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Building approvals fell through July

The country’s cooling housing market was made more apparent the as Housing Industry Association (HIA) reported that building approvals decreased by 5.2% in July this year, and, in a separate data from Australian Bureau of Statistics, it was found building approvals in July were 5.6 % lower than in the same month in 2017.

NSW faces threats regarding future housing supply

The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Planning recently reported that 42,529 housing completions occurred in Sydney from June 2017 to June 2018, and while this was indicative of the success of earlier policies, industry group Urban Taskforce noted that the number of approvals in the city was quickly dropping.

Westpac takes a leap, hikes rates out-of-cycle

Westpac Banking Corporation recently raised its interest rate by 14 basis points, making it the first of the big four banks to hike out-of-cycle with the Reserve Bank of Australia, after continuous cost of funding pressures.

Victorian rental vacancy rates hit new low

Perth sales activity declined week over week

Home values in major cities keep dropping

Auction volumes trend higher

Perth Suburbs see pick up in home prices

High Expectations of New Prime Minister

Sydney vacancy rate remains relatively steady

Revealing the 'ideal' property move

Energy efficiency bill advantageous to property industry

New Victoria bill protects buyers from property fraud

Why Australia doesn't have an overall top property market

Melbourne continues to lead the market downward

Auction Market sees busiest week since June

11% of house sales in Perth are priced over $1M

Victoria's approach to affordable homes lauded

Banning foreign investors: Is it a good idea?

Most vendors' price expectations are out of reach

Dropping prices reveal the duality of Australia's home market

Sydney now ranked top 5 in global liveability

First-home buyers hold the market together

World Bank taps CBA to issue world's first blockchain bond

Pilbara house sales record significant gains

How to rise above the volatile property market

Responsible investments soar to record high

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