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COVID-19 impact on population growth and housing powerful call to action

The latest research report from the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) on the impact of COVID-19 on population growth and housing is a welcome contribution to policy thinking, and a powerful call to action for the Federal Government on stimulus and migration.

Sep 22, 2020

HomeBuilder Starts To Lift Residential Building Loans

New ABS lending figures for July 2020 show that HomeBuilder has started to drive a recovery in loans for home building.

Sep 17, 2020

HomeBuilder Keeps December Quarter Afloat

“New Home Sales data released today (16 September 2020) confirms that HomeBuilder will support building activity and protect jobs in the December 2020 quarter,” commented HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.

Sep 16, 2020

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Ground-breaking start for new Mandurah multi-storey car park

Shovels are in the ground as construction commenced on the new $32 million METRONET Mandurah Station multi-storey carpark.

Sep 8, 2020

Builders call for National Cabinet consensus to arrest economic decline

Building a National Cabinet consensus to deal cohesively and practically with the tension between the health and economic impact of the virus is the overwhelming imperative to be drawn from the 7% fall in June 2020 quarter GDP.

Sep 4, 2020

Building approvals increase 12 per cent in July 2020

“The HomeBuilder program has been very positive for the detached house sector but the impact of this program is yet to be seen in ABS approval data. The lift in detached house approvals in July (2020) is more likely reflect building application lodgement and processing…

Sep 1, 2020

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Building for Tomorrow program a key feature of economic recovery

The WA Government is building Western Australia’s economy back-up from the pandemic by embarking on Building for Tomorrow, the biggest transport infrastructure program WA has seen.

Aug 24, 2020

Honey, we shrunk the kitchen: but is it making a comeback?

In-home kitchens were on the chopping block for a while, but now it seems they’re back on the menu.

Aug 19, 2020

COVID-19 impact on population growth and housing powerful call to action

HomeBuilder Starts To Lift Residential Building Loans

HomeBuilder Keeps December Quarter Afloat

Ground-breaking start for new Mandurah multi-storey car park

Builders call for National Cabinet consensus to arrest economic decline

Building approvals increase 12 per cent in July 2020

First Home Loan Deposit Scheme should grow

Commercial tenancy code adds cost, red tape for property sector

Red tape squeezing first home buyers out of the market

Builders call for $5.1 billion to fund CommunityBuilder grants & extension of HomeBuilder grants

Building for Tomorrow program a key feature of economic recovery

Honey, we shrunk the kitchen: but is it making a comeback?