When a bank values a new home below the contract price, the gap lands at the final claim. How lenders fund builds and how each state handles the dispu ...
ABS building approvals, construction costs, forecasts and more. The Good Builder interprets Australia's residential construction data for builders.
The second tranche of negative gearing and capital gains tax legislation is out for consultation. One change in it speaks directly to builders and developers holding completed homes that have not sold ...
Approvals and investment are at highs. Completions, prices, lending and labour data tell a different story about Australian construction in 2026.
Healthy home builders met on a Northern Rivers rammed earth site and in Sydney. A blower door test showed why learning together makes change stick.
Labor and the Coalition both pledge to lift Victoria's land tax threshold to $300,000. The timetables, the funding and what it means for builders.
US construction added 120,000 jobs in a year yet still has 326,000 openings. Why the shortage is now a productivity question, not only a hiring one.
Stroud Homes Brisbane North owner Ben Donaghy on trades, transparent pricing, tricky blocks and what makes a good builder. From The Good Builder Podca ...
Japan plans to check building approvals directly from BIM data from spring 2029. What MLIT will check first, how it works, and the roadmap to launch.
Singapore will fund up to 50% per robot so suppliers can lease proven construction robots to builders. How it is moving robots from pilots to sites.
Free access to mandatory Australian Standards is funded and due within months. Why the law sat behind a paywall so long, and what is still unclear.
The Productivity Commission ranks infrastructure coordination beside zoning as a top lever on housing supply. Why an approval is not yet a project.