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Housing Approvals

Growing call for land and homes
Mackay Daily Mercury 12/08/2010 2:25:59 AM
The 44 per cent jump in housing approvals has renewed calls for governments to help fund infrastructure to cater for the region's rapidly growing population ...
Cautious Stockland back in the black
The Australian 12/08/2010 12:17:51 AM
"Our performance was better than recent statistics on housing finance and housing approvals. Our sales and conversion rates don't reflect them. ...
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Crikey 5/08/2010 1:53:29 PM
The fall in housing approvals discussed by Bernard Keane has already impacted on local government, which derives a proportion of its revenue from ...
Insolvency figures rise in June as recovery stalls
SmartCompany.com.au 4/08/2010 12:25:24 PM
... get a lot of businesses out of the cycle. But there are other factors including retail and housing approvals, and we need to wait for those to pick up."
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The Age 4/08/2010 12:10:30 AM
... rates steady - sparing her the rise that befell John Howard in the 2007 campaign - although housing approvals fell and retail sales were sluggish. ...
SCOREBOARD: Hardly soft
Business Spectator 3/08/2010 12:59:47 PM
Private housing approvals were down 2.5 per cent while approvals for apartments were up 2.7 per cent. In annual terms, total approvals are 13 per cent ...
Home approvals hit record levels
Werribee, Hoppers Crossing Star 3/08/2010 11:58:53 AM
HOUSING approvals have soared to record heights across the City of Wyndham, new statistics show. The council issued the highest number of ...
Gold Coast housing hits rock bottom
Gold Coast Bulletin News 15/07/2010 2:12:52 AM
The precarious position faced by these regions was under further threat, said the UDIA, which had declared housing approvals across the state were on the ...
Modest high-rise sales create glut
Gold Coast Bulletin News 14/07/2010 2:11:37 AM
Despite the glut, housing approvals are expected to rise in the six months to June 30, with units contributing to most of the growth. ...
Housing may have hit low point
Trading Room 12/07/2010 1:02:34 PM
In total, lending for housing approvals in May - home-buyers and investors combined - was up by 0.7 per cent from April, down by 10 per cent from a year ...
Cut red tape, Cairns builders plead
The Cairns Post 9/07/2010 4:24:40 AM
Their plea comes as an Urban Development Institute of Australia report released yesterday shows housing approvals in the Far North remain at a critical ...
Sugar sell-off upsets investors
Courier Mail 8/07/2010 9:12:36 PM
Mr Sutcliffe said recent slowdowns in leading indicators, such as finance and housing approvals, meant the sustainability of any increase in commencements ...
Housing outlook remains unclear: CSR
Sydney Morning Herald 8/07/2010 10:48:06 AM
Chief executive Jeremy Sutcliffe said recent moderation in leading indicators, such as finance and housing approvals, meant the sustainability of any ...
CSR says housing outlook remains unclear
The Age 8/07/2010 10:40:44 AM
Chief executive Jeremy Sutcliffe said recent moderation in leading indicators, such as finance and housing approvals, meant the sustainability of any ...
Retailing/Building Numbers Weak
International Business Times AU 2/07/2010 3:05:40 AM
The rise in private housing approvals came from a large increase, 14.5% surge in Victoria. Approvals fell in NSW (down 1.2%), Queensland (-8.2%), ...Shoppers, homebuyers keep hands on their pocket as consumer confidence dipsInternational Business Times AUConsumers just window shopping: expertsSydney Morning HeraldHoneymoon could be over for dwelling approvalsWestside News
Property market in slowdown mode
Ipswich Queensland Times 2/07/2010 2:45:47 AM
HIA chief economist Harley Dale said housing approvals had been easing for the past five months. “There is no sustained upward momentum in new-home sales in ...
Lowest ASX close in 11 months
Herald Sun 1/07/2010 6:36:30 PM
Disappointing drops in housing approvals (down 6.6 per cent) in May and slow downs in manufacturing and jobs growth did not help market confidence. ...
Less confident shoppers show restraint
Trading Room 1/07/2010 5:17:18 PM
Private housing approvals grew 1.7 per cent in May, but the volatile "other dwellings" component - flats and town houses - dropped by a hefty 18.8 per cent. ...
Honeymoon could be over for dwelling approvals
The Noosa Journal 1/07/2010 11:23:04 AM
Detached housing approvals sit at 10 per cent below the average of these years, while unit approvals remain 20 per cent below. “It is well within the scope ...Retailing/Building Numbers WeakInternational Business Times AUConsumers just window shopping: expertsSydney Morning Herald
Housing frenzy continuing, but with north-south divide
The Canberra Times 20/06/2010 10:02:37 AM
The territory saw a $100million surge in new housing approvals and residential construction in the 2008-09 financial year, according to figures from the ...

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