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Case sends warning over (rip)-off-the-plan possibility (20 November):A law case in Canberra sends a message to buyers and builders of new homes about checking the origin of their plans.

More mortgage relief on the way, RBA suggests (18 November):Another big interest-rate cut is likely before Christmas, the minutes of the Reserve Bank's November monthly meeting suggest.

Householders losing energy and cash through housing gaps (17 November):Australian householders are losing large amounts of money through gaps in insulation and other holes and cracks, according to energy imaging experts.

Warranty insurance inquiry condemned (14 November):The Senate inquiry into home building warranty insurance scheme has recommended that the scheme remain compulsory and only be subject to minor change, despite huge evidence of dissatisfaction.

Lending for housing falls for eighth month (10 November):The number of loans for dwellings fell 3.7 per cent in September – the eighth straight months of falls, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today (10 November 2008).

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