“The number of loans for the construction of a new dwelling rose for the sixth consecutive month in November to reach a new record,” stated HIA’s Economist, Angela Lillicrap.
“ABS Building Approvals data for detached houses rose for the fifth consecutive month in November to reach the highest number of approvals since December 1999,” stated HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap.
“Preliminary figures released by the ABS today (November 25 2020) on the value of residential construction work done showed a decline in the September 2020 quarter to its lowest level since 2014,” said Angela Lillicrap, HIA Economist.
“The detached housing market continues to perform strongly and as it accelerates will pull the rest of the Australian economy forward into 2021,” stated HIA’s Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.
“The full impact of HomeBuilder is now evident in the HIA’s New Home Sales Report with sales now 11.8 per cent higher in the seven months since restrictions came into effect than at the same time last year (2019),” commented HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.
“The impact of HomeBuilder is now emerging in the ABS Building Approvals Data and there is a significant divergence between the outlook for detached and multi-unit dwellings,” stated HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap.
“New Home Sales data released today (16 September 2020) confirms that HomeBuilder will support building activity and protect jobs in the December 2020 quarter,” commented HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.
“Housing finance figures released today ( September 9 2020) show that lending for the construction of a new home rose in July (2020) for the first time since February (2020), to the highest level in two years,” stated HIA’s Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.
“The HIA-Housing Affordability Index for the June (2020) quarter 2020 shows housing in Australia remains at its most affordable since 1999,” state Tim Reardon, HIA’s Chief Economist.