‘Careful what you wish for’: Building approvals tumble again

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​EQ Economics Managing Director Warren Hogan says the fall in building approval rates for the third consecutive month is a “concern”. ​“The recent building approvals data is a bit of a concern because we’re certainly not building at the rates we saw 10 years ago,” Mr Hogan told Sky News host James Morrow. ​“If we see this downturn in the market and a weaker economy result in a pullback in building construction activity, then the housing shortage won’t get better; it’ll get worse. ​“Careful what you wish for, because all this government intervention may be actually making the problem worse, rather than fixing it. ​“That’s where we find ourselves, and I thought the article articulated that perfectly.”

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