The Australian housing industry continues to display pent up momentum with the latest ABS data showing that despite the three interest rate hikes of last year there were increases over the period of November to December of 1.1 per cent in the value of owner occupied housing component and 1.9 per cent in the total value of dwelling finance commitments. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=14639 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5