Labour government for not building enough houses. The nerve. But, is supply the only reason housing is so unaffordable. And what can you do to address it?
Debunking Economics - the podcast · Steve Keen & Phil Dobbie
August 2, 202334m 42s
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Show Notes
Phil and Steve return to the well-worn path of talking about house prices. Why? Because, despite the downturn during the pandemic, followed by sharp rises in interest rates by central banks around the world, house prices are again edging up. Clearly, nothing can stop the march higher, even though an increasing proportion of the population simply can’t afford to enter the property market. So, we know who the losers are. Ut who is winning? And what can government policy do to build a more affordable stock of housing?
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