CHARTS: The insane growth in the number of Australian properties selling for over $2 million

• Housing affordability in Australia, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, continues to create feverish debate, be it in policy or political circles, or around the water coolers across the nation.

These charts from CoreLogic are only likely to amplify it further.

The first shows the number of houses and apartments that sold for at least $2 million in Australia over the past year, going all the way back to 1991, Australia’s last recession.

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