30.9.22 The number of dwelling consents fell slightly in August, dropping 1.6% to a level of 4,164. That result was close to Westpac’s forecast for a broadly flat result. Annual consent issuance remains very elevated with just over 50,600 new dwellings consented over the past year. Satish Ranchhod, senior economist at Westpac comments, “Looking into […]