Building trade shortages continue to place upward pressure on trade prices. Click for more information
More bad news for the more then 1.2 million Australian households in mortgage or rental stress with the release of today’s 1 per cent rise in the CPI figure. Rents increased by 1.6 per cent during the September quarter. Click for more information
A seven-year decline in housing affordability to its lowest level on record has prompted the Housing Industry Association to call on the major political parties to commit to a national affordable housing policy. Click for more information
Home lending data for August points to the continuation of a wide gap between new housing supply and demand and explains increases in existing house prices and rents. Click for more information
Vacant residential land prices remain stubbornly high and continue to hamper new home activity. Click for more information
Despite tightening rental markets and a housing supply shortage, building approvals fell in August. Click for more information
The Leighton Group has topped the list of Australia’s 100 largest commercial construction companies for 2006-07, the third consecutive year the company has achieved this feat. Click for more information
Australia’s largest home builders faced a challenging year in 2006/07, with a decrease recorded in both the number of starts and market share. Click for more information
New home sales dipped sharply in August. Click for more information
With housing affordability at a record low, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) argues that first home buyers need measures that provide tangible rewards for saving. Click for more information
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration today released its findings into an inquiry into home lending practices. Missing from the report was any assistance or support for aspiring home owners. Click for more information
Record low housing affordability has widened the gap between new housing demand and supply. Click for more information
The first home lending update for the new financial year saw loans for construction still stuck in the longest down cycle in the history of the series. Click for more information
Building approvals went nowhere at the start of the new financial year. Click for more information
On 28 August 2007 the ALP announced its long-awaited clarifications to its industrial relations policy Forward With Fairness: Policy Implementation Plan. Click for more information