“Changes to visas for skilled workers have delivered an immediate hit to Australia’s population growth,” said Geordan Murray, Housing Industry Association Principal Economist.
Bi-partisan support for a Federal Housing Minister recognises the urgent need to address our housing affordability challenges at a national level, said the Housing Industry Association.
“Stronger new home building, off the back of strong population growth, is continuing to drive the improvement in economic conditions in Australia,” stated Tim Reardon, HIA’s Principal Economist.
Fears Melbourne's housing shortage could spark affordability crisis
An undersupply of housing could lead to a housing affordability crisis in Melbourne, finds a report, as Bernard Salt predicts Melbourne's population will shoot past five million by 2021.
What to know when purchasing an investment property
Tim Reardon of the Housing Industry Association and Tony Collidge of the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania discuss what people should know when considering purchasing an investment property.
“Housing affordability is about ‘supply and demand’ and for most of this century there have been constraints on new home building that have limited supply and forced up prices."
The Southbank by Beulah competition winner has been announced and Adelene Teh of Beulah International, and Tim Reardon of HIA discuss the winner and effect on Southbank.
The outlook for new home building in Australia has improved significantly as a result of very healthy conditions in the jobs market and robust population growth.
