@drcameronmurray.bsky.social
FET podcast #65:
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
FET #63: Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
Jonathan calls me out over my recent conversation with Josh Szeps where I explained that the housing market is functioning completely normally
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November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
FET podcast #65:
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
Reaction to "There is no housing crisis"
I respond to push back against my claims that the housing market is operating as we should expect it to.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-rea...
New at FET:
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New at FET:
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
You can't buy a home young if you aren't working young
We are buying homes older because we are doing everything older
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/you-cant-b...
New at FET:
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
Why home prices obey economics and price-to-income ratios are a shoddy market metric
A guest post by Arek Drozda
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November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New at FET:
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
A guest post by Arek Drozda on how to avoid housing slop and understand pricing in an economically sensible way.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/why-home-p...
I had a great chat with The Boyd Institute on housing markets.
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Economist Cameron Murray on Housing
A recording from Cameron Murray and William Miller's live video
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October 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I had a great chat with The Boyd Institute on housing markets.
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
Is there a crisis? What can we expect from housing markets?
Plus, what happens when we zoom out to a global and long-term perspective?
Enjoy.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/economist-...
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
Would you believe that the same stories told in Australian housing debates about a lack of supply were dominant in Toronto, Canada, right up until the bust?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
FET #63: Is Canada's housing market a glimpse into the future for Australia?
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
I chat with @johnpasalis.bsky.social about the radical change in Canada's housing market over the past few years—from feverish boom to grinding down.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-63-is-...
New at FET:
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New at FET:
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
Filtering Across Space and Time: A Scale Synthesis of Housing Supply
Quantity change at a local spatial scale can be redistribution at wider spatial scale
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/filtering-...
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
FET #62: Does economic complexity mean good jobs and high wages?
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
A companion conversation to the FET article "Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-doe...
Reposted
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions (Part III)
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Reposted
Charts that lie go viral
Hone your senses to sniff out bad charts
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September 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
That's why I write FET
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
Reposted
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
FET #60: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day to day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
Reposted
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
FET #61: How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New FET podcast:
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
How investment returns shape housing markets with Mike Fellman
Ignoring the housing assets fit into the broader asset market environment can lead astray analysis on what determines why new homes are built
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-61-how...
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
FET #60: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day to day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
New FET podcast: The shakedown business
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
How does the Iron Law of Oligarchy apply to day-to-day business?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-60-the...
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
That's why I write FET
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Here are some articles I've released from behind the FET paywall to promote a better public conversation.
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
You will find deep dives on housing, planning, energy, cost-of-living, and superannuation.
All comments, shares, and likes are appreciated
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
Charts that lie go viral
Hone your senses to sniff out bad charts
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions (Part III)
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Supply and demand: The NESTED nature of trading dimensions
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
When economists talk about marginal costs do they know which margin? Let's think more clearly about ALL the margins.
Very relevant to debates about the "marginal cost of supplying a new home"
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo
Will rent control destroy your city? Or is this a slogan economists use to signal their tribal allegiance?
Watch here:
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-59-unl...
@unlearnecon.bsky.social
Will rent control destroy your city? Or is this a slogan economists use to signal their tribal allegiance?
Watch here:
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-59-unl...
@unlearnecon.bsky.social
FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo
Cahal Moran explains the strange ways economists go about their analysis of taboo issues like rent control
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
FET #59: Unlearning Economics explains the rent control taboo
Will rent control destroy your city? Or is this a slogan economists use to signal their tribal allegiance?
Watch here:
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-59-unl...
@unlearnecon.bsky.social
Will rent control destroy your city? Or is this a slogan economists use to signal their tribal allegiance?
Watch here:
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-59-unl...
@unlearnecon.bsky.social
Reposted
WATCH: What is the economic answer to the question: why are houses built? Tim Helm has been working with @drcameronmurray to explore the current theories and see how effective they are at answering the question. www.youtube.com/watc...
Tim Helm: Zoning, housing supply, & affordability seminar
Vested interests shape tax and housing policy in Australia. As high house prices continue to dominate the headlines, many remain sceptical of the “supply-side solutions” – or diversions – favoured by desperate politicians.
Massive upzoning is underway nationwide – from NSW’s Transport Oriented Deve
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August 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
WATCH: What is the economic answer to the question: why are houses built? Tim Helm has been working with @drcameronmurray to explore the current theories and see how effective they are at answering the question. www.youtube.com/watc...
Have you heard that Australia’s economic complexity has radically declined?
