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Construction falls again as headwinds persist

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) remained in negative territory in January 2019, recording only a marginal easing in the rate of decline in rising 0.5 points to 43.1 (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity, with the…

Feb 7, 2019

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New record penthouse price for Melbourne with $30m penthouse sale

Luxury property developer GURNER™ has smashed Melbourne’s price record for the most expensive apartment sale, contracting the illustrious $30m penthouse at its ultra-luxury Saint Moritz development in St Kilda to a high-profile Melbourne family.

Feb 7, 2019

Creating jobs and delivering an election commitment

A key Territory election commitment has supported more than 800 local construction jobs in the past two years while delivering infrastructure projects in NT schools.

Feb 6, 2019

Innovator in Applied Design leads new Future Building Initiative research lab at Monash

Monash University has appointed building design innovation expert Professor Mathew Aitchison to lead its major new initiative to influence and transform the design, production and management of the built environment.

Feb 4, 2019

Thousands of Victorian homes save millions on solar

Nearly 7,000 Victorian households have installed solar panels since the Victorian Government’s Solar Homes package was launched in late August 2018, amounting to more than $3.4 million in rebates.

Jan 24, 2019

NSW Swimming Pool Regulation 2018 update

The New South Wales Government has remade the Swimming Pools Regulation 2008.

Jan 18, 2019

Housing finance continues to fall

“ABS data released reinforces the trend of a market continuing to ease back from record highs,” said Tim Reardon, HIA’s Principal Economist.

Jan 17, 2019

$58 million in Council infrastructure grants and subsidies up for grabs

Queensland’s 77 councils are set to share in $58 million worth of local government grants and subsidies from the QLD Government, with applications opening on Monday (14 January 2019).

Jan 14, 2019

New home approvals at 5-year low as credit crunch bites harder

Figures for November 2018 show that new approvals for dwellings are down to their lowest since August 2013 as the chill from the credit crunch becomes even more visible.

Jan 11, 2019

New land values for NSW released

The NSW Valuer General released the land values for every parcel of land across NSW. The land values are for the value of the land only, as at 1 July 2018.

Jan 9, 2019