Kitchens & Bathrooms
HIA Kitchens & Bathrooms supports the businesses and interests of kitchen and bathroom designers, kitchen fabricators, cabinet makers and installers, bathroom specialists, kitchen and bathroom suppliers, sales staff, and furniture, product and material manufacturers.
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Guide to Kitchen Planning and Design
HIA with Hettich Australia are thrilled to launch the latest must have design reference book . |
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Kitchens, Bathrooms and Renovation brochure
Browse the new Kitchens, Bathrooms and Renovation membership brochure, to see what's new and get information on services offered. |
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housinglocal.com.au
Great photo galleries and information to browse through - ideas and inspiration for both the public and the industry - kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, renovations, interiors, street appeal the outdoors and more. |
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K&B enews
The latest new Products and Trends update
Targeted K&B industry News and information
Business and Marketing tips, help and advice |
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K&B contracts and compliance
New and Improved Contract protects you and your client covering deposits, payment schedules, extensions of time and more. Plus understanding your compliance obligations, licensing, insurances and more. |
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K&B reference guides
A library of informative and easy to follow reference guides including the Guide to Kitchen & Bathroom Construction, Guide to Bathroom Planning, Guide to Check Measure and more. |
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K&B Awards winners and finalists
The K&B Awards program represent the pinnacle of achievement in Australia’s residential building industry and recognise the best of the best in the industry each year. Check out the 2011 National winners and finalists. |
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Current at: 25 October 2006
WA housing supply squeeze fuels inflation
Inflation figures released today for the September 2006 quarter showed a 0.9 per increase in the headline Consumer Price Index, taking the annual rate down from 4.0 per cent to 3.9 per cent. More importantly the Reserve Bank’s weighted median index increased from 3 per cent in the June quarter to 3.2 per cent, above the RBA’s target band of 2 – 3 per cent, signalling that a rate rise is imminent.
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Current at: 25 October 2006
WA Housing Affordability Falls to a Record Low
The much needed recovery in housing affordability has fallen into a black hole. The combination of a second interest rate rise in August and robust house prices has sent housing affordability back down to a 3 year low and not far from the bad old days of the late 1990’s when mortgage interest rates reached 17 per cent.
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Current at: 18 October 2006
WA Workers Compensation payments should be removed
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has called on the Carpenter Government to exempt employers of apprentices from Workers Compensation levies effective immediately and fund payments through revenues obtained from Stamp Duty transactions on property purchases.
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Current at: 05 October 2006
Leighton Tops Construction List
“The largest ten companies accounted for 58 per cent of work won by the 100 largest companies, while the largest twenty companies accounted for 68 per cent of work won,” Mr Tennent said.
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Current at: 05 October 2006
A Better Year For Australia's "HOUSING 100"
Australia’s largest home builders have turned in a remarkable performance in 2005/06, increasing both their number of starts and their market share.
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Current at: 03 October 2006
Volatile Apartment Sector Stalls Housing Recovery
A lack of suitable sites and local government opposition to high rise development in larger cities has stalled the modest recovery in housing.
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Current at: 29 September 2006
HIA Home Building Exhibitions Go National
Australia’s largest building industry association, Housing Industry Association, is taking its highly successful Brisbane home show national through an alliance with dmg world media, Australia’s largest exhibition organiser.
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Current at: 22 September 2006
Qld and WA Boost New Home Sales
The number of new homes sold in Australia rose modestly in August, thanks largely to gains in the Queensland and Western Australian markets.
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Current at: 15 September 2006
New Home Starts Fall Back Again In Mid 2006
New home starts declined in the June 2006 quarter and for the 2005/06 financial year the level was well down on that required to satisfy underlying demand.
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Current at: 15 September 2006
Stable House Prices Spur Renovation Activity
Resilient house prices and a strong labour market are keeping Australia's home renovators active.
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Current at: 12 September 2006
House price crash fears unfounded - HIA
The Housing Industry Association has rejected the view that house prices will crash, resulting in negative equity for heavily-mortgaged home owners, if state governments increased the land supply for new housing.
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Current at: 08 September 2006
First Home Buyers Continue To Lose Ground
Home lending for owner occupiers rose only marginally in July and the first home buyer market continued to weaken.
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Current at: 06 September 2006
Economy Slows, Housing Endures Weaker 2005/06
The Australian economy slowed significantly in the June 2006 quarter, vindicating the decision by the Reserve Bank to leave interest rates on hold.
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Current at: 04 September 2006
Approvals Post Strong Rise In July
Building approvals posted a rise in July, due primarily to a jump in the multi-unit sector.
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Current at: 31 August 2006
Higher Rates Eat Further Into New Home Sales
The widely anticipated second rate rise in early August took a further bite out of new home sales in the preceding month of July.
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