Australian Housing Market Slump Continues
Housing Market
As housing prices are deteriorating in many parts of the country, fewer new buildings are being put up. Queensland and Victoria were hit hardest with building approvals down 32 and 25 percent, respectively, over the course of a year. Q1 GDP numbers to be released Wednesday might hint at some relief, with a modest growth of 0.4 percent, up from 0.2 percent in the previous quarter, predicted.
This development puts Australia on track for the biggest slowdown since the recession of 2008/09. Since the decrease has been slowing, some are hoping for the housing market to at least bottom out and not continue its decline. Credit rate cuts and the easing of lending criteria might do their bit too.

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This chart shows total building approvals in Australia from 2008 to 2019, seasonally and trend adjusted.