Home Lending Posts First Rise Since January
HIA, Australia’s largest building industry association, said that it was encouraging to see October mark the first rise in home lending since January, especially as the result pre-dates further interest rate cuts in November and December.
350,000 Households Rescued From Mortgage Stress
Recent interest rate cuts have provided welcome relief for mortgage belts around Australia. In the vicinity of 350,000 households have been rescued from mortgage stress on account of rate cuts.
ETS - Downstream Impact Still Uncertain
HIA, Australia’s largest building industry association, has called on the Australian Government to conduct more detailed assessments of the downstream impact(s) on Australian business, investment and employment and cost of new housing from the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Climate Change Will Challenge Building Industry
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, has given cautious support to the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme White Paper, welcoming the boost for investing in green technology designed to soften the blow of tackling climate change.
Government’s Nation Building Package Welcome Boost for Building Industry
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry said, the Government’s nation building package is a welcome and timely boost to the building and construction industry.
The govt package is welcomed by the building industry
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry said, the Government's nation building package is a welcome and timely boost to the building and construction industry.
Green Buildings avoid the doom and gloom trend
Last week, as Wall Street's accumulated losses in the bear market reached over US$10 trillion, the green building sector bucked the gloom. In spite of some saying that it was the property sector that triggered the global credit crisis there was record attendance, over 30,000, at this year's GreenBuild Conference in Boston, up 25% on the previous year.
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