Juliet Helmke

A new venture from two big Aussie groups could soon be delivering 2000 apartments per year thanks to off-site manufacturing, and with sights set on shaking-up construction on an even bigger scale.

A new venture from two big Aussie groups could soon be delivering 2000 apartments per year thanks to off-site manufacturing.

The 2026 federal budget included a number of big measures to help get homes on the ground, but the most newsworthy announcement has caused concern among housing advocates.

The popularity of building a new home has shown resilience in recent months, but three factors are about to test buyers' appetites.

With part of this historic suburb set for a huge rezoning and redevelopment, state and local governments have decided that the area deserves its own name.

Housing minister Clare O'Neil has unveiled one of the government's “big, immediate areas of new reform” to help increase Australia's capacity to build new homes.

A scheme by one state government has ignited a trend among legislators across the country.

In the face of Australia's housing challenges, there's a lot of talk about building "diverse" housing.

With new funding for Sydney hotspots on the cusp of rapid growth as well as financing for programs to support pre-fab and apartment building, the NSW state budget bankrolls a number of new and expanded housing measures.

Others to win awards included a new build-to-rent project at the site of an old brickworks, and a new affordable housing project in inner-city Sydney.