Western Australia recorded the largest new home sales growth over the quarter of any Australian state, as the broader housing market begins to show signs of a recovery.
Loans for new houses have fallen to their lowest level for three and a half years, another sign of slowdown in Western Australia's home building sector.
Private house sales rose 13.4 per cent in Western Australia in the December quarter, the highest three-month achievement in more than a decade, new figures from the Housing Industry Association have revealed.