Loans for the construction of new homes sank in January to their lowest level since the global financial crisis, as builders try to stimulate a housing market that is still busy but which is heading closer to a slump each day.
“This means at least another 12 to 18 months of construction activity before this pipeline is depleted.”Conditions vary across the country’s different housing markets, but all agree that the recent frantic phase has passed. Builders in NSW at least are reporting that the trades are starting to contact the builders to say ‘Do you have any work?’“Land developers who we have a relationship with are also highlighting that land sales are down,” Mr Lavering said.
“That’s pushing sales down into our end of the market whereas the top end of the market is disappearing.”to their lowest monthly total since June 2012. The increasing likelihood that the Reserve Bank’s benchmark rate would rise above 4 per cent would also push more home owners into a state of mortgage stress, the point at which a household is spending 30 per cent or more of its income on servicing a home loan.
Results of all the free handouts and super withdrawals during Covid Morrison Government was in the box seat Labour need to fix this otherwise multiple builders will go under
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