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4
February 2010
100
Free Concept Designs Completed for Fire Survivors
Most people wanted a replacement house and few wanted
fire bunkers.
Archicentre today said it had completed over one hundred
new home concept designs for survivors of the Black Saturday
Victorian bushfires aimed at helping speed up the rebuilding
process saying that most people wanted a replacement house,
similar to the one they had lost, and few wanted fire
bunkers.
3
February 2010
South
Australian Land Tax Cut to Stimulate Residential Renovation
The slashing of $50 million of South Australian
land tax in the lead up to the next election will stimulate
the building and renovation industry, Archicentre said
today.
28
January 2010
Home
Buyers Warned on Million Dollar LEMONS
Only about one in ten people have a pre-purchase property
inspection.
Million
dollar homes, which have become more common in Australia
as property prices skyrocket, can also have faults, Archicentre
said today.
20
January 2010
Wall
Collapse on Toddler Prompts Warning for Home Owners
Archicentre today said the collapse of
a brick wall on a two year old toddler last night in Clayton
South, should be a warning for all home owners and those
with commercial premises to monitor the condition of their
homes and buildings, particularly any brick fences and
walls.
18
January 2010
Archicentre
Launches Apartment Inspection Service
Why you should inspect the whole building and know about
the Sinking Fund.
When
cracks started to appear in the ground floor apartment
residents on the second and third floor were not worried
until the letter from the Owner's Corporation arrived
saying every apartment owner would be levied $10,000 to
repair the structural damage.
13
January 2010
74%
of people set for renovation in Archicentre Online Poll
Over 74% of people taking part in the latest Archicentre
online consumer poll have said they intend to renovate
their existing homes within the next two years.
7
January 2010
No
Better Time to Renovate: Costs Up Just 1%
Renovations, extensions and new home costs have increased
only 1% in the last quarter according to Archicentre,
the building advisory service of the Australian Institute
of Architects, in its latest cost guide released today.
