New land demand as prices surge

The Australian – Sid Maher – ?22 hours ago?
THE housing industry has warned that tight supply of land for new housing developments could choke off a recovery in new home building next year. Housing Industry Association chief economist Harley Dale said the “million-dollar question” was whether …

South-west WA records strong land sales growth
ABC Regional Online – ?7 hours ago?
A new report has found south-west Western Australia is the seventh strongest growing region for land sales in the nation. The Housing Industry Association’s latest Residential Land Report found land sales in the region jumped 85 per cent in the 2009 …

Costs of buying land to build on rising
NEWS.com.au – Ed Logue – ?Feb 2, 2010?
THE dream of building a home has become dearer for Australians as land prices have risen to a new high, a survey says. The Housing Industry Association (HIA)-RP Data residential land report found the weighted median price of a vacant …

WA has ‘strongest housing recovery’ in nation
WA today – ?13 hours ago?
Median Perth housing prices tips over half a million dollars. Nationally the median house price has risen by 4.8 per cent. Land prices might still be a long way off their peak, but a surge in sales of lots has property commentators enthused about the …

Land prices up 5.7pc
ABC Online – ?Feb 2, 2010?
A new report shows the median price of residential land in Australia jumped by almost 6 per cent in the September quarter last year. The Housing Industry Association (HIA) and RP Data says the cost rose 5.7 per cent to just over $181000. …

Land prices and sales rise
BigPond News – ?18 hours ago?
New Housing Industry Association data shows average land prices rose by 5.7% in the September quarter. Land prices have risen to a new high making the dream of building a home even dearer. New Housing Industry Association data shows the average price …

Residential land sales and prices “surge”: HIA
Architecture and Design – Gemma Battenbough – ?Feb 2, 2010?
The latest residential land report from the Housing Industry Association and rpdata.com, has found a 33 per cent rise in the volume of residential land sales when compared to the same period in 2008. The HIA-rpdata.com Residential Land Report predicts …

Australia Land Prices ‘Surge’
RTT News – ?Feb 2, 2010?
(RTTNews) – Land prices in Australia have continued to rise nationally, with a new report showing the median price of raw land jumped 5.7% to A$181158 in the September 2009 quarter. The latest residential land report from the Housing Industry ..