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Is It Getting Harder to Build New Homes? Five Conditions in the June Quarter 2026

Conditions for turning land into new homes were less favourable in the June quarter 2026 than at any time since June 2023. Five measures show why: slower growth in development finance, a narrowing gap between prices and building costs, and...

Wednesday October 7, 2026

Sustainability & Environmental Policies in Property

The 7-Star Energy Standard and House Building Prices: What the Timing Shows

Six states and territories brought in the 7-star standard between October 2023 and May 2025. House construction prices slowed after the start date in three and quickened in three, and Tasmania, without it, moved the same way in five of...

Sunday October 4, 2026

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

Market Practitioners

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

An APN 23000 Series attributed perspective: Mirvac chief executive Campbell Hanan argues that construction costs, taxes and levies, rather than planning, now constrain new housing, and that private rental supply will shrink as investors sell.

Thursday October 1, 2026

Still Near the Peak: Construction Insolvencies and Mirvac’s Market Claims Tested

Construction & Development Claim Test

Still Near the Peak: Construction Insolvencies and Mirvac’s Market Claims Tested

APN 22000 Series Claim Test: building costs are about 40% higher than five years ago and prices are still rising in WA and Queensland, but construction insolvencies ran near their peak through the year to June 2026.

Thursday October 1, 2026

Construction & Development Claim Test

When Builders Fail: What Australia’s Construction Insolvency Record Can and Cannot Show

APN 22000 Series National Insight: in the year to June 2026, 3,472 construction companies entered external administration for the first time, 2.7 times as many as in the year to June 2022, and construction has held a steady quarter of...

Wednesday September 23, 2026

What Is Pushing Up the Cost of Building a House in 2026

Construction Costs & Supply Chain

What Is Pushing Up the Cost of Building a House in 2026

The materials that go into a new house cost 3.8% more in the June quarter 2026 than a year earlier, the fastest annual rise in eleven quarters; in the two years to the December quarter 2025 the figure never went...

Monday September 21, 2026

What Builders Charge Against What Their Materials Cost, State by State

Construction Costs & Supply Chain

What Builders Charge Against What Their Materials Cost, State by State

Since the end of 2020 the materials that go into a new house have risen in price by between 35.2% and 42.7% in every state capital. What builders charge for the finished house has not moved together: 32.1% in Melbourne,...

Monday September 21, 2026

Construction Costs & Supply Chain

Construction Companies Entering Administration, Quarter by Quarter

902 construction companies entered external administration or had a controller appointed for the first time in the June quarter of 2026, well above the average since late 2021. Over 2025–26 the count fell 3.4% to 3,472, and construction's share of...

Wednesday September 16, 2026

Employment

Jobs in the Building Trades: Construction Employment Rises as Vacancies Ease

Construction filled 1.35 million jobs in the June quarter of 2026, 4.9% more than a year earlier. On the ABS state estimates the industry has added about 157,500 jobs since mid-2021, mostly in Victoria and Queensland, while the construction job...

Wednesday September 16, 2026

Builders’ Prices and Buyers’ Prices: How Closely the Cost of a New Home Follows Construction Prices

Inflation

Builders’ Prices and Buyers’ Prices: How Closely the Cost of a New Home Follows Construction Prices

Builders' output prices for houses and the prices owner-occupiers pay for new dwellings have risen 53.1% and 49.4% since the end of 2017, and their annual rates of change have moved in step, with no measurable lead of one over...

Tuesday September 15, 2026

Crowded Out: Housing Is Losing the Contest for Australia’s Construction Capacity

Construction & Development Structural Diagnosis

Crowded Out: Housing Is Losing the Contest for Australia’s Construction Capacity

APN 22000 Series National Insight: five years of construction data show housing has been the residual claimant on Australia's building capacity -- engineering up 30%, non-residential building up 22%, residential up 11%. The residential pipeline has doubled in outstanding value...

