The March ABS data on new dwelling approvals shows that approvals of both new detached dwellings and units and apartments across Victoria edged down slightly over the month. The total number of new dwellings approved recorded approximately 5,433, around 55 or around 1 per cent less than those approved in Feb 2017, as shown in […]

Master Builders welcomes the measures in the 2017/18 Federal Budget designed to increase housing supply and address the housing affordability crisis, fund critical infrastructure projects, support small businesses and go some way to promoting apprentices—but, as ever, the devil will be in the detail. We are cautiously optimistic about the proposed measures to increase supply […]

The March ABS data on new dwelling approvals shows that approvals of both new detached dwellings and units and apartments across Victoria edged down slightly over the month. The total number of new dwellings approved recorded approximately 5,433, around 55 or around 1 per cent less than those approved in Feb 2017, as shown in […]

In April, Master Builders Association of Victoria, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) and Property Council of Australia met with Victorian State Treasurer Tim Pallas MP to share concerns about facets of the Andrews Government’s “Homes for Victorians” package, the details of which are summarised here. The Treasurer was receptive to the comments presented […]

Treasurer Tim Pallas handed down his third State Budget on Tuesday 2 May, 2017. This is the Andrews Government’s third budget. Key themes are family violence and crime, and the overarching theme of the budget is “Getting on with the job.” The Master Builders media release in response to the State Budget is titled “Good signs […]