Construction and Real Estate Industry

A small town in the centre of Queensland's South Burnett wine region is enjoying an economic revival and tranquil lifestyle for residents.

A mining boom and a government scheme to house its workers has made renting a home in this Northern Territory town almost impossible.

You have to build up to stop building out. But can higher housing density bring about affordability?

Queensland's Residential Tenancies Authority could be facing a shake-up after issuing just four fines in the past year despite identifying hundreds of offences by landlords and real estate agents.

It's the running joke of home renovation shows — no-one delivers their project on time or on budget. Host of Restoration Australia, and professor of architecture, Anthony Burke warns it's not the only area where would-be renovators and home builders come unstuck.

Three construction workers under the age of 25 have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries in the space of a week, with one tragically losing his life. A minister says Safe Work NSW needs to do more to enforce standards.

The report analyses consumer behaviour by extracting property market data from 12.1 million Australians.

A heavy steel rod narrowly missed a worker at a Cross River Rail construction site in Brisbane on the same day a man fell 12 metres from another site run by the same contractor, the union claims. 

Australia's largest home builder, Metricon, has started axing fixed-price contracts for new homes, and demanding customers pay substantially more.

Metricon, the biggest home builder in the country, has told some customers to pay painfully higher prices or risk losing their new homes and deposits in a contract nightmare affecting home owners.

NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully defends his decision to approve a 13,000-home development in the Wollondilly Shire with just 187 affordable dwellings, saying that adding more would be a cost to the developer.

It's an outback tourist attraction that has been closed for more than two years despite millions of dollars in upgrades. But residents are not ready to give up on it yet.

CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith says more than half a trillion dollars is needed to meet Australia's demand for social and affordable housing, and the only way to raise the funds is to introduce a "circuit-breaker" tax. 

A pipe which stopped being sold in the US almost 30 years ago is failing in some Top End homes, leading experts to call for an update to Australia's plumbing codes.

One capital city continues to lead the charge, while only one city records falling prices, as Australia's housing values increase.

The NSW government is being urged to "do better" by increasing the number of affordable homes in one of the state's biggest development projects on the outskirts of south-western Sydney.

Homebuyers are reporting an unregulated "buyer beware" market has led them to purchase homes with serious defects, even after pre-purchase building inspections. So what are the rules and what recourse do buyers have?

The NSW premier insists a "strong cop" is on the enforcement beat as thousands of people are left in limbo by building company Toplace's collapse.

Days after having its building licence permanently suspended, the building arm of the company founded by Jean Nassif has been put in the hands of administrators.

NSW Work Health and Safety Minister Sophie Cotsis says there is "absolutely no excuse" for noncompliance as stop work orders are issued at two construction sites in the city.

Summer loves that every day as an apprentice plumber offers something different, but balancing the job with her family commitments requires plenty of sacrifice and support.

The Central Coast community remembers Harry Mcwilliam as a "charming young man … adored by every person", as they mourn the 20-year-old who died working on Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital redevelopment this week.

Data from CoreLogic shows rental prices have continued to climb as the market battles chronic housing shortages and rising demand for housing. But despite an increase in the rental vacancy rate, rents are expected to keep rising.

The ACT government wants to keep the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, and a new Bruce stadium is part of the plan.

Multiple previously secret reports scrutinising the $2.3 billion HomeBuilder scheme have found a lack of governance, controls and risk management.