Housing Affordability Falls to a 3 Year Low
The much needed recovery in housing affordability has fallen into a black hole.

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  HIA call for consistency and clarity in planning schemes
The Housing Industry Association today voiced support for greater consistency, and clarity in planning schemes, as a key stimulant to drive long term economic activity in the North West of the State.

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  Pressure Mounts Again On Home Building Trades
After improving slightly in the first half of the year, the impact of Australia's two-speed economy has put pressure back on home building trades.

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Commercial Confidence Boosts Building In Victoria
Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls, today said Victoria's building industry could be set for another strong year, with confidence in commercial and retail building permits contributing to Victoria's highest ever quarterly result.

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2006 National Architecture Awards Honour 'shelters from the storm'
A new house that questions our notions of the ‘Australian beach house' and offers ‘shelter from the ravages of coastal storms', an apartment block providing a quiet and ‘secluded refuge' in Bangkok, and a delicate structure providing sanctuary to an endangered species of wildlife are among key projects being honoured in this year's Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) 26 th National Architecture Awards.

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October 2006 Quarterly Development Survey Now Available
The Property Council has launched a new research product, the Quarterly Development Survey.

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Lockwood Designer a Lever Winner
Melbourne architect Toby Horrocks has won the 2006 Lockwood Design a Lever Competition jointly organised by the world's leading lock group ASSA ABLOY and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

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