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Oct 29, 2018

Tougher conditions for residential builders during September quarter

“The latest National Survey of Building and Construction shows that residential building activity has entered more challenging waters,” according to Master Builders Australia’s Chief Economist Shane Garrett.

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.

Aug 6, 2018

The Economy

Mortgages

Aussies feeling mortgage stress

Consulting Economist for ME Bank, Jeff Oughton and Shane Garrett, senior economist at HIA discusses mortgage stress as ME Bank releases its 14th Household Financial Comfort Report today.

Jul 26, 2018

The Economy

Reserve Bank

Latest CPI figures "good news for renters"

The June 2018 quarter CPI figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday holds good news for renters, says the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

Jun 13, 2018

The Economy

Markets

Melbourne dominates Australia's housing hotspots list

Melbourne has dominated this year’s Housing Industry Association (HIA) Hotspots Report, with 12 of Australia’s Top 20 building growth areas all located around Victoria’s capital.

Jun 4, 2018

BLOG

New home building confounds expectations

The outlook for new home building in Australia has improved significantly as a result of very healthy conditions in the jobs market and robust population growth.

Mar 28, 2018

The Economy

Markets

New house sales down for second month in a row

New house sales rose in three states, but large falls in Queensland and Western Australia dragged the overall result into negative territory.

Mar 23, 2018

BLOG

Population and the economy: a virtuous circle

ABS data shows Australia’s population grew by 1.6 per cent over the year to September 2017, the equivalent of 395,600 additional residents. While there is a strong link between population growth and economic performance, population growth does require top city planning.

Mar 21, 2018

Markets

Hobart leads price gains in December quarter: ABS data

Hobart now has the fastest growing property prices in Australia, while long-time leader Sydney has slipped to fourth place.

Mar 14, 2018

The Economy

Mortgages

Lending

First-home buyers at highest share of market in five years

Continued weakness in housing finance numbers is leading the banks to compete for market share by lowering interest rates for both investors and owner-occupiers, says Malcolm Gunning, president of the REIA.