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  1. February 2026

    Rates rise along with home building approvals 03/02/2026

    All eyes were on the Reserve Bank today as they lifted rates by 0.25%, but new home approval figures were also released. Data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a total of 24,035 new homes were approved in WA over the year to December 2025 – which is 13.4 per cent more […]

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  2. January 2026

    Cost of new WA homes goes through the roof 30/01/2026

    Newly-released Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed that the cost of a newly built home in Western Australia is now 95.6 per cent higher than in 2019.

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  3. Housing hikes WA inflation 28/01/2026

    Western Australia’s inflation rate surged to 4.4 per cent in December 2025 – well above the national average of 3.8 per cent – driven largely by increasing housing costs and widespread labour shortages.

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  4. New building approvals picking up speed in WA 07/01/2026

    Master Builders Western Australia can reveal there’s been a jump in new building approvals over the year to November 2025. “During November 2025, a total of 2,067 new homes were approved across WA. This was 14.1 per cent lower than the previous month, but represents a 1.4 per cent increase on November 2024,” said MBAWA […]

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