What might slower population growth mean for housing?

By Clancy Yeates
Updated October 24 2015 - 10:18am, first published October 6 2015 - 2:00pm
Latest figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Australia is no longer expanding at the rapid pace that occurred during the mining boom. Photo: supplied
Latest figures from the Bureau of Statistics show Australia is no longer expanding at the rapid pace that occurred during the mining boom. Photo: supplied

One of the biggest reasons houses are so expensive in many Australian cities has been a failure to build enough homes to keep up with a fast-growing population.