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Australia’s Detached Home-Building Market Set for Worst Year in a Decade
Residential
Monday February 27 2023

Australia’s Detached Home-Building Market Set for Worst Year in a Decade

Australia is set to experience its worst year for detached home building since 2012, new forecasts suggest.

Housing Construction Loans Smash New Record Highs
Residential
Monday March 1 2021

Housing Construction Loans Smash New Record Highs

Australia’s market for new home construction continues to surge as buyers rush to capitalise on the Commonwealth HomeBuilder scheme.

How Residential Dispute Resolution has Changed in Victoria ( Australia ) over the last Thirty Years
Residential
Tuesday February 2 2021

How Residential Dispute Resolution has Changed in Victoria ( Australia ) over the last Thirty Years

Back when I commenced construction lawyering in the late eighties as a legal and contracts officer at the Master Builders Association of Victoria, almost all residential...

ACT Emerges as Australia’s Strongest Housing Construction Market
Residential
Friday January 29 2021

ACT Emerges as Australia’s Strongest Housing Construction Market

The Australian Capital Territory has emerged as the strongest market for housing construction in Australia, the latest report shows.

Small Builders Cash in on Custom Home and Renovation Demand
Residential
Wednesday December 2 2020

Small Builders Cash in on Custom Home and Renovation Demand

Small builders and tradespeople who service the renovation and custom home building sector in Australia are cashing as demand has recovered more strongly than expected, new...

Commonwealth Extends HomeBuilder Program
Residential
Sunday November 29 2020

Commonwealth Extends HomeBuilder Program

The Federal Government’s HomeBuilder program will be extended for three months under changes announced today whilst timeframes for the commencement of construction under the program will...

Responsibility before Profit
Residential
Tuesday November 24 2020

Responsibility before Profit

Increasingly builders are looking to maximise profits to ensure the sustainability of the business. Cost to operate continue to rise and competitors are constantly looking at...

Victoria May Miss Out on HomeBuilder Building Boost
Residential
Monday September 21 2020

Victoria May Miss Out on HomeBuilder Building Boost

Victoria’s construction industry may miss out on an uplift in home building activity which other states are enjoying from the Commonwealth HomeBuilder grant, an industry leader...

Small Builders Get Busier Despite COVID
Residential
Thursday August 20 2020

Small Builders Get Busier Despite COVID

Small home builders throughout Australia are getting busier despite COVID-19, new data suggests.

Residential
30 Jul, 2019
Premier backs Opal owners' right to sue

The NSW premier has defended the right of owners of units in Sydney's beleaguered Opal Tower to sue the state government over their plight, saying she...

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Residential
31 Aug, 2018
Less Building May Lift Home Prices: Report

House prices are cooling off in Sydney and Melbourne but could rise again as the pace of new home building slows, a report has warned.

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Residential
2 Aug, 2018
Surprise Jump in June Building Approvals

Approvals for the construction of new homes jumped 6.4 per cent in June, well above the one per cent improvement economists had expected, the Australian Bureau...

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Residential
31 Jul, 2018
Sydenham To Bankstown Planning Backdown Bad For Future Housing Supply

The backdown by the NSW Government on it’s Planned Precincts along the Sydenham to Bankstown corridor is yet another pre-election move that will put new housing...

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Residential
20 Jun, 2018
US Housing Starts Jump 5 per Cent in May

A surge of construction drove US housing starts up five per cent in May from the prior month - the strongest pace since July 2007.

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Residential
15 Jun, 2018
Melbourne Dominates Australia’s Housing Hotspots List

According to the HIA Population & Residential Building Hotspots Report 2018, the Mickleham-Yuroke area of Melbourne is Australia’s number one Hotspot, with population growth of 35.3...

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Residential
9 Mar, 2018
NSW Housing Approvals Falling

The Australian Bureau of Statistics latest data on Housing Approvals indicates that NSW approvals are dropping compared to Victoria.

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Residential
9 Mar, 2018
Jump in Apartment Construction Keeps Prices High

Approvals for the construction of new homes jumped in January on the back of a strong recovery in high-rise construction that economists expect will keep pressure...

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Residential
9 Mar, 2018
Houses, Apartments Lift February Construction

Home building, including that of city apartments, led an expansion in construction activity in February.

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