All posts tagged "Housing"
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253News and ViewsIntervention to encourage housing investment necessary
“Lending for the purchase or construction of a new home has fallen to its lowest level since September 2013,” stated HIA’s Chief...
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242News and ViewsFirst Home Buyers continue to drive Australia’s housing market
“The importance of the First Home Buyer (FHB) segment of the market has grown again, with newly released figures for March (2019)...
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303BuildingMetricon welcomes proposed $500 million deposit guarantee for first home buyers in NSW
Bipartisan support for a First Home Loan Deposit Scheme couldn’t come at a better time for first home buyers in Sydney and...
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313BuildingRate cut not the only way to curb housing downturn
“The contraction in the housing market over the past six months has occurred faster and is larger in scale than the contraction...
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286BuildingAustralian PCI®: Construction falls at steeper rate in April 2019
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) dropped a further 3.0 points to 42.6 in April...
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258BuildingMarch 2019 house approvals at five year low
“March (2019) building approvals marked the weakest month for detached house approvals since 2013,” said HIA’s Senior Economist Geordan Murray.
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309BuildingFirst home buyers and construction sector win in housing stimulus
The WA Government will provide further economic support and introduce a targeted housing stimulus, to assist the local housing market and construction...
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258BuildingNew home sales show signs of stabilising
“After falling by 8.5 per cent in 2018 new home sales appear to have stabilised in the first quarter of 2019,” stated...
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227BuildingSkilled migration crucial to housing
“Recent proposals to make changes to the ‘457’ skilled working visa will not address the bigger problem of how to fill the...
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235BuildingProperty tax revenues highlight need for reform
The latest ABS data on Australian taxation revenues reinforces the need for comprehensive reform of our federal, state and local tax systems...
