Name: Jo Gillies Position: Founder & Director Company: Archisoul Architects, Sydney What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of construction & development? To me, the most enjoyable aspect of my profession is the conceptual creative thinking process that comes at the commencement of a project, this is where the intuitive vision…
DetailsSupport to live independently makes up an enormous proportion of NDIS dollars and yet it is so frequently misunderstood by providers, planners and participants. This half-day workshop will cut through the confusion to provide an overview of the eligibility, function and pricing for different NDIS funding streams, including: Specialist Disability Accommodation Supported Independent Living (SIL)…
DetailsThe Beach Hotel in Byron Bay will hit the market with expectations of a $100 million-plus sale. Melbourne-based Impact Investment Group, which purchased the hotel for $70 million in 2017, will sell Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel in conjunction with long-time Byron residents and operators the van Haandel family. It’s the second time the hotel is on…
DetailsThis report investigates short and longer term housing aspirations and the housing aspirations gap among young emerging (18–24 years) and early adults (25–34 years). Based on the ABS Survey of Income and Housing (SIH), the share of emerging young adults living with parents increased from 58 per cent to 66 per cent between 2003–04 and…
DetailsDemand for mortgages is starting to rise reveals the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. Up to $26.5 billion worth of housing finance commitments were made in July this year, marking the second consecutive month of increases. ABS chief economist Bruce Hockman said growth in new lending commitments to households in July was the strongest…
DetailsThere’s no getting around the fact that it has been a busy few years for the disability sector. First, the NDIS rollout, then the Quality and Safeguards Commission comes along, and now a Royal Commission! It’s all very stressful. But while we’re all busy pulling our hair out, it is easy to forget that we…
DetailsName: Amanda Bulow Position: Founder & Chairperson Company: AWIC – Awesome Women in Construction What do you enjoy the most, working in the field of construction & development? Meeting new people, making lifelong friends, the support that comes from the industry, learning something new every day and the joy of bringing dreams to reality…
DetailsCalifornia Democrats looking at cutting regulations to fix housing crisis. NAHB CEO Jerry Howard on the mortgage default rate reaching the highest level since the financial crisis and the rent-control proposal in California. Amid a housing crisis in California, state lawmakers are grappling with ways to address the growing issue. The state’s housing problem has been caused at least in…
DetailsThe federal government made it clear at the National Housing Conference that significant new spending isn’t likely. When more than a thousand delegates gathered in Darwin last week for Australia’s biennial national housing conference, they were welcomed by no fewer than three federal government ministers. By video, prime minister Scott Morrison, champion of “quiet Australians,” invoked…
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