Slashing migration would actually lead to higher house prices in Australia. Here’s why

Economic modelling reveals the effects of eliminating migration for a decade on growth, the workforce and the budget

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Think closing our borders would fix the housing crisis? Think again.

Eliminating migration for the coming decade would actually leave property prices 2.3% higher by the mid-2030s, according to economic modelling by KPMG; and there are other negative economic consequences too.