Investment lending bounces in September

Demand among Australia's property investors enjoyed a stronger month in September. Investment lending across Australia increased by 4.1 per cent, only the third monthly increase since the peak in October last year. Residential investment lending is nevertheless still 29 per cent off that October peak.
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Red Tape Clogs Planning System

Successive layers of increasingly complex legislation are clogging the planning process, the Housing Industry Association said today.
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Australian business conditions strengthen further in October

Robust domestic demand drove a further strengthening in Australian business conditions in October, a survey has shown.
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Regulation Slug Will Hit Home Affordability - HIA

Home builders, already staggering under the burden of red tape and regulation, have been slugged again, the Housing Industry Association said today.
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Study shows Qld needs to invest more in infrastructure

Queensland will be "up the creek" within the next decade if the state government does not invest in more infrastructure, a new study has found.
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Builder Confidence Remains High

Builders' perceptions of business conditions in the building and construction industry increased in the December quarter 2004 but they remain below the record high recorded in the June quarter 2004, according to Master Builders Australia's latest National Survey of Building and Construction.
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$518 Million Stamp Duty and Land Tax Relief Announced

The Property Council welcomed the State Government's announcement of a $518 million property tax relief package today.
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