Industry News

  Modest Rise in New Home Building
The ABS Building Activity update for the September 2012 quarter shows a 2 per cent lift in new home commencements, said the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  New Home Lending Falls in November
ABS Housing Finance data for November 2012 shows lending for construction and purchase of new homes by owner occupiers declined 4.8 per cent in the month. This result highlights the tenuous nature of the forecast housing recovery in 2013, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  'Struggling builders' expected to axe jobs, survey shows
Struggling builders are bracing for another tough year, after sales and profits fell in the last three months of 2012 and ...

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  Plan to improve Australia's IP system 'nearly there'
An extensive consultation process to strengthen innovation and improve the effectiveness of Australia's intellectual ...

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  Most Aussies content with employment, survey finds
It would appear for many Australians changing jobs was not part of their New Year resolutions.

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  Jobs data 'response' sets stage for ugly election year
The political response to weak jobs data has given a taste of the ugly tactics likely to figure in the federal election ...

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  Sydney's home affordability "worst in the world": data
New housing has boomed in Sydney's inner west and CBD while other areas remain sluggish — ensuring the city's home ....

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