 Flat October For New Home Sales
HIA's New Home Sales figures released today for the month of October show a 0.8 per cent rise in the sale of new homes and units among Australia's largest builders and developers.
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Housing A Headline Issue
The Housing Industry Association has welcomed the new Government's commitment to a national housing policy to assist the more than 1.2 million Australian households in housing stress.
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Construction Rebound But Can it be Sustained?
Despite an encouraging bounce back in the September quarter, overall construction growth continues to trend down as high interest rates stymie recovery in residential building, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.
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MASTER BUILDERS EMPHASISES IMPERATIVE OF CONTINUING INDUSTRIAL HARMONY AND PRODUCTIVITY
Master Builders' Australia today called on the incoming Labor Government to retain the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry and the related Implementation Guidelines and introduce them into legislation to help ensure continuing industrial harmony and productivity in the construction sector.
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Construction bounces back - but can it be maintained?
Statement by Peter Jones, Chief Economist Despite an encouraging bounce back in the September quarter, overall construction growth continues to trend down as high interest rates stymie recovery in residential building, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry. Peter Jones MBA's Chief Economist said, "Construction work has been buoyant although in trend terms the annualised growth rate in construction work done fell to 2.8 per cent in the September quarter, down from the 5.9 per cent recorded in 2006-07 and 9.3 per cent in 2005-06."
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Construction figures set the scene for strong GDP rise
New estimates of construction activity have added an unexpectedly upbeat piece to the gross domestic product (GDP) jigsaw puzzle.
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Building sector calls on the govt to retain national code
Master Builders' Australia on Thursday called on the incoming Labor Government to retain the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry and the related Implementation Guidelines and introduce them into legislation to help ensure continuing industrial harmony and productivity in the construction sector.
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