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New South Wales

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, insights and advice across your region.

New South Wales

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, insights and advice across your region.

Major infrastructure and social housing delivery dominate in a cash strapped NSW Budget

The 2024-25 State Budget delivered by NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey is relying on a housing recovery to bolster future revenue and reduce the current deficit of $9.7 billion to $1.5 billion by 2027-28. It hopes to achieve this via land tax and transfer duties growing at an estimated 8.7% p.a and 4% p.a respectively, according to forward estimates.

The $5.1 billion Building Homes for NSW Package announced in the budget is targeting social and affordable housing initiatives using surplus Government land, to be delivered by Homes NSW & Landcom. The package aims to deliver 21,000 new market and affordable homes, 8,400 social homes, and 500 rental dwellings for key workers over the next 4 years.

Disappointingly there were no initiatives to support first-home buyers, especially those wanting to purchase a new house and land package who are all but locked out of the market.

$520 million to support infrastructure for the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) initiatives and another $555.5 million to speed up the planning system are solid measures. The budget papers highlighted that the NSW target of 75,000 dwelling p.a over 5 years to meet the National Housing Accord will be extremely challenging to meet. It also highlights an increase in the percentage of new housing stock delivered in established areas from ~70% to ~85%.

Other pre-budget announcements on piloting a finance guarantee to help fast track developments and an increase to foreign investment surcharge taxes are covered in our earlier media release.

David Bare
David Bare
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New South Wales

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04 Oct
Market confidence continues to improve

“The number of housing loans issued for the purchase and construction of a new home in the three months to August was 9.1 per cent higher than at the same time in the previous year,” stated HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.

04 Oct
Tasmanian residential building contracts - Variations

In Tasmania, any change to a residential building contract valued at $20,000 or more requires a signed variation document. Without this, builders face fines and potential impacts on their license. The key message is always secure written approval before starting additional work.

03 Oct
Principles and scope of a Building Product Registration Scheme

HIA provided a response to the ABCB Building Product Framework - Consultation Paper.

02 Oct
HIA Safe Work and Mental Health Month

As we launch into both Safe Work Month and Mental Health Month there has been a large focus on Silica, the associated health and safety regulations, awareness and how to manage the risks.

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08 Oct
HIA-Jason Windows Building Women Thrive Series

Stay up-to-date professionally and get handy information for your business by attending our networking events.

09 Oct
HIA-Complete Home Filtration Premier’s Breakfast

Hear the latest economic forecasts and trends to help you make better business decisions, featuring key presenters from HIA’s Economics Team as well as guest speakers.

09 Oct
2024 ACT Election Forum

Come and hear the issues that are impacting the residential building industry in the ACT.

11 Oct
HIA-Cosentino Cairns Housing, Kitchen and Bathroom Awards

Award evenings are enjoyable events, mixing great food and entertainment with recognition of the Award winners.

HIA Awards

HIA Awards provide home builders and designers the opportunity to receive recognition, and showcase their work to the broader industry. Winners and finalists not only receive extensive media promotion for their business, they also get the opportunity to promote themselves as an industry leader.

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Home of the Year

Winner: Chateau Architects + Builders

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Winner: Construction By Design (NSW)

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Learning a new skill or adding to your existing knowledge is the best way to advance your career and help reignite your passion for getting up in the morning and doing a job that you love. It's not just about what you can learn but also how you can use your new found knowledge to reach the next step in where you want your career to go.

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08 Oct
CPC40320 Certificate IV in Building Project Support (Estimator)

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of estimators and schedulers in the building and construction field who may have responsibility for the preparation of estimates and quotations for construction works.

08 Oct
CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

This certificate course is designed for building and construction personnel who wish to gain valuable skills as a professional builder in the low rise residential sector.

08 Oct
Building Work Contractor's Licence in South Australia

Take the next step in gaining professional licences in South Australia within the building and construction sector.

08 Oct
CPC40320 Certificate IV in Building Project Support (Contract Admin)

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of contract administrators in the building and construction field who may have responsibility for the preparation and administration of building contracts.

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