Monthly sales of locally produced sawn softwood products were above 300,000 m3 for just the third month ever and the second time in three months. At 305,706 m3, sales indicate a local producti…

Defying the orthodox expectations of a decline, June quarter building activity was broadly stable, with the value of new house commencements and completions softening by 0.8% and 0.5% resp…

Australia’s softwood log exports exploded to a monthly record in August 2020. Exports totalled 513,755 m3, up a stonkering 59% on the prior month and exceeding the prior record (May 2017) by 1…

Australians are hammering the housing credit card right now, borrowing at very high levels, supported by the Government’s stimulus measures. However, it isn’t all rosy news, with banks inc…

For all that dwelling approvals are pumping along in Australia right now, there are factors weighing against the sector in 2021 and a few years beyond. One of the most significant is the likeli…

Housing approvals continue to be remarkably stable, given all of the conditions influencing the Australian economy. At an annualised 172,204 dwellings, approvals for the year-ended Augu…

Australia’s inflation rate dropped to an underlying 1.2% year-ended September, effectively killing off inflation, and with it, any prospect of wages growth in the near term. Of course, the…