New house approvals now start to fade

Building approvals data for January 2017 was released earlier today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.  According to the release there were 17,412 dwellings approved for construction over the month which was 1.8% higher over the month but -12.0% lower year-on-year.  In January 2017, the 17,412 dwellings approved for construction was 19.1% lower than its peak of 21,519 approvals in October 2015.  Despite approvals being substantially lower than their recent peak, they remain high in…