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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... ABS building approvals data is consistent with the weakness in the Housing Industry Association's new home sales survey. The HIA survey shows that Australian new home sales dropped by 6.5 per cent in April, more than reversing the 5.2 per cent increase ...

Daily economic update

... the year - is renewing confidence in the property market. Improved housing affordability is also luring homebuyers back. The HIA/CBA housing affordability index rose by 5.4 per cent in the December quarter to its highest level in more than a year. While ...

Challenger welcomes back S&P four stars

After an almost two year hiatus, Challenger's Australian Share Fund and Select Australian Share Fund have both been upgraded back to four stars by Standard and Poor's (S&P). The Australian share fund has returned from a three star rating to a four star ...

Investing in residential property should be Devine

... Devine is the seventh most active home builder and developer in Australia, according to the Housing Industry Association's (HIA) top 100, with 1,067 houses and 416 apartments being built in 2005, placing it ahead of Australand, Meriton and Multiplex. ...

Economic roundup

... should give indications of consumer spending and borrowing trends. Likewise, the property market would be interested in the HIA new home sales and Australian building approvals data for an update on the state of the housing market. The currency market ...

First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
... low for the second quarter running, dropping by 9.4 per cent in the September quarter, according to the Commonwealth Bank/HIA Housing Report. The report said Australian housing affordability is now 22.5 per cent lower than it was in September last year. ...

New home sales drop in April: HIA

New home sales fell by 7 per cent in April, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) announced today. The HIA said the overall fall in new private dwelling sales was the result of a 3% fall in detached house sales and a 22% fall in the sale of multi units. ...