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Dwelling Approvals, August 2026: Houses Lead a Rising Year

Australia approved 208,184 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 9.5% and the most since April 2022. House approvals led, while Queensland and Western Australia rose most among the larger states.

Wednesday October 7, 2026

The Reversal: Australia’s Housing Stock Value Turns Negative for the First Time Since 2022

National Release Review

The Reversal: Australia’s Housing Stock Value Turns Negative for the First Time Since 2022

Australia's Total Value of Dwellings fell for the first time since 2022 in June 2026 — and HSBC, CBA and ANZ have all sharply downgraded their housing forecasts since.

Tuesday September 8, 2026

Building Approvals & Commencements Data

The Two-Point Trap: Why Ten Apparent LGA Declines Weren’t What They Seemed

Screening ten LGAs with apparent declining approvals against their full quarterly history — not just the two headline numbers — confirms three real declines, flags one active recovery misread as a fall, and clears six false signals. An APN Codex...

Wednesday July 15, 2026

Building Approvals & Commencements Data

The Vertical Rebound: Inner-Urban Apartment Approvals Across Four Capitals

Inner-urban apartment approvals fell sharply in early 2023 and rebuilt across four capitals — Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth — not as a smooth climb but as a rising quarterly floor beneath genuinely lumpy, single-project-driven data. An APN Codex analysis...

Wednesday July 15, 2026

Building Approvals & Commencements Data

The Two-Speed Recovery: How Australia’s Approvals Cycle Split by State

National dwelling approvals moved through a full cycle between July 2022 and May 2026 — a 36,180 trough in early 2023, a 50,997 peak in mid-2025, and a state-level split where Western Australia kept climbing through the recent pullback while...

Wednesday July 15, 2026

The Tipping Point: Deconstructing Australia’s Perfect Storm of Housing Unaffordability

Economic Factors

The Tipping Point: Deconstructing Australia’s Perfect Storm of Housing Unaffordability

Australia's housing affordability has reached a tipping point, creating a perfect storm for buyers and renters. Our deconstruction analyses how a chronic failure to meet housing supply targets is colliding with record demand, fuelled by migration and government schemes. This...

Thursday October 9, 2025

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Dwelling Approvals, August 2026: Houses Lead a Rising Year

The Reversal: Australia’s Housing Stock Value Turns Negative for the First Time Since 2022

The Two-Point Trap: Why Ten Apparent LGA Declines Weren’t What They Seemed

The Vertical Rebound: Inner-Urban Apartment Approvals Across Four Capitals

The Two-Speed Recovery: How Australia’s Approvals Cycle Split by State

The Tipping Point: Deconstructing Australia’s Perfect Storm of Housing Unaffordability

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