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Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... from 6.3% in the previous month. Meanwhile, award wages are set to increase by 5.75% on July 1. The Housing Industry Association fears that the move will slow down home building, while demand for it will only grow. Citing bleak figures, HIA chief economist ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... building more homes for Australians and is still yet to be fully addressed. In a similar vein, the Housing Industry Association said the government's investment to improve housing supply will do little to put downward pressure on rent and housing affordability. ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... heard. Appearing at the conference, Housing Action Network consultant Carrie Hamilton, Community Housing Industry Association chief executive Wendy Hayhurst and deputy director of Swinburne Centre for Urban Transitions Christian (Andi) Nygaard discussed ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... Australian property prices weren't in meltdown mode back then. They are now! Fresh data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) adds to those I've already painted in my previous piece, " Australian property market slump ". According to HIA ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... property prices may have finally broken the back of the Australian housing market. Latest data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) show that total new home sales dropped by 8.5% to 7,094 units in the month of October - the lowest level since ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... an oversupply in apartments is building, if not already. More so if taken in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association's (HIA) latest update on new home sales. Total new home sales dropped by 9.7% in July as sales declined for both detached homes ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Australia HIA new home sales Fresh data released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) on sales of new homes has triggered concerns that Australia's housing boom is coming to an end. New home sales dropped by 9.7% -- the fastest since May 2006 - ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Australia new home sales The Housing Industry Association reported that sales of new homes fell by 4.4% to 7,278 units in the month of May following a 4.7% decline in the previous month. Sales of detached homes continued to contract - down by 6.7% in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... sales of goods and services (indicating unwanted inventory buildup). Australia new homes sales The Housing Industry Association reported that new home sales in Australia fell by 4.7% in April, partly reversing the previous month's 8.9% increase, driven ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
... increase in exports and a smaller 1% gain in imports. Australia new home sales Likewise, data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA) shows that sales of new homes in the country have again picked up pace, rising by 8.9% -- the fastest pace since ...
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