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For more than a year, there have been concerns the end of COVID discounted fixed price loans would result in a ‘mortgage cliff’ wherein borrowers would be forced to sell houses at discounts bec…
For more than a year, there have been concerns the end of COVID discounted fixed price loans would result in a ‘mortgage cliff’ wherein borrowers would be forced to sell houses at discounts bec…
The total value of Australia’s home loans was 1.2% lower in July 2023, compared with the prior month, but was down 14.1% on an annualised basis, compared with the previous year. It is never clea…
Australia’s total dwelling approvals fell in the year-ending July, drifting to 173,509 approvals down11.2% on the prior year. Detached house approvals for the same period were 105,079 dow…
The monthly annual CPI for August is a bit like the old story of the Curate’s Egg with some parts good and some parts bad. We can see that in the difference between the headline (bad) and underlyin…
June quarter economic growth (measured by Gross Domestic Products [GDP]) remained in positive territory, recording a 0.4% increase, feeding into 2.1% growth for the year, on a seasonally a…
Purpose Few tools currently exist to assist mill and yard managers in their day-to-day drying management decisions. This project aimed to develop and verify a timber drying technology and a…
Last week, board members of Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) along with key members of the FWPA leadership team, visited several locations in the Northern Territory, including…
Today we bring you the second part of our focus on the latest initiatives from the FWPA-supported ForestLearning program. Beth Welden, Program Manager of ForestLearning recalls winning in…