To understand the issue of house affordability in Malaysia, this study investigated the relationship between house prices and economic growth based on the data from the year 2000 to 2020. By utilizing the Toda-Yamamoto Granger causality test, it is identified that the relationship between the variables is bidirectional where house price movement is explained by economic growth. It implies that economic development drives house prices upward in the country. Conversely, the level of economic growth is also determined by house prices, and this clarifies the significant role of the housing market in stimulating the economy. The analysis also indicates that there is a mutual interaction between house prices and income inequality. Although the in...