Published on March 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
New Home Construction Surges 15 Percent – Builders started work on a total 40,022 homes in the three months to December, the biggest quarterly increase in 18 months, new data released on Wednesday showed. Dwelling commencements surged by a seasonally-adjusted 15.1 per cent in the quarter, building on an 11.0 per cent jump in the [...]
Tags: 12 Months, Australian Bureau Of Statistics, Building Approvals, Bureau Of Statistics, Construction Work, Dwelling, Economists, First Homebuyers Grant, New Construction, New Home Construction, Public Housing, Quarterly Increase, Stimulus, Three Months
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Published on February 22, 2010 by Technology Slice
Housing Prices – First-home buyer housing affordability crashed in the final three months of 2009, as would-be purchasers of homes confronted higher interest rates and surging prices. The affordability index’s slide accelerated 18.4 per cent in the December quarter, following a 3.3 per cent fall in the September quarter, according to the Housing Industry Association [...]
Tags: Affordability Index, Australia, Canberra, Commonwealth Bank, Dismay, Final Three Months, First Home Buyer, Housing Affordability, Housing Association, Housing Industry Association, Housing Prices, interest rates, International Investors, Monthly Mortgage Payments, New Construction, Phillip Winn
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Published on February 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
President Obama has unveiled plans for new nuclear power plants in the U.S. During an appearance a jobs training facility in Maryland, the President stressed the need for “homegrown energy” to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Obama announced plans to make an eight-billion dollar loan guarantee to help build two new nuclear power reactors [...]
Tags: Appearance, Dependence On Foreign Oil, Dollar Loan, Energy Future, Government Approval, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Loan Guarantee, New Construction, New Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Power Facilities, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power Reactors, Nuclear Reactors, obama, Proponents, Radioactive Waste, Safety Concerns, Source Of Energy
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