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HIA welcomes commitment to reduce red tape

HIA welcomes the Government’s announcement that as part of its move to bring forward billions of dollars in infrastructure, it will also be cutting red tape that hinders the progress of projects that are vital to Australian housing.

Nov 22, 2019

Where will future housing affordability gains be made?

“The cuts to interest rates have more than offset the rise in home prices to ensure an ongoing improvement in housing affordability,” stated Tim Reardon, HIA’s Chief Economist.

Oct 31, 2019

Smashing all records

“The amount of commercial building approval surged during August (2019) to record its strongest ever monthly performance,” Master Builders Chief Economist Shane Garrett said.

Oct 18, 2019

Prefabricated & tilt-up safety guide

Safe Work Australia has developed a guide on the safe use of prefabricated, tilt-up and concrete elements.

Oct 18, 2019

Expensive properties drive market rebound

After recording the largest losses during the recent housing market downturn, the premium end of Sydney and Melbourne’s housing market is driving the rebound in capital gains.

Oct 18, 2019

First home buyers near 8-year high as housing recovery strengthens again

“The First Home Buyer share of the home loan market has increased to its highest since early 2012 while investor lending has risen for the second consecutive month,” Master Builders Australia’s Chief Economist Shane Garrett said.

Oct 11, 2019

Interest rate cuts starting to support home building

“We could be seeing the early signs of the positive impacts from recent policy stimulus with lending for both new and existing homes up for the month and the quarter,” stated HIA Economist, Tom Devitt.

Oct 10, 2019

Surprise increase in building starts

“The number of new homes commencing construction in the June (2019) quarter increased by 1.1 per cent, the first increase since December 2017,” said Tim Reardon, HIA Chief Economist.

Oct 9, 2019

Australian PCI®: Construction continues to decline in September 2019

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) dropped 2.0 points to 42.6 in September (2019), indicating a sharper rate of decline as the construction industry recorded a 13th consecutive month in contraction (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity,…

Oct 8, 2019

HIA welcomes focus on Australia’s VET sector

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the Federal Government’s focus on improving and reforming Australia’s Vocational Education and Training sector.

Oct 2, 2019

Housing market warms up but home building still cooling

“There may have been positive developments in the broader housing market since mid-year but both the HIA New Home Sales Report and ABS building approvals figures show that new home builders were still feeling the winter chill in August (2019) ,” stated HIA Senior Economist…

Oct 2, 2019

Residential pipeline restocked with new sites

New townhome sites in Altona North and Merrifield North in Melbourne, Victoria.

Sep 24, 2019