Drop In Affordability, Reform Now Urgent
A surge in interest rates in the first quarter of 2008, combined with complex planning laws and exorbitant property charges and taxes have contributed to yet another record low for housing affordability. The HIA-CBA First Home Buyer Affordability Index fell by 3.5 per cent during the quarter to be more than 10 per cent lower than a year ago.
Collapse in Housing Affordability Stings the Brisbane Market
A surge in interest rates in the first quarter of 2008, combined with complex planning laws and exorbitant property charges and taxes, have contributed to yet another record low for housing affordability in Brisbane and also in Regional Queensland.
Master Builders supports Government inquiry into ABCC replacement
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, has backed an inquiry into the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) replacement, saying the move is a positive sign that the Government is committed to maintaining a tough cop on the beat in the building and construction industry.
The Rudd Government’s first budget is soundly based according to the peak body for the building and construction industry, Master Builders Australia, but the test will be to see how effective it is as a circuit breaker for inflation and falling consumer confidence.
Response to "How Bright is Green Star" article by Gadens Lawyers
We refer to your firm's article entitled "How Bright is Green Star - Issues with the Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star Certification Agreement" published in the April 2008 Building and Construction Update on your firm's website and disseminated to your firm's clients and others.
Green Star Faculty - Expressions of Interest
Due to growing demand for Green Star training, GBCA is recruiting additional industry professionals to teach the Green Star Accredited Professional course and other advanced courses nationally.
Best of Tasmania’s emerging local culture of architecture honoured at state awards
Royal Hobart Hospital’s new emergency medicine department has taken out the state’s top prize for urban design at this year’s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Tasmania Architecture Awards.
Work/Life Balance: Draft Report Lays The Foundations For Change
The chairman of the Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC), Bob Merriman, today released a draft report from research into the important issue of work/life balance in the construction sector.
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