{
  "id": 5458088,
  "title": "Housing construction will follow prices lower",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/housing-construction-will-follow-prices-lower",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/housing-construction-will-follow-prices-lower/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The latest dwelling completions data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that only 173,400 homes were built in the year to March 2026, 66,600 (28%) fewer than the 240,000 annual run rate required to meet the National Housing Accord’s target of building 1.2 million homes over five years. Over the first 21 months The post Housing construction will follow prices lower appeared…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}