Building downturn continues to extend
AS pressure mounts on Australia’s housing supply, total national dwelling approvals were…
Approvals plummet to lowest level in over a decade
AS Australia weathers a housing shortage and prepares to welcome a record…
New home construction remains at record low
RISING interest rates will drag down new home sales and home commencements…
Retail sales suffer as cost-of-living pressures bite
RETAIL sales were flat over the first quarter of 2023, after a…
Long road to recovery for building industry
BUILDING activity dropped off in the last quarter of 2022, with total…
Building and lending slump after 10 hikes
THE Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 10 consecutive interest rate hikes has…
Labor’s signature housing policy face senate hurdle
THE Albanese government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund remains in limbo,…
Housing lending falls for 12th consecutive month
THE persistent decline of housing lending in Australia has accelerated in the…
Building approvals tumble, NSW drops by 49pc
BUILDING approvals in Australia have trended in a major downward spiral in…
Non residential decline drags down construction sector
A FALL in non-residential building in the December quarter dragged total construction…