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THE GEN Y STORY: Living at Home Till Thirty

The number of young Australians living at home is on the rise. Updated figures show the lack of affordable housing is locking Generation Y out of the housing market. » More

Monetary Policy Overcooked

Home lending for owner occupier housing weakened across the board in May. » More

Queensland Drags Building Approvals Down in May

Building approvals fell in May, the third fall in the five months worth of updates for 2008. » More

Further Weakening For New Home Sales

New home sales fell in May following a steady month in April » More

Weak First Quarter For Housing Starts

The poor run of housing numbers continued with housing starts for the March quarter down 3.3 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis. » More

Modest Rise for Construction Finance

The number of loans for construction of owner occupier dwellings increased moderately in April. » More

Better Month For Building Approvals

Following a dreadful first quarter in 2008, building approvals increased 7.8 per cent in April, offering some signs of improvement which will assist in pegging underlying demand for housing. » More

Flat Start To June Qtr For New Home Sales

New home sales failed to recover from a very weak first quarter of 2008. » More

Drop In Affordability, Reform Now Urgent

The HIA-CBA First Home Buyer Affordability Index fell by 3.5 per cent during the quarter to be more than 10 per cent lower than a year ago. » More

Housing Finance Drops Sharply in March

Housing finance for both owner occupiers and investors is continuing to buckle under the weight of higher borrowing costs and high property taxes and charges » More

Building Approvals Confirm Worsening Housing Shortage

Building approvals dropped in the month of March and were also down significantly over the quarter. » More

Drop In Activity Yet Skills Shortages Remain

The latest HIA-Austral Bricks Trades Report highlights a continuation in the shortage of skilled labour despite a decline in building activity. » More
HIA-Commonwealth Bank Affordability Report

HIA-Commonwealth Bank Affordability Report
Frequency:
Quarterly - click here to view HIA's current release calendar
Number of Pages:
4
Coverage:
All states and Territories except NT, split by metropolitan and regional areas.
Price:
HIA Member:$No Charge
Non-member:$30 single issue, $132 annual subscription. Subscribers are entitled to historical series containing house prices, interest rates and median incomes back to 1987
 
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HIA's highly regarded report on housing affordability for first home buyers. Contains analysis for each state and territory, excluding NT but including non-metro areas.

Report contains:

  • Affordability indices for all states and territories (except NT), metro and regional
  • National median incomes and minimum repayments for a median priced home
  • A rolling 6 quarters of original house price data for

    - Established dwellings, Detached Houses;
    - Established Dwellings, Units;
    - Established Dwellings, Total; and
    - New Dwellings, Total.

 
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