Archive for the ‘Housing finance’ Category:

An uplift in buyer activity may be just around the corner

{ Posted on Sep 07 2011 by Tim Lawless }
The housing finance data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics each month generally provides a reasonable insight into how demand is tracking across the Australian housing market.  To put it simply, most people buying a home need to obtain ...Read More »

Fixed vs Variable… the vast majority prefer to move with the market.

{ Posted on Jul 14 2011 by Tim Lawless }
Over the past few months there has been a great deal of speculation about interest rates and whether we are likely to see another rate rise from the Reserve Bank any time soon.  Prior to the most recent RBA meeting, ...Read More »

Dwelling commencements slow during December 2010 quarter but way up on 2009 volumes

{ Posted on Mar 17 2011 by Cameron Kusher }
The number of dwellings commenced during 2010 was recorded at 169,428.  This represented an increase of 22.4% over the calendar year, the largest since they rose by 27.2% during 2002. With almost 170,000 dwelling commencements last year, it was a substantial ...Read More »

Soft housing finance data reflects the overall consumer conservatism across the country

{ Posted on Feb 17 2011 by Cameron Kusher }
The housing finance data released by the ABS for the December quarter this week highlight some interesting trends in the Australian housing market.  The ‘broad brush’ overview is that owner occupier loans are showing a small improvement due to increasing ...Read More »

First home buyers most attracted to jobs rather than affordability

{ Posted on Oct 14 2010 by Tim Lawless }
The housing finance data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Oct 11 shows that first home buyer demand has remained weak.  During August the number of home loans taken by first time buyers was just 7,460.  Volumes hadn’t ...Read More »