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May 5, 2022

Building approvals fell 3.1 per cent in March - HIA

The Australian Bureau of Statistics today released its monthly building approvals data for March for detached houses and multi-units covering all states and territories.

Jul 9, 2020

The Economy

Markets

Historical falls for May housing finance figures

ABS figures show the largest monthly fall in the history of the housing loan figures series, according to REIA's president Adrian Kelly.

Oct 11, 2019

The Economy

Early signs that interest rate cuts are working, says HIA

Household lending has increased over the last quarter

Oct 10, 2019

Construction

Surprise increase in new build homes but we aren’t out of the woods yet

Despite an increase in the number of new home constructions, numbers are still low, according to the Housing Industry Association

Nov 13, 2018

The Economy

Markets

"No bright spot" in latest housing finance figures

President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) Malcolm Gunning says there is "no bright spot" in the latest housing finance figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Aug 9, 2018

The Economy

Mortgages

Housing finance numbers down while first home buyers up

Malcolm Gunning, President of the REIA and Shane Garrett, senior economist at HIA discuss the latest housing finance figures released by the ABS.

Jul 12, 2017

The Economy

Mortgages

Fewer loans are being issued to investors

New data from the ABS confirms that investor lending is on a downward trend.

May 16, 2017

The Economy

Lending

Investor borrowing moderating, even before latest tightening measures

Housing lending to property investors softened in March, says Malcolm Gunning, president of the REIA, even before regulators and banks tightened lending to investors and before budget initiatives aimed at property investment were announced.

May 1, 2017

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