HIA backs the Great Australian Dream Campaign
A campaign to save the Australian dream of home ownership has been hailed by the Housing Industry Association.

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  Higher Rates Hurt Housing Affordability
Higher interest rates and resilient house prices have dampened housing affordability for first-home buyers.

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  First Home Buyers Struggle with Higher Rates
Home lending for owner occupiers eked out a modest gain in June, but the construction segment of the market continued to struggle and first home buyers slipped back further, even before the effects of higher mortgage rates fully impact the housing sector.

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Crane cautious on the outlook for housing construction
Building materials firm Crane Group Ltd on Wednesday posted a 52 per cent lift in annual profit but warned that deteriorating economic conditions in Australia and New Zealand could have a negative impact on earnings.

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Highest Ever Building Year For Rural Victoria
Almost $4 billion worth of building permits were issued in rural Victoria in 2005-06, breaking all records, the Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls, announced today.

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New Termite Data to Assist Councils
Research conducted for the Building Commission has indicated that there is no evidence to support that the whole of Victoria should become a designated termite zone.

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New international architects group looks at forging new alliances
A new global architects group, the International Area Committee of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA), has met for the first time in Hong Kong to promote the work of Australian architects around the world.

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