Building Commission to Target Site Signs
The Building Commission' has recently advised the industry that the period of warning practitioners for not complying with the requirements of Building Regulation 317 (2) has come to an end. A survey has revealed that across the state there is a low rate of compliancy.

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  Young Australians urged to consider a trade
Young Australians and the ir parents are being asked to look at the benefits of trades training in the housing industry.

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  Stable Rates Lift New Home Sales
The stable interest rate environment of earlier this year has helped to lift new home sales across the country.

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Planning Bottlenecks Cost Consumers
Master Builders Australia, Australia's peak building and construction industry association, is calling for further planning reform and has put forward a ten point plan to reduce delays in the planning approval process and to deliver greater certainty and consistency in planning decisions.

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Building Activity Set to Improve but Rate Rise Threatens Outlook
Building activity appears set to improve although the outlook remains clouded whilst there is continued speculation about another rate hike, according to the latest Master Builders Australia National Survey of Building and Construction.

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Unit Volatility Masks Housing Weakness
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, calls on the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold despite a headline bounce in home building approvals.

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Infrastructure Charges Need Capping at 5 Percent to Halt Housing Affordability Rise
Increases in Local Government taxes on new land development need to be capped by the State Government to arrest the slide in housing affordability.

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