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ARD in the Media: Developer Adds Koala Corridor to Redland Townhouse Project

By |2022-09-21T12:15:41+10:00September 21st, 2022|News|

Brisbane-based townhouse developer AR Developments has filed plans for 122 units south-east of the Queensland capital—and several hundred homes for wayward koalas right next door. In a development application before the Redlands City Council, AR Developers have asked for a material change of use for a 4.65ha site upon which they plan 20 quadplex units, eight

National Construction Code changes set to add thousands of dollars to cost of new homes

By |2022-09-27T11:48:34+10:00September 21st, 2022|Blog|

From October next year, all new homes will need to meet accessibility and energy efficiency requirements in many parts of Australia. Queensland's peak industry body, Master Builders, said they anticipated the changes would add an extra $30,000 to an average build. "It's the first homebuyers who are most impacted, who are struggling to get a

Australian women are investing in property more than ever

By |2022-09-21T11:50:55+10:00September 21st, 2022|News|

Women are increasingly doing it for themselves when it comes to investing. While research five years ago found that only a third of investors were female. Back then, the average real estate investor was a married, wealthy, middle-aged man with a high income and full-time work; that’s now rapidly changing. It found that 32 per

Buying a new home or renovating? Here’s the outlook for skyrocketing steel and timber prices

By |2022-09-16T14:28:46+10:00September 16th, 2022|News|

It’s a tough time to build or renovate a house in Australia. Prices are up, well above inflation.  Finding materials and getting them on time is a challenge.  Builders are grappling with too much work and stress (with some folding as costs rise too fast).  Customers are being confronted with eye-watering price quotes.  And as any would-be home builder

Oracle collapses amongst deepening sector crisis

By |2022-08-30T11:12:00+10:00August 30th, 2022|News|

There's ‘no end in sight’ according to experts, with more building companies at risk of collapse as supply costs surge and delays increase. Another major Queensland construction company has collapsed, reportedly leaving hundreds of customers with unfinished homes and suppliers reeling. Residential builder Oracle Building Corporation Pty Ltd went into liquidation last week, with an

Why townhouses will be the way of the future

By |2022-08-19T13:25:44+10:00August 19th, 2022|News|

High property prices and increased cost of land have seen demand for new-build duplexes and townhouses explode, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. Property prices have steadily increased over the past decade, before soaring during the past 2 years amid the pandemic lockdown. As Australia’s population expands and our suburbs become more heavily populated,

Brisbane unit and house prices head in opposite directions

By |2022-08-17T15:20:40+10:00August 17th, 2022|News|

Property prices may be edging downwards overall in Brisbane after an extended period of rapid growth but some property types are still increasing in value. Buyers have been compromising on the type of property and looking for townhouse or unit options closer to the inner-city. The Brisbane property market is diverging between houses, which are

Builder’s facing perfect storm of rain, price hikes, shortages

By |2022-08-17T14:55:25+10:00August 17th, 2022|News|

The building and construction industry is bracing for more turbulence as the Bureau of Meterology declared a La Niña alert. The odds of there being a third sodden summer in a row have shortened, with a 70 per cent chance of another La Niña forming in the coming months. Renewed cooling in the tropical Pacific

New research suggests that prices in Australia’s unit market set to rise

By |2022-08-17T11:14:57+10:00August 17th, 2022|News|

Australia’s housing market has begun cooling from its peak, with rising interest rates, increasing inflation, higher construction costs, low vacancy rates, and increasing rental prices weighing on the market. There is a lot of discussion about how these various factors are affecting the housing market, but what about the apartment market? Analysis by Charter Keck Cramer’s of how these trends are

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