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Latest news: House Building

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Choppy progress on housing supply is hurting affordability, as calls mount for tax reform to take some heat out of property demand.

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Supply shortage underpins shaky growth in home values

Home price growth picked up in January, but results were mixed across the capital cities, with one jurisdiction leading the way on rental affordability.

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

'Milestone deal' for 100,000 first homes target

Other states are "very keen to sign up" to a federal plan for 100,000 new first homes after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the opening deal.

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Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Interstate interest for cookie-cutter home designs

Thousands of cookie-cutter home designs - priced at $1 - have flown out the door but getting them built to help ease the housing crisis is proving slower.

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

Weaker housing market tipped as rate hike fears mount

House prices recorded strong gains in 2025 but fears of rate hikes look set to cool Australia's housing market in early 2026.

House to home: Indigenous-led designs build community

House to home: Indigenous-led designs build community

An architectural collaboration with Warumungu people has produced climate-smart, culturally appropriate homes in Tennant Creek where temperatures soar.

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Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Duplexes could be key to solving housing crisis

Developing just a fraction of single-occupancy homes in Australian cities into duplexes would be enough to eliminate the nation's housing shortfall.

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

Homebuyers at square one as price hikes eat rate cuts

A slowdown in the bellwether housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne suggests that sentiment is starting to sour as hopes of more interest rate cuts dissipate.

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

The renewable-energy transition requires workers - lots of them - and homes for them to live in, posing challenges for housing-constrained host communities.

Worker shortages dampen surge in green energy, housing

Worker shortages dampen surge in green energy, housing

Worker shortages dampen surge in green energy, housing

Worker shortages dampen surge in green energy, housing

As governments ramp up their housing and energy transition projects, the nation's infrastructure pipeline is coming up against a shortfall in workers.

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme.

Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in

Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in

Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in

Home prices turbocharged as deposit guarantee kicks in

Home prices across the nation have increased at their fastest monthly rate in more than two years as demand continues to outstrip housing supply.

'Wild' $2m forecast for nation's priciest house market

'Wild' $2m forecast for nation's priciest house market

'Wild' $2m forecast for nation's priciest house market

'Wild' $2m forecast for nation's priciest house market

It's a great time to own a home but a tough time to buy one, with values rising fast in the regions and every capital.

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Million buck benchmark loses sparkle in house value run

One in every three property markets in Australia have a median value of $1m after fresh gains across the country, led by Queensland.

Nation's big home build already off target

Construction is behind schedule by tens of thousands of homes, fresh figures reveal, after the first full year of a federal housing goal.

Infrastructure 'key' offers to unlock regional housing

Funding support for crucial roads, paths and drains could pave the way for more homes as the regions buckle under the weight of the housing crisis.

Low rates, supply squeeze create home price rise mayhem

The great Australian dream of property ownership continues to resemble a nightmare for many buyers as prices surge and the supply of homes dwindles.

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'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

Co-operative housing has been touted as the "missing piece" of Australia's housing affordability puzzle as the dream of ownership slips away for a generation.

NZ offers blueprint for home-building productivity fix

Australia should follow New Zealand in reforming zoning rules to boost limp construction productivity and expand housing supply, leading economists say.

Rethink urged as climate change shakes home foundations

Building codes must be updated to contend with intense weather cycles driven by climate change that put homes at risk of serious damage, research shows.

Home scheme extension set to open more doors

Lifting the caps in an expanded government home-buying scheme will open the door for more first-time buyers, but it also risks fast-tracking price rises.

Home prices continue rising amid supply-demand mismatch

Home values have grown at the fastest rate in 15 months as the mismatch between supply and demand continues driving up prices.

Social housing not just a 'nice thing to do'

A housing minister says it was a mistake not to promote a major social housing initiative as a significant economic stimulus package.

Housing bubble warning as deposit scheme fast-tracked

House prices could surge and mortgage defaults rise when a government scheme to help first home buyers begins ahead of schedule, experts warn.

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