Intervention to encourage housing investment necessary
“Lending for the purchase or construction of a new home has fallen to its lowest level since September 2013,” stated HIA’s Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.
Day: May 13, 2019
First Home Buyers continue to drive Australia’s housing market
“The importance of the First Home Buyer (FHB) segment of the market has grown again, with newly released figures for March (2019) showing that their share of the market is at its largest in nearly 7 years,” Shane Garrett, Chief Economist said.
Infrastructure investment a highlight of WA budget
The Australian Industry Group WA congratulates the State Government on the work it has done to assist in returning the WA budget to surplus.
Metricon welcomes proposed $500 million deposit guarantee for first home buyers in NSW
Bipartisan support for a First Home Loan Deposit Scheme couldn’t come at a better time for first home buyers in Sydney and across NSW, according to one of the largest home builders in the state, Metricon.
Negative gearing changes put $1.8 billion at risk
More than $1.8 billion per year in repair and maintenance work on negatively geared homes will be under threat from Labor’s policy to impose restrictions on negative gearing.