Housing Construction Industry

As hundreds of West Australians wait for Ronnie Michel-Elhaj's failing building company Nicheliving to finish their homes, his wife's luxury build continues.

A troubled Perth building company with more than 230 unfinished homes on its books fails to have its building contractor registration renewed, leaving customers facing further uncertainty.

New data issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the total number of dwellings approved in June fell by 6.5 per cent. Some experts are calling on Australia to adopt more alternative construction models.  

There are fears generous home builder grants being promised in the Northern Territory will lead to a profitless boom for the local building sector.

Ousted Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neil has vowed her make her job as Housing Minister about "delivery, delivery, delivery" amid ongoing building industry warnings over the speed at which government's $32 billion housing rollout can ease the supply crisis.

Australian housing prices continue to "defy expectations", rising for a sixth-straight quarter.

The CFMEU saga has meant Anthony Albanese has again spent his week fielding questions about internal Labor matters, when he'd rather be talking about anything else.

A Perth home builder with scores of unfinished projects on the books is no longer able to legally undertake construction works.

There are 100,000 properties sitting vacant in Melbourne during a housing crisis, and it speaks to "deep inequality", a new report says.

When house-hunting, Bianca Knox quickly fell in love with a 1970s Canberra cottage, but finding ways to keep her home heated in Canberra's harsh climate without breaking the bank was a priority.

A credit check has revealed that the troubled residential construction company has been issued an Australian Taxation Office default notice for more than $3.8 million, and that several sub-contractors are taking legal action over unpaid bills.

Authorities say there has been a spike in the number of construction industry complaints where payment has been accepted but services not delivered.

It's a Victorian tax hitting up investors sitting on empty residential properties — but analysis suggests it could be missing roughly 90 per cent of so-called "ghost homes" eligible for the charge, less than a year out from a planned expansion of the levy.

Tradies will still have to work with engineered stone when renovating or demolishing existing kitchens and bathrooms, risking exposure to fine silica dust.

Just six social homes have been built on vacant Tasmanian government land, six years after legislation supposed to "fast-track" their development passed state parliament.

The NSW government is accused of breaking an election promise by selling prime land in inner-city Sydney to private developers with no requirement for any social or affordable housing to be built.

Hundreds of Nicheliving customers, who have been waiting more than two years past their scheduled completion dates, have been pleading with regulators to intervene.

With official estimates putting the number of vacant and derelict homes above 100,000 across Australia, local governments and property lawyers argue they could be part of the solution to Australia's apparent housing shortage.

This seems as good a time as any to evaluate the reliability of what politicians tell us about the housing crisis — and how they're going to make things better.

Cindy Richardson signed up with Perth builder Nicheliving more than three years ago. She's now overwhelmed with bills and hoping to access her super to stay afloat.

The NSW government has flagged North Eveleigh, Camperdown, Kellyville and Camden as the first of 44 sites designated for hundreds of social and affordable houses.

With more than 4,000 active construction sites, the Illawarra will become home of the NSW Construction Authority's newest compliance team.

The ACT government will implement a developer licensing scheme after laws are passed by the Legislative Assembly. It's hoped it will better protect buyers.

Property prices in Perth have reached record highs in recent months and are expected to rise even further in the coming year, with a prediction they will increase between 8 and 11 per cent.

After a downturn during the pandemic, foreign buyers are back. Most are coming from China, Hong Kong and India, with the value of transactions hitting almost $5 billion over the past financial year.