Home Loan Lending Strengthens
A second consecutive rise in the value of new home lending has been welcomed
by the nation’s home builders.

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  Positive Home Lending Data
The solid rise in housing finance in September follows increases in July and August which, taken together, support forecasts for a shallow setback followed by a recovery for the housing industry, according to peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders Australia.

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  Public projects dominate 2005 National Architecture Awards: winners announced
A NSW woolshed that redefines the humble Aussie shed, a Victorian office block that redefines workplace living, a “monastic” and spiritual house in Sydney that challenges traditional notions of extended family life

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Taxing Property Development: More Risk, Less Profit
Angelo Karantonis investigates the ‘risk free’ profits made by government on the back of property development.

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Non-residential Property Yields – How Much can they Fall?
Think yields have bottomed out? Think again. Dr Shane Oliver explains why commercial property yields will continue to drop.

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5 Star Results – Low Cost for High Returns
The cost of building a 5-star home is less than originally anticipated, an independent report has revealed.

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Collapsed tunnel operators say they will buy back units
The operators of Sydney's Lane Cove Tunnel, which partly collapsed beneath a unit block last week, say they will buy the units from residents who no longer want to live there.

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