Smaller States Drive New Home Sales
The gap between the “haves” and the “have nots” is continuing to widen for Australia’s new home builders.

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  Approvals Weaken in July - HIA
After a strong couple of months, a sharp correction in Victoria has seen overall
dwelling approvals weaken in July.

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  Property Market Remains Resilient
Despite fears of a crash in house prices, Australia’s property market remains resilient.

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Commonwealth purchasing power to hit construction industry
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Kevin Andrews today has sent out a strong warning to the construction industry that the Government will no longer tolerate unacceptable industrial relations practices and behaviour, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the Australia’s building and construction industry.

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Slide in Building Approvals
The fall in building approvals for July 2005 represents a setback following indications that a positive trend for a recovery was developing for the housing industry, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.

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Developing an effective environment for model-based collaboration
B.I.M. is the acronym of the day. The Internet is full of articles on Building Information Modeling. Self professed gurus are filling pages and pages with wonderful theories.

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Directions for Affordable Housing Policy in Australia
Brainsnax from the Australian Housing and Research Institute: Improving the availability of affordable housing will assist macroeconomic indicators, reduce inflationary pressures and improve labour market supply.

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