New Home Sales Fall Before Rate Rise
The sale of new homes across Australia has fallen in April, demonstrating the fragile nature of the current recovery in home building activity.
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No Let Up in House Prices
Australia's property market continues to defy gravity following yet another rise in established house prices.

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  New Home Sales Fall Before Rate Rise
The sale of new homes across Australia has fallen in April, demonstrating the fragile nature of the current recovery in home building activity.

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  Fragile Housing Recovery Stalls
In the month before official interest rates rose, house and unit approvals fell nationally by 3.4 per cent.

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Unit Approvals Dive as Investor Logic Disappears
The decline in dwelling approvals in April comes before the latest interest rate rise and is a further sign that recovery in the investor-driven sector of the market is a long way off, according to Master Builders Australia the peak body for the building and construction industry.

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Home Renovators To Take Asbestos Precautions
Victorian Building Commissioner, Tony Arnel, has warned Victorians undertaking home renovations or refurbishments to take precautions to eliminate asbestos exposure.

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Another Billion Dollar Month For Building Industry
Building permit activity results for April 2006 saw another billion dollar month for the Victorian building industry.

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High profile Melbourne architect takes helm at RAIA
High-profile multi-award winning Melbourne architect Carey Lyon will this week be appointed as the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ (RAIA) 67th National President, taking office on Thursday 25 May.

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