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01.07.09 - Rider Levett Bucknall celebrates another year of success
Rider Levett Bucknall NSW celebrated another successful year of business on Tuesday 30th June 2009, at their annual cocktail party with over 260 clients and colleagues...

01.07.09 - NZ Construction Costs To Continue To Ease
Rider Levett Bucknall's Forecast 53 report - New Zealand Trends in Property and Construction - released today confirms that construction costs in New Zealand will continue to ease in the short-term...

19.06.09 - RLB wins 2009 Recommended Employer Award
Rider Levett Bucknall has won the 2009 Australian Business Award for Recommended Employer, within the property and business services category...

04.06.09 - Signs of life in residential construction - some good news perhaps at last for home builders
Residential construction activity in NSW is showing early signs of a long-overdue revival according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

03.06.09 - Not all good news for construction
The ABS confirmed today that Australia has avoided a technical recession through growth in the March quarter of 0.4% seasonally adjusted...

02.06.09 - Keep hope alive - housing beacon shines brighter
The Australian housing market continues to show signs of renaissance according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

27.05.09 - An orderly retreat rather than a rout
ABS data released today confirms leading global cost and property cost consultant, Rider Levett Bucknalls view that the current cyclical decline in construction activity may not be as severe as has been forecast...

30.05.09 - Construction slips 3.7% in first quarter
Construction activity slipped in the March quarter from record highs with weaker private sector work offsetting a sharp rise in public sector work...

05.05.09 - Housing market revival
Australian housing construction activity is exhibiting early signs of revival according to building approval figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics....

05.05.09 - Cost of construction continues to soften
A global construction cost sentiment survey recently completed by leading global construction and property consultancy, Rider Levett Bucknall confirms a softening of cost was experienced in most construction markets over the first quarter of 2009...

22.04.09 - Cost of construction to continue to decline
The release by the ABS today of the March quarter CPI data reveals a stabilization of price increases in Australia...

08.04.09 - ABS financial commitments support grant extension
Since the introduction by the Federal government in October of the updated first home owner's grant, there has been a significant rise in the number of finance commitments for first home buyers...

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Rider Levett Bucknall are global property and construction consultants, specialising in cost management and advisory services throughout Oceania, Americas, Asia and EMEA.

In Rider Levett Bucknall Oceania we have 20 offices with talented staff offering property expertise throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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Showcasing Excellence

We are proud to continue our long term sponsorship of the Property Council of Australia and the Property Council New Zealand and congratulate the 2009 winners and highly commended projects.

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Practical Property Solutions

We provide a range of practical property solutions to help organisations in all sectors. More...

This Month's Feature

In July we pay tribute to the dedication and commitment of our staff. More...