No Sign Of House Price Crash
Contrary to recent reports, house prices have grown further in the March 2004 quarter in all cities except Melbourne. More information >>

New Housing Cycle Matures
The decision this morning by the Reserve Bank to leave interest rates on hold has been vindicated in spades with national accounts figures released today showing an easing in growth in the economy in the March 2004 quarter. More information >>

Councils Add $500 Million To Cost Of Home Building
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, today released the results of a survey which shows that local councils nationally impose an additional cost burden of around $500 million per year on home building. More information >>

Housing Continues Downward Trend
The small rise in April building approvals does not affect the downward trend evident since September 2003, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry. More information >>

YBE2004 Architect Appointed New RAIA National President
The driving force behind the Year of the Built Environment 2004 (YBE2004) initiative, Warren Kerr, has become the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) 65th National President. More information >>

Aust building approvals expected to continue downward
Australian building approvals are expected to continue a downward trend in April, but the housing market is nearing its lowest point of the cycle, economists said Thursday. More information >>

UK building products company cements Aust presence
Almost all the building products companies in Australia owned by Hanson plc will soon convert their uniforms, signage and concrete trucks to the Hanson name, as the UK-based company cements its four-year-old presence in Australia.
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