Housing Construction Industry

Meatworkers Jordan Cullinane, 23, and Remi Krahenbring, 25, knew they didn't want to be paying off someone else's mortgage, so they put their heads down and started saving.

Some in the community housing sector say the application process to build tens of thousands of social and affordable homes is too expensive.

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

Australia's biggest super fund has invested millions of dollars into a London development, which will deliver homes, workspaces and a retail precinct in London at the same time Australia's housing crisis is in full swing.

Urban planners are calling on regional towns to embrace density and learn to love multi-storey developments.

First home buyers should be able to borrow more money to get a home loan, according to a federal inquiry into home lending, which is expected to recommend the government ease restrictions on how much banks can lend out.

House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are set to decline further in 2025, while Perth is likely to experience the strongest growth among Australia's capital cities, according to SQM Research's latest Boom and Bust Report.

One of Australia's largest developers says it has paused work on a major housing estate after delays meant some contracts had to be cancelled.

The rate of business failures is now the highest it has been since the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is only set to grow as the cost of doing business squeezes companies from all sides.

The Victorian consumer watchdog alleges Spencer Porter, 25, accepted $1.3 million to build tiny homes but failed to supply them in a reasonable time.

The Gold Coast City Council has unanimously rejected plans for a major housing estate at an abandoned golf course, blaming a "knee-jerk" decision from the former Labor government for the controversial proposal.

Premier Chris Minns says a new Housing Development Authority will make it easier to "build the homes we need" as the state trails behind less than six months into a national race to deliver more homes.

A GJ Gardner Homes franchisee may have been trading while insolvent since early 2020. Then came more than 1,000 pages of complaint data about poor and defective works — but it was still able to sign up new customers for four years.

Troubled Perth home builder Nicheliving enters administration, almost a month after it struck a deal with the state government which stripped the company of its building registration.

Australia doesn't have enough houses. But there's a hidden capacity in the market which, in theory, could help solve that problem — and it could start with your spare bedroom.

The Inner West Council has a plan to turn four of its council car parks into 200 affordable homes for essential workers. Experts say there is a desperate need for homes to house key workers who can't afford to live where they work but such projects are not a quick fix.

The WA government is trying to entice more people to buy off-the-plan apartments but some buyers, caught in a dispute with an embattled builder, wonder whether there are enough guardrails in place.

Builders in Ballarat say the lure of more work and money in Melbourne is taking away the vital workforce needed to meet the government's ambitious regional 2051 housing targets.

Although national property prices increased again in October, the latest CoreLogic data suggests the housing market is cooling ahead of forecasted interest rate cuts early next year.

Students coming into the country from overseas struggle to access accommodation, especially without rental and employment history, but housing developments near campuses have faced opposition from some councils and colleges, including Sydney's prestigious acting school NIDA.