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Construction costs hike higher as housing pressure heats up
Construction costs for the residential sector climbed higher last month, putting pressure on home builders to make good on the government’s ambitious housing promises.
No savings? No plans? No Great Australian Dream. How housing is reshaping young people’s lives
Australia’s housing crisis is dramatically reshaping the lives and hopes of young…
Building companies feel they must sacrifice quality for profits, but it doesn’t have to be this way
The Aussie building industry has long been facing a crisis of serious…
Skills gap and rushed work has cracks appearing in major home build plan
A building quality expert has warned that Australia’s ambitious plan to build…
Australia has an extraordinary 13 million spare bedrooms. Here’s how to use at least some of them to ease the housing crisis
While there’s little relief in sight for Australia’s housing crisis, with new…
Construction bosses willing to “pay a premium” for lower-emission steel and concrete
Nearly half of all global construction companies say they would fork out…
The hidden costs of building a home: what every family should know
Building a home can come with hidden costs. Unfortunately, many people don’t…
The government is reviewing negative gearing and capital gains tax, but this won’t be enough to fix our housing shortage
Negative gearing and capital gains tax are back on the national agenda…
First-of-its-kind research project to help energy grid plug into future needs
A Monash University study on how emerging technologies will impact our future…
$84bn lost to housing tax lurks? That would go a long way towards ending the housing crisis
Australia’s deep housing crisis is causing enduring and widespread harm. A key…
Home builds “stuck” as approvals sink lower
Concerning new home approval data has builders ringing alarm bells for looming…
HIA overseas migration predictions a warning for housing demand
Overseas migration will continue to add pressure on Australia’s housing market for…
More than 430,000 Australians could have owned their own home today – if not for 7 prime ministers’ inaction
Recent calculations suggest that if homeownership bounced back to 70%, where it…
New solar cells break efficiency record – they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the Sun
The higher the efficiency of solar panels, the cheaper the electricity. This…
HIA takes a sledgehammer to negative gearing reform
The Housing Industry Association has slammed any proposal to remove or reduce…
Wild weather is costing billions of dollars and putting the future of insurance in doubt
Late winter and early spring has been marked by wild weather sweeping…
LIVE Blog: Brisbane Construction Outlook Breakfast
Good Morning, Build-it readers; today, we are updating live from the HIA…
How will changes to negative gearing impact you?
Albo has been making headlines this week amid rumours of potential changes…
Our electricity workforce must double to hit the 2030 renewables target. Energy storage jobs will soon overtake those in coal and gas
The electricity workforce will need to double in five years to achieve…