1 William Street wins Queensland’s top property honour
A skyscraper that has reshaped the Brisbane skyline has taken out Queensland’s top property award.
Category: Building
Metricon welcomes proposed $500 million deposit guarantee for first home buyers in NSW
Bipartisan support for a First Home Loan Deposit Scheme couldn’t come at a better time for first home buyers in Sydney and across NSW, according to one of the largest home builders in the state, Metricon.
International House wins NSW’s top property honour
Australia’s first engineered timber office, International House Sydney, has picked up the state’s top property award.
Construction underway on new Esperance Indoor Sports Stadium
Local builder Sime Construction started work on the new Esperance Indoor Sports Stadium, with WA Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray turning the first sod on the joint WA Government-Shire of Esperance project.
New job-creating development set for Elizabeth Quay
The WA Government has welcomed the partnership between Chevron Australia and Brookfield to develop a new 29-storey multi-use tower at Elizabeth Quay.
Australian PCI®: Construction falls at steeper rate in April 2019
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) dropped a further 3.0 points to 42.6 in April 2019, with a return to growth in engineering construction failing to offset continued declines in housing activity, commercial construction and apartment building work…
Construction starting on new Smith and Bennett Street covered walkways
Construction is starting on the new covered walkways at the Smith and Bennet Street intersections on Tuesday 7 May 2019, as part of the Territory Government’s commitment to cooling and shading Darwin’s CBD.
March 2019 house approvals at five year low
“March (2019) building approvals marked the weakest month for detached house approvals since 2013,” said HIA’s Senior Economist Geordan Murray.
First home buyers and construction sector win in housing stimulus
The WA Government will provide further economic support and introduce a targeted housing stimulus, to assist the local housing market and construction sector in Western Australia.
Growing cities must be federal policy priority
The Property Council of Australia has called for cities policy to be a priority for the next federal government.
New home sales show signs of stabilising
“After falling by 8.5 per cent in 2018 new home sales appear to have stabilised in the first quarter of 2019,” stated Geordan Murray, HIA Senior Economist.
Skilled migration crucial to housing
“Recent proposals to make changes to the ‘457’ skilled working visa will not address the bigger problem of how to fill the shortage of skilled trades people available to build new homes and apartments,” said HIA Managing Director, Graham Wolfe.