Dwelling approvals boom before the crash

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released dwelling approvals data for September, which showed that approvals nationally were tracking at their highest level since July 2021, with 18,700 homes approved: Annual approvals were tracking at 208,300: Despite the upswing, dwelling approvals were still tracking 93,500 (17%) below the National Housing Accord’s target, which requires The post…

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