Housing Activity to slow in 2006
Australia’s most comprehensive report card on the future of the housing and
renovation industry shows that the year ahead will be a slower one for the
residential sector, but not to the extent seen in previous cycles.

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  Housing Pipeline Building Back Up
After a slow 2005, Australia’s new housing pipeline is starting to build back up.

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  It’s crunch time for COAG
When the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meets this Friday, Premiers must seize the opportunity to revitalise training in the building and construction sector, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

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Home Lending Up
The rise in housing finance in December is a positive sign for recovery in housing markets, according to peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders Australia.

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Housing loans go up but no joy as yet in building sector
 An ongoing recovery in lending for housing appears unlikely to lift activity levels in the housing construction industry significantly over the coming few months.

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Boral says early to forecast timing of housing recovery
Construction materials maker Boral Ltd believes it will take a long time for Sydney to recover from a slump in building activity, although underlying demand Australia-wide remains strong.

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Another $15 Billion Year For The Building Industry
Victorian building has topped the $15 billion dollar mark for the second consecutive year, Building Commission’s Pulse building statistics have revealed.

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