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Home builder lobby group slams foreign investor tax

A PEAK representative body of the building industry has rejected claims the Federal Government’s foreign investment is contributing to the housing crisis. The Housing Industry...

Feds take the first step to wind back red tape

THE Federal Government’s mid-year economic and fiscal outlook is being touted as a responsible economic management tool and the best way to put downward...

Some welcome news on building approvals

THERE has been some welcome news for the construction industry as new Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show some improvement in the building approval...

Boost to home ownership for those not already in the market

HOME buyers who do not currently own any land or property will see a boost to their coffers with the introduction of a Government...

Happiness crucial to home buyers

PRICES, land supply, interest rates and FOMO might be grinding the property market’s gears right now but another factor again is colouring sentiment as...

The shift has come according to Openn data

With a cautious attitude being adopted by most players in the current property market, one real estate marketing company has crunched the numbers and...

Pressure eases on new home buyers

The tide could be turning on the cost of building homes as new data from Master Builders Australia indicates that cost of purchasing a...

Banks are ready to deal as borrowing declines

The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on lending to households and businesses provided sobering statistics on housing finance commitments according to...

New plantation aiming to impact supply issues

With the building industry experiencing challenges from supply chain shortages, the Victorian Government has put $120 million into a new softwood plantation estate in...

Peak body recognised for training

Master Builders Victoria been named Victoria's Small Training Provider of the Year at the 2022 Victorian Training Awards.

The awards recognise...

Industry body concerned about rate rises

The Reserve Bank’s interventions in the economy seems to be having an effect, with consecutive interest rate rises taking the heat out...

Eco-upgrading the key to get your rental property ahead of the pack

With the increased cost of living currently being pushed to the forefront of media attention and government deliberation, the desire to living...

Rental crisis a double-sided issue

There has been much commentary on rental affordability in recent times, mostly from the point of view of tenants who feel the...

Industry concern over new jobs code

Building industry advocates have poured cold water on the Victorian Government’s a Fair Jobs Code claiming that it will just deepen the...

Building backlog softens rate rises

ALTHOUGH interest rate rises will certainly slow the rate of building activity seen over the past two years, that’s not the biggest...

Material cost hike putting the bite on builders

As the building and construction industry continue to bear the burden of COVID related workforce and supply chain impacts on their businesses,...

Lending frenzy over, now back to the norm

Although the peak of the lending frenzy may have passed, the value of housing loans issued across Australia reached a new record...

It’s not all doom and gloom, apparently

There has been much discussion about interest rates and the real estate market from some sectors of the industry and the media,...

Full steam ahead to clear construction backlog

Although the building industry is being put to the test with supply chain and staff shortage concerns, the sector is putting in...

Rate rises deepen rental crunch

The rental crisis impacting regional Victorian’s shows no sign of easing as the fallout from escalating property prices and rate rises plays...

Hold your horses on fixing loan rate

There has been much banter in the financial markets about rates as the RBA continues to lift interest rates against its earlier...

Workers ditch the cities and head north

New data has shown that in 2021, more than fifty-four-thousand seven-hundred residents left New South Wales and Victoria as the COVID exodus...

Rental vacancy shortage rolls on

As the rental woes continue on with little light at the end of tunnel, latest data by SQM Research shows that national...

Land supply could put the brakes on building

The recent HIA-CoreLogic Residential Land Report has provided updated information on sales activity across Australia.

It’s showing that the volume of...