NSW apartment spike behind May home approvals jump

03 July 2023

 

Summary: Home approval numbers up 20.6% in May, much larger than expected; 9.8% lower than May 2022; Westpac: 150% spike in NSW apartment approvals; ANZ: expect limited further upside; house approvals up 0.3%, apartments up 59.3%; non-residential approvals up 6.8% in dollar terms, residential alterations up 4.3%. Building approvals for dwellings, that is apartments and houses, headed south after mid-2018. As an indicator of investor confidence, falling approvals had presented...

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