Sunday August 30, 2026

New Housing Supply Forecasts

Where Housing Delivery Is Actually Constrained

Approvals and commencements are falling while dwellings under construction and unfinished work value keep climbing — a combination more consistent with a delivery and finance constraint than a demand slowdown or a materials-cost shock.

Friday August 7, 2026

HAFF Audit Request Triggers Dual Risk: Policy Uncertainty and RLV Gap Widening via Crowding Out

Property Development & Construction

HAFF Audit Request Triggers Dual Risk: Policy Uncertainty and RLV Gap Widening via Crowding Out

A formal audit request into the HAFF has created a dual risk. APN analysis shows this Project Overlord event has degraded policy certainty, while the fund's spending is "crowding out" private projects by inflating construction costs, paradoxically widening the RLV...

Tuesday October 28, 2025

The Upstream Threat: Deconstructing the ACCC’s New Scrutiny of the Civil Engineering Sector

Legislation & Policy

The Upstream Threat: Deconstructing the ACCC’s New Scrutiny of the Civil Engineering Sector

The ACCC has launched a major sector-wide study into the civil engineering industry, signalling a new focus on the foundations of Australia's infrastructure pipeline. APN's analysis deconstructs this "upstream" scrutiny, examining how the probe into procurement and competition could reshape...

Monday September 15, 2025

The Monopoly Choke Point: Deconstructing the ACCC’s Probe into WA’s Waste Infrastructure

Legislation & Policy

The Monopoly Choke Point: Deconstructing the ACCC’s Probe into WA’s Waste Infrastructure

The ACCC's probe into Acciona's bid for a WA waste-to-energy plant is a critical signal of heightened scrutiny over infrastructure monopolies. APN's analysis deconstructs the direct impact on the property and construction sectors, focusing on the risk of rising waste...

Monday September 8, 2025

New Data Tool Aims to Mitigate Pervasive Underinsurance Risk in Strata Sector

PropTech

New Data Tool Aims to Mitigate Pervasive Underinsurance Risk in Strata Sector

Amid rising construction costs that amplify the risk of underinsurance, a new data-driven tool has been launched to more accurately estimate rebuild costs for Australia's strata properties. This technological solution from CoreLogic aims to protect property owners from severe financial...

Wednesday August 27, 2025

Affordable Housing Dries Up: Aussie Capitals Shed 24 Homes a Day

Housing Policy

Affordable Housing Dries Up: Aussie Capitals Shed 24 Homes a Day

Ray White reports Australian capital cities are collectively losing a net 23 affordable homes daily (houses under $750,000), primarily driven by house losses, with Sydney and Brisbane leading the decline. This trend presents significant challenges for Australian property professionals. Agents...

Wednesday August 13, 2025

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Is It Getting Harder to Build New Homes? Five Conditions in the June Quarter 2026

The 7-Star Energy Standard and House Building Prices: What the Timing Shows

Hanan: Taxes and Levies, Not Planning, Now Hold Back New Housing

Still Near the Peak: Construction Insolvencies and Mirvac’s Market Claims Tested

When Builders Fail: What Australia’s Construction Insolvency Record Can and Cannot Show

What Is Pushing Up the Cost of Building a House in 2026

What Builders Charge Against What Their Materials Cost, State by State

Construction Companies Entering Administration, Quarter by Quarter

Jobs in the Building Trades: Construction Employment Rises as Vacancies Ease

Builders’ Prices and Buyers’ Prices: How Closely the Cost of a New Home Follows Construction Prices

Crowded Out: Housing Is Losing the Contest for Australia’s Construction Capacity

Where Housing Delivery Is Actually Constrained

HAFF Audit Request Triggers Dual Risk: Policy Uncertainty and RLV Gap Widening via Crowding Out

The Upstream Threat: Deconstructing the ACCC’s New Scrutiny of the Civil Engineering Sector

The Monopoly Choke Point: Deconstructing the ACCC’s Probe into WA’s Waste Infrastructure

New Data Tool Aims to Mitigate Pervasive Underinsurance Risk in Strata Sector

Affordable Housing Dries Up: Aussie Capitals Shed 24 Homes a Day

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