Removing the obstacles to boosting Australia's housing supply is vital, but the size of the homes Australians are building is not a constraint says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), Australia's largest building industry organisation. » More
Home lending for both new and existing dwellings fell for a third straight month in January 2010, rubbishing claims of a property bubble and pouring cold water on the strength of Australia's housing recovery, said the Housing Industry Association, Australia's largest building industry organisation. » More
"The Reserve Bank of Australia has now hiked interest rates four times in five meetings pushing up standard monthly mortgage repayments for first home buyers by $216 per month," said Ben Phillips, HIA Senior Economist. » More
The Housing Industry Association, Australia's largest building industry organisation, said that building approvals fell by 7 per cent in January 2010. The much needed housing recovery hit a snag at the start of the new year with a 29.1 per cent drop off in private sector units and semi-detached "Other dwelling" approvals. This result was heavily influenced by a halving of unit approvals in Victoria. » More
The Housing Industry Association's (HIA's) New Home Sales report, a survey of Australia's large volume residential builders, rebounded by 9.5 per cent in January 2010. » More
The Housing Industry Association, Australia's largest building industry organisation, said ABS figures showing a decline in new residential work done at the end of 2009 was a disappointing result. » More
Housing affordability nose-dived at the end of 2009 due to the perfect storm of higher house prices, increased interest rates, and the winding-down of the first home buyers' boost according to the latest HIA-CBA First Home Buyer Affordability Report. » More
The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report shows there was a deterioration in the availability of skilled tradespeople in the residential sector in the December 2009 quarter. » More
Home lending for both new and existing dwellings fell further in December 2009, reflecting the unwinding of the first home buyer stimulus and a third consecutive rate rise, said the Housing Industry Association, Australia's largest building industry organisation. » More
The Housing Industry Association, Australia's largest building industry organisation, said that building approvals grew by 2.2 per cent in December 2009. The December quarter was a remarkable 34.9 per cent stronger than a year earlier in a positive sign that the new home building recovery is well underway. » More
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