Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 59 results for "Australian Housing"

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
Australian housing finance commitments for owner-occupied housing fell by a seasonally adjusted 6.1 per cent in March, which was much worse than the median market forecast for a one per cent fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said 59,371 home ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... is what we saw last night, and the Aussie dollar gets sold off as well." Mr Solar said the release today of Australian housing finance data and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Survey had little impact on the market.

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... While the sub-prime meltdown has left the US economy bruised with housing oversupplied and house prices soggy, Australian housing is suffering from supply shortages and prices going through the roof. US economic growth has progressively slowed, where ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
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 ...

Daily Economic Update

Today's report indicating weakness in the Australian housing market reinforces our expectations for steady interest rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the total number of dwelling commencements dropped by 5 per cent in the September ...

Australian housing approvals flattening out at high level: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2004
Australian housing finance approvals were flattening out at a high level, as consumer sentiment remained strong, economists said today. Australian housing finance commitments for owner occupied housing fell 0.6 per cent in September to 49,338, seasonally ...

Australian Equities Outlook: AMP

... Australian share market including a potential increase in oil prices, a return to global recession, a fall in Australian housing prices and rise in wages and inflation. Mr Oliver predicted over the next year that Australian shares would outperform global ...

Housing finance slows in June led by investor market: economists

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2004
A slowing in Australian housing finance for June, led by a sharp fall in investor demand, reinforced the view that the property market was continuing to cool, economists said on Monday. Australian housing finance commitments for owner occupied housing ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... on lending approvals and a survey of business confidence will also hit the market in coming days. "We expect Australian housing finance on Tuesday to be down again, reassuring markets that an imminent rate rise is not on the agenda," HSBC chief economist ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
... sector. Further "modest" increases in interest rates were expected by Westpac in 2004. While growth in the Australian housing market had eased values are still higher than a year ago. Westpac's share of the market has eased from 17.9% to 17.7%. In terms ...