Global sawlog prices continued to rise in the March Quarter, with large increases recorded for some US sawlogs and all recorded Baltic sawlogs. The largest lifts appear to have been recorded…

Softwood log exports totalled 3.931 million m3 over the year-ended March 2018, rising 7.4% compared with the prior year.  Relevantly, the year-end result was marginally lower (by approxim…

Imports of wood and wood products to Australia were valued at a record AUD1.981 billion for the year-ended March 2018, having risen 11.3% compared with the prior year. After a short dip in mid 2…

The total value of new loans for housing was AUD4.062 billion in March 2018, down 7.8% on the prior month, but lower by a softer 1.9% compared with March 2017. Demonstrating that a month is a shor…

Latest research suggests the price of houses in Sydney and Melbourne will fall over the course of 2018. Expectations from SQM Research are that Sydney prices will decline by an average of as mu…

Housing approvals in Australia’s most populous state – New South Wales – have softened over the last year, but the detailed state data suggests that is almost entirely because of falling 4+ St…

Approvals for the construction of new dwellings rose 1.2% in March, compared with February, underscoring the fact the housing market continues its long running period of stability, after t…

Latest data shows that the number of people in employment is rising, the unemployment rate is falling and the participation rate has climbed to near record levels. That is good news. However,…