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Inflation in Check in Mid 2010

The consumer price inflation update for the June 2010 quarter clearly supports interest rates remaining on hold next week, says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Persistent Skilled Trade Shortages Highlight Need for Further Action

The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report highlights a persistent shortage of skilled tradespeople in the residential sector. » More

Land Sales Signal Faltering Recovery

The volume of residential land sales fell for a second consecutive quarter in March 2010, while median land values flattened out. » More

Credit Squeeze Bites Hard on New Housing

A seventh consecutive slide in new home loans in May highlights the impact of rising interest rates and tighter finance restrictions on new housing activity, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Steady Rates Should Continue says HIA

Today's decision to keep interest rates on hold for a second consecutive month is appropriate given clear signs that past rate rises are denting demand and confidence, says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Building Approvals Signal Steady Rates

ABS Building Approvals fell further in May 2010, reinforcing the case for steady interest rates and renewed urgency in supply side housing reforms, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Rate Hikes Hit New Home Sales says HIA

Higher interest rates are biting with new home sales dropping by more than 6 per cent in May 2010 according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

HIA Housing Report Card - Recovery to Stall

All indications are that the new home building recovery will stall in 2011 says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Modest Rise for Home Starts, says HIA

ABS Dwelling Commencements (housing starts) posted a modest increase in the March 2010 quarter said the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

New Home Lending Continues to Slide

Higher interest rates and the on-going sharp deterioration in the first home buyer market contributed to new housing loans falling for a sixth consecutive month in April, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Australia's Top Building and Population Hotspots

Victoria is the nation's biggest building hotspot, according to a new report from the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

New Housing Falls in March

New housing expenditure fell back by a disappointing 4.3 per cent in the March quarter of 2010 to be 5.5 per cent lower than 12 months ago, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

Steady Rates the Appropriate Decision says HIA

Leaving interest rates on hold in June was the appropriate and necessary decision says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia's residential building industry. » More

HIA State Outlook

 HIA National Outlook

HIA State and National Outlook
Frequency:
Quarterly - click here to view HIA's current release calendar
Number of Pages:
 40 to 55 pages
Coverage:
 Individual reports for Australia , and each of the 8 states and territories (9 reports in total)
Price:
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A comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy to follow quarterly overview of Australia 's new housing and renovation industry. An invaluable tool for business planning and for answering questions on quarterly trends and future key industry issues such as:

  • What are HIA's latest forecasts for new housing, renovations, non-residential building and engineering construction for my state?
  • How much home lending and building approval work is occurring?
  • What is the projected demand for housing in my state?
  • How fast are the population and the construction labour force growing?
  • What movements have occurred in house prices, materials prices and the CPI over the past three months?
  • Where are the building growth areas in each state?
  • What are the sizes, prices and value per m2 of new dwellings?
  • What materials are used for the roofs, walls and floors of new dwellings?
  • Who were the top house and extension builders in the state over the past three months?

 
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