Sounds bad.
But what if this is mostly a measurement artefact?
Get informed with this new FET article
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/australias...
Sounds bad.
But what if this is mostly a measurement artefact?
Get informed with this new FET article
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/australias...
Australia's economic complexity is fine, actually
Our economy could be more diverse, no doubt. But the headlines don't capture the full story. Less popular economic complexity measures put Australia in the top ten nations.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Have you heard that Australia’s economic complexity has radically declined?
Sounds bad.
But what if this is mostly a measurement artefact?
Get informed with this new FET article
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/australias...
Sounds bad.
But what if this is mostly a measurement artefact?
Get informed with this new FET article
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/australias...
FET #56: How to beat the "cost of living crisis" and get financially independent
A chat with Matt from Aussie Firebug on the tricks to reduce spending, boost saving and take responsibility for your financial life.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-56-how...
A chat with Matt from Aussie Firebug on the tricks to reduce spending, boost saving and take responsibility for your financial life.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-56-how...
FET #56: How to beat the "cost of living crisis" and get financially independent
A chat with Matt from Aussie Firebug on the tricks to reduce spending, boost saving and take responsibility for your financial life
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
FET #56: How to beat the "cost of living crisis" and get financially independent
A chat with Matt from Aussie Firebug on the tricks to reduce spending, boost saving and take responsibility for your financial life.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-56-how...
A chat with Matt from Aussie Firebug on the tricks to reduce spending, boost saving and take responsibility for your financial life.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/fet-56-how...
New FET article:
Forget land, labour and capital—BELIEFS are the supreme economic production factor
Beliefs are the first step in any economic activity. How and why do they matter, and how do we sustain the most useful beliefs?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/forget-lan...
Forget land, labour and capital—BELIEFS are the supreme economic production factor
Beliefs are the first step in any economic activity. How and why do they matter, and how do we sustain the most useful beliefs?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/forget-lan...
Forget land, labour and capital—BELIEFS are the supreme economic production factor
Beliefs are the first step in any economic activity. How and why do they matter, and how do we sustain the most useful beliefs?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New FET article:
Forget land, labour and capital—BELIEFS are the supreme economic production factor
Beliefs are the first step in any economic activity. How and why do they matter, and how do we sustain the most useful beliefs?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/forget-lan...
Forget land, labour and capital—BELIEFS are the supreme economic production factor
Beliefs are the first step in any economic activity. How and why do they matter, and how do we sustain the most useful beliefs?
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/forget-lan...
Reposted
Opposition to rent control massively overemphasises the negatives while all but ignoring the positives. The debate is stuck in the past.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/rent-co...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/rent-co...
Rent Control Is Fine, Actually
Regulating rent prices is often called "bad economics." But it isn't. The effects of rent control are complex.
www.currentaffairs.org
July 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Opposition to rent control massively overemphasises the negatives while all but ignoring the positives. The debate is stuck in the past.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/rent-co...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/rent-co...
New FET article:
Supply and demand: The MANY DIMENSIONS of housing (Part II)
Supply and demand of what? That is a question we always need to ask to make sure we are coherent in our economic analysis
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The MANY DIMENSIONS of housing (Part II)
Supply and demand of what? That is a question we always need to ask to make sure we are coherent in our economic analysis
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The MANY DIMENSIONS of housing (Part II)
Supply and demand of what? That is a question we always need ask to make sure we are coherent in our economic analysis
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
New FET article:
Supply and demand: The MANY DIMENSIONS of housing (Part II)
Supply and demand of what? That is a question we always need to ask to make sure we are coherent in our economic analysis
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
Supply and demand: The MANY DIMENSIONS of housing (Part II)
Supply and demand of what? That is a question we always need to ask to make sure we are coherent in our economic analysis
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/supply-and...
New FET article:
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
In the interest of broadening the public debate, I have released several articles from 2024 from behind the paywall.
Please enjoy, like, comment, share and subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
In the interest of broadening the public debate, I have released several articles from 2024 from behind the paywall.
Please enjoy, like, comment, share and subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
That's why I write FET
www.fresheconomicthinking.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
New FET article:
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
In the interest of broadening the public debate, I have released several articles from 2024 from behind the paywall.
Please enjoy, like, comment, share and subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...
I believe our public conversations about economics can be better
In the interest of broadening the public debate, I have released several articles from 2024 from behind the paywall.
Please enjoy, like, comment, share and subscribe.
www.fresheconomicthinking.com/p/i-believe-...