Clients are arriving with the style already picked. The James Hardie Modern Homes Forecast 2026 sets out where each of these two looks comes from, which is the part that decides what it costs to deliver. Clients now arrive with the style already chosen Most...
When Luke Fryer boarded a plane to Texas, he wasn’t chasing BBQ or cowboy hats. The former Metricon executive and founder of Longhorn Group was chasing an idea – a radical rethink of how Australians build homes. What he found were “Barndominiums”: vast, steel-framed...
The Australian housing sector has always been shaped by innovation. From the rise of sustainable design to the surge of modular living solutions, builders have steadily embraced new methods to deliver homes faster, smarter, and with less waste. Now, a fresh wave of...
Escaping the Rush: Why Homes Are Becoming Retreats In a world where busyness has become the default setting, many Australians are rethinking what “home” really means. Increasingly, homeowners are looking for spaces that act as sanctuaries, places that slow life down,...
Everyone’s saying "healthy homes". But what are they really building? You’ve seen it on signs, brochures and social media: Healthy Home. Sustainable Build. Designed for Wellbeing. But when we spoke to builders actually doing the work, the message was clear: Healthy...
For decades, the bathroom floor grate was an afterthought, a functional necessity hidden at the edge of a photo shoot or under a shower mat. Builders, homeowners, and designers rarely gave it a second thought. Then came Lauxes Grates. What started as a simple idea,...
330,000 households, and counting. Why this growing trend is reshaping the future for builders — and how to get ahead of it. The Quiet Surge Under Our Roofs The 2021 Australian Census revealed a striking shift: 335,000 households now include three or more adult...
What if you could download architect-designed plans for your new home for just $1 – and have confidence your council would approve it within weeks? That’s the bold promise behind the New South Wales government’s new Housing Pattern Book, unveiled this week by Premier...
Summary: Australia’s luxury property market is defying the broader housing slowdown — with sales of $5 million-plus homes surging more than 55 per cent since 2020. It is a trend that signals growing demand for aspirational design and high-spec homes, and it holds a...
The home-building landscape is shifting, and TGB caught up with leading interior designer and Open Homes Australia host James Treble, to understand three clear trends that builders need to be aware of in 2025. 1. Sustainability and Material Origins Matter More Than...
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Clients are arriving with the style already picked. The James Hardie Modern Homes Forecast 2026 sets out where each of these two looks comes from, which is the part that decides what it costs to deliver. Clients now arrive with the style already chosen Most...
The announcement describes a $3.2 billion waterfront village. The documents lodged with the department describe something more specific: eight tower envelopes, a rezoning running at the same time as the application, and a list of public works the developer wants to...
Two councils have built the most documented pathways in the country for a permanent home on wheels. Both were written to expire. On 13 December, the Surf Coast Shire pilot for tiny houses on wheels reaches the date it was written to stop. Every permit issued under it...
Total housing finance was flat over the year to June. Underneath that flat headline, the money going into new construction rose sharply and the money going into established stock fell, for owner occupiers and investors alike. Over the year to June 2026, Australians...