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“The change to the Home Guarantee Scheme price cap removes a key barrier preventing Territorians from building their own home,” said Luis Espinoza, HIA Executive Director Northern Territory.
“The old cap simply didn’t match the reality of building costs in the Northern Territory which are higher than most states. That meant many first-home buyers were locked out before they even started.
“This change gives more Territorians a genuine pathway into building their own home instead of being stuck in the rental market.
“HIA had been actively advocating for the increase through discussions with Federal representatives, including Northern Territory Labor MP Luke Gosling, as well as through ongoing engagement with Territory ministers.
“HIA has been raising this issue with governments because we were seeing buyers miss out purely due to the Territory’s higher build costs.
“We appreciate the strong engagement from the Federal Government in recognising that national housing programs need to reflect local market conditions.
Mr Espinoza said policies that help families build new homes play an important role in improving housing supply and affordability outcomes in the Territory.
“When policies help people build, they don’t just support home ownership, they add to supply, support local jobs and keep the industry moving.
“The decision is a major step in ensuring Territorians receive fair access to national housing initiatives. When government programs reflect the real cost of building in the Territory, they work better for buyers, industry and the broader housing market,” concluded Mr Espinoza.
HIA successfully lobbed for an expansion of fast-track planning approvals in NSW. Now the NSW Government is proposing to introduce two new planning pathways designed to streamline the assessment process for for low rise residential development. These new pathways are part of the NSW Government's planning system reforms.
“New home sales in the month of April increased by 4.9 per cent despite rising interest rates and domestic and global uncertainty,” stated HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon.
“The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the Commonwealth and Queensland Government’s announcement of more than $2 billion agreement to support the delivery of up to 51,000 new homes, including 20,000 exclusively for first home buyers across the state” said HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Jeremy Rockliff confirming the release of former Defence land at Dowsing Point to support new housing in Greater Hobart.