Second consecutive rise for home sales
The latest result for the HIA New Home Sales Report, a survey of Australiaâs largest volume builders, highlights a second consecutive rise for sales in the month of November 2014.
New home starts in Australia hit all-time high, latest data shows – Property Wire
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New home starts in Australia hit all-time high, latest data shows
Property Wire Image More new homes in Australia were started in the September quarter of 2014 than in any quarter since records began in the mid-1980s, the latest figures shows. Building activity figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that detached … |
Apartments keep leading new home sales rise
Apartments continued to lead a rise in new home sales over the later months of 2014.
Australia new home sales at 7-mth high in Nov-HIA – Reuters
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Australia new home sales at 7-mth high in Nov-HIA
Reuters Approvals to build new homes hit an all-time peak in November with apartment towers particularly strong. The boom in building is set to make an important contribution to economic growth as Australia’s mining sector cools down. (Reporting by Wayne Cole; … Apartments keep leading new home sales riseABC Online New Home Sales ContinueSourceable EconomyAustralian multi-unit home sales hit 11-year highFinancial Times all 27 news articles » |
School catchment premiums quantified
Demand for homes in close proximity to highly regarded schools is generating a five per cent value premium, according to one real estate group.
10 Expert Tips For Building Your Automated Smart Home – Gizmodo Australia
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10 Expert Tips For Building Your Automated Smart Home
Gizmodo Australia We talked to Ben Green, one of the brains behind Push Controls by Schneider Electric, to get a broad idea of what you should do if you’re planning to turn your house into a smart home â whether you’re building a new dwelling from scratch, or giving … |
NSW Labor promises half of port sale proceeds to Illawarra, if elected
New South Wales Opposition promises to return half of the proceeds from the sale of Port Kembla to the Illawarra if it wins the March election
Master Builders' insurer ordered to pay for house problems
The insurer run by the Masters Builders Association is ordered to fix a number of problems in a newly built Canberra home, after a long running legal dispute.
Brisbane's bright yellow men keep road workers safe
In a Queensland first, dozens of large, bright yellow figurines have appeared by the Gateway Motorway in Nudgee as a way to protect road workers.
Stronach scraps hotel plans to make way for more apartments on Newcastle Beach
The developer behind a $100 million residential and hotel complex at Newcastle Beach says he is scrapping the hotel component because of a lack of demand.