Cost of building a home in Australia jumps $100,000 in four years

Cost of building a home in Australia jumps $100,000 in four years

The cost of building a new home has risen over the past four years as labour shortages and material cost increases have continued to plague the industry.

  • byMillie Muroi

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As it happened:WA news on Friday,November 15

As it happened:WA news on Friday,November 15

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  • byHolly Thompson
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction,a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael Koziol
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
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Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support

The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning,but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.

  • byMichael McGowan
Voters ‘lukewarm’ on Allan’s housing density push but support making it easier to subdivide land

Voters ‘lukewarm’ on Allan’s housing density push but support making it easier to subdivide land

Overall,Victorians are happy with the government’s housing strategy,but the messages need to be communicated well,research shows.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Planners shutdown bid for $500m South Hedland FIFO,tourism hub
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Planners shutdown bid for $500m South Hedland FIFO,tourism hub

It’s a Pilbara town of sprawling camps occupied by some of the state’s biggest miners,but the state’s planning body has rejected plans for a new transient worker and tourism mega-hub worth $500 million.

  • byJesinta Burton
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‘No longer viable’ to build apartments in sprawling Perth

‘No longer viable’ to build apartments in sprawling Perth

Perth’s urban bloat is widening,and the property lobby says it cannot get the workers to make starting any apartment projects worth it. Is Metronet to blame?

  • byEmma Young
How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline

How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline

New analysis shows there are 47,536 approved dwellings that have not progressed to construction. Greater Sydney needs 53,000 dwellings built every year.

  • byMax Maddison
‘Not asking enough’:Four ways Perth homeowners are underselling

‘Not asking enough’:Four ways Perth homeowners are underselling

One property strategist says Perth homes are underselling in up to 70 per cent of cases.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Streamlining ‘torturous’ townhouse rules will help,but won’t solve state’s housing crisis

Streamlining ‘torturous’ townhouse rules will help,but won’t solve state’s housing crisis

Experts say the state government’s plan to fast-track subdivisions and encourage townhouse developments won’t lead to a rush in affordable and attractive housing.

  • byRachel Eddie andKieran Rooney
The remarkable rise of build-to-rent in Melbourne

The remarkable rise of build-to-rent in Melbourne

Five years ago,build-to-rent housing didn’t exist in Melbourne. Now,the number of new build-to-rent apartments is set to overtake new build-to-sell apartments.

  • byAdam Carey