LENDING JUMP NOT A TRIGGER FOR RATE RISES
Today’s solid jump in lending for housing is welcome news for Australia’s home builders and renovators but should not be a trigger for hiking interest rates.

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  Commonwealth reform challenges the states
The Federal Government’s regulation taskforce report, released today,
delivers practical initiatives to cut red tape for business, the Housing Industry
Association says

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  Signs of Life in Housing
The rise in housing finance in February is another positive sign of recovery in the housing market, according to peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders Australia.

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Master Builders Backs Government’s Continuing Support for Building Industry IR Reform
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Workplace Relations, the Hon Kevin Andrews, to continue to apply the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry (the Code).

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Andrews moots a review of building industry guidelines
The code of practice for the building and construction industry will be reviewed once the WorkChoices laws are clearer, Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews says.

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April 2006 Quarterly Development Survey
The Property Council has launched a new research product, the Quarterly Development Survey. Based on the Property Council’s leading Office Market Report research, the Quarterly Development Survey provides users with quarterly updates on the status of office developments throughout Australia.

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Surviving the Perfect Storm - Residential Development Leaders Summit
This year’s Residential Development Leaders Summit is shaping up as a powerhouse of ideas and industry icons. Attracting some of the country’s senior development industry identities as delegates, it also features some of the country’s leading opinion makers on the program, including Brendan Crotty (Australand), Dennis Hickey (Stockland), Stuart Hornery (The Hornery Institute) Bert Dennis (Dennis Family Corp) and Rob Mellor (BIS Shrapnel) along with many more.

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