Well Owner Builders, like everyone else across the nation have taken a hit with the global financial crisis.

Owner Building permits issued nationwide were at the lowest level for many years with an average 20% drop experienced in most states.

Good news is, the outlook is for an improving economy, higher levels of activity in the residential building sector and an anticipated return to higher numbers of people taking on projects as owner builders.

What have we got in store for you in 2010?

Glad you asked, we have been qorking behind the scenes to develop even more owner building resources to assist our students and our clients to get the most from their projects.

In the first couple of weeks of February we will roll out a new website which will give online access to our Owner Builder Project and Safety Management Systems. This will stop you having to download an .exe file and will gie you the opportunity to print the resource right off the screen.

More video tutorials are under development with the first due for release in a couple of weeks, it will focus on the general application process for obtaining an owner builder permit and will consider the differing requirements of each of the states and territories.

Look out for some great offers and deals that we are putting together with suppliers that will provide access to a range of building materials, goods and services at discounted prices.

Another focue will be on the continued growth of our Owner Builder Forum and the associated community. This has been disappointing slow, but we will try to get more involved over the coming months, so please if you are an existing student check it out.

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to stop by and check out the latest post, we wish you a very succesful year and all the best in your owner builder endeavours.

As always, our primary goal is to provide the very best in owner builder courses and resources.

Happy Building,

Rick Heaton

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