IT IS WIDELY REPORTED THAT LAND VALUES SHOT UP DRAMATICALLY LAST DECADE, BUT SO DID THE VALUE OF HOMES BUYERS WERE BUILDING; AND JUST LIKE LAND PRICES, NEW HOMES PRICES HAVE NOT INCREASED FOR FIVE YEARS. The price of land was often cited as the main reason for new home prices shooting up dramatically between […]
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THERE ARE MANY OTHER FACTORS AT PLAY IN RELATION TO SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE AND INDEED WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE One of the frustrations of public policy is when a single issue is examined and presented as a holistic assessment. For example, there is a common belief that there is an inverse relationship between household income […]
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UDIA UNDER TAKES AN INDUSTRY SENTIMENT SURVEY WHICH COLLATES THE OPINIONS OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SECTOR ABOUT THEIR WORKLOADS, THE APPROVALS SYSTEM AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MARKET. Compared to the two recent surveys, which were extremely bullish, the sales growth outlook is weaker. In April 2013 75% of respondents believed that there would […]
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