House price crash fears unfounded - HIA
The Housing Industry Association has rejected the view that house prices will crash, resulting in negative equity for heavily-mortgaged home owners, if state governments increased the land supply for new housing.

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  Stable House Prices Spur Renovation Activity
Resilient house prices and a strong labour market are keeping Australia's home renovators active.

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  New Home Starts Fall Back Again In Mid 2006
New home starts declined in the June 2006 quarter and for the 2005/06 financial year the level was well down on that required to satisfy underlying demand.

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Master Builders Promote Ethical Conduct
Master Builders Australia today launched the third edition of its National Code of Practice.

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Commencements Fall Back Again
The fall in dwelling commencements in the June quarter confirms that the housing downturn has further to run, with the full effect of the May and August hikes in interest rates yet to hit the industry, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak building and construction industry association.

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Higher interest rates hurting construction sector
National construction activity deteriorated in August as the sector reeled from this year's two interest rate rises.

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Investment boom fastest since the 1980s
A report from BIS Shrapnel this week has described the current business environment in Australia as ripe for investing despite the spectre of interest rates looming.

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