Migration turnaround likely to underpin housing market The housing market recovery is likely to be underpinned by a turn-around in net migration from the second half of this year and into next.
The Department of Labour is predicting annual net migration will go from a net inflow of just below 4,000 people in the year ended June last year to an outflow of about 4,000 in the near term before turning back to a net inflow of about 6,000 in mid to late 2012 and early 2013. 02-02-2012 more >>