New home sales fall for third consecutive month

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From the Housing Industry Association (HIA):

“Detached house sales fell again in March – meaning that declines have occurred in each of the first three months of 2018,” commented HIA Senior Economist Shane Garrett.

The HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states – provides an early indication of trends in the residential building industry.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.