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Minister for employment and workplace relations Bill Shorten has announced that by 2013, the newly formed Office of Asbestos Safety will have developed a plan for asbestos management.

In a sign of improving times, housing affordability continued to rise in the June 2012 quarter, making it six successful quarters in a row for improved affordability.

Every year there is an influx of students in search of accommodation near colleges and universities.

The Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) says it is not surprised that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to not make changes to the interest rates again.

SQM research is showing that nationally, the number of listed properties has increased three per cent to the end of August to 373,510.

Housing Industry Association NSW executive director David Bare says there is good reason to be hopeful in the real estate sector despite the number of building approvals falling in New South Wales through the month of July.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has elected to keep interest rates on hold after cuts in previous months, which should aid the recovery of the real estate sector.

Sourcing information on building, buying, selling or renting a property in Queensland has just been made easier, thanks to a state government initiative which has consolidated information about housing on its website.

Buying a house for the first time can be an expensive exercise,however - careful planning can help you reach your goal of owning a home.

Housing affordability is on the rise according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

Properties have been selling quickly in the first days of spring as the market looks to make a recovery from last year.

Typically spring is where the real estate market really heats up, and experts are predicting that Perth's market will have its best sale season in years.