HIA: 2,400 home contracts at risk from SMSF borrowing ban, let funds keep building new homes
The Housing Industry Association has called on the Government to let self-managed super funds keep borrowing to build new homes, citing a survey of large builders and estimates of thousands fewer detached home starts a year.
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HIA: 2,400 home contracts at risk from SMSF borrowing ban, let funds keep building new homes
The Housing Industry Association has called on the Government to let self-managed super funds keep borrowing to build new homes, citing a survey of large builders and estimates of thousands fewer detached home starts a year.
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Five Sydney social housing projects approved: almost 700 social and affordable homes
Planning approval for five Housing Australia Future Fund projects in Caringbah, Belmore, Punchbowl, Hillsdale and Pagewood will replace 209 old dwellings with 826 new homes. What it means for builders chasing social and affordable housing work.
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RBA holds the cash rate at 4.35%, but warns housing momentum has shifted
The Reserve Bank kept rates on hold after three increases this year, but its statement flagged falling house prices in some capitals, a noticeable drop in new housing loans and fuel-driven inflation. Here is what that means for builders.
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SMSF borrowing ban for residential property starts today: what it means for builders
Self-managed super funds can no longer take out new limited recourse loans to buy residential property. Existing loans are grandfathered and commercial property is unaffected. Here is what changes for builders who sell to investors.
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Dwelling approvals jump 7.2% in June as units lead the rebound
Australia approved 18,328 new dwellings in June, up 7.2% on May. Units did the lifting, houses were flat, and Queensland and NSW led the states.
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Infrastructure charges and development costs: the cost layer builders miss
Infrastructure charges and other development costs attach to a project before anyone orders a trade, but they often sit outside the building contract and the estimating spreadsheet. Treat them as a cost layer to price at feasibility, not a surprise at construction certificate.
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Reading housing supply and demand indicators on the ground
Supply and demand indicators only matter when they change what you do next. Here is how to read the signals that reach a residential builder, and how to turn them into decisions about pipeline, pricing and labour.
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Land supply and development approvals: what NSW builders need to know
Land supply decides where residential work exists, but the approval pathway decides whether it becomes a job you can price. Understanding both lets you pick projects you can actually build and get paid for.
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