A Perth housing roundtable put supply, costs, tax and approvals on the table. We look at where WA builders stand on each, on the latest data.

Renovations put benchtops, baths and floors at risk. How Goop Guys protect finishes in occupied homes, and why engineered stone raises the stakes.

Wagga’s 2,200 home Rowan Village is rezoned. Precinct 1 DA goes in this month, civil works are due mid 2027 and the first homes in 2028.

The QBCC now lists fixed price contract exposure as a builder viability risk. The cost data, Queensland variation rules and how Victoria differs.

The latest package commits $44.5 million: $12.1 million for the Nebo Road Water Treatment Plant in Mackay and $32.4 million for trunk infrastructure in Sarina. Combined with about $26.2 million in ...

Wel.Co’s Arndell will add more than 850 homesites to Ballan, a town with under three years of zoned land left. What the planning controls require.

Moorebank and Kingsford take the NSW Pre-sale Finance Guarantee to nearly 1,300 homes. What sits inside that figure, and how much has started.

A Brisbane renovation builder says AI renders lifted its quote win rate. The team tells Az how it uses AI, markets itself and picks the right clients.

South Australia's off the plan land reform paper has shifted since September and leaves builders' status unclear. Submissions close 30 October.

Securities of up to 73.3 per cent now apply to Chinese aluminium windows and doors before any duty is decided. Where the cost lands on priced jobs.

Interest rates now rank second behind construction costs as a barrier to new housing, while first home buyers' share of new builds has dropped.

Brisbane and the Gold Coast are reported on hold. We break down the costs, presales, finance and builder capacity behind ...