Housing and Real Estate -Australia - March 2025

Source: Westpac

Over the years I have authored many articles, blogs, and presentations on housing - 2019 - https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/making-housing-more-affordable-canada-and-the-world-may-2019/148659658 or https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/housing-affordability-canada-december-2023-paul-young-qardc

The Australian Government is facing similar pressures like Government of Canada or United States Federal Government in areas like housing cost, supply constraints, urban planning, adoption of construction technology, regulatory reform taxation and building permits approval process, public infrastructure, economic development and energy supply.

1. Generative AI / Public Sector - https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/Latest-news/State-first-to-improve-planning-process-for-community
2. Adoption of contech as part of reducing the cost of housing - https://neuroject.com/construction-technology-trends-for-2025/
3. Building codes / https://www.realestatebusiness.com.au/industry/29479-australia-building-half-as-many-homes-per-hour-worked-compared-to-30-years-ago
4. Public infrastructure - https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2025/02/australia-spends-714-per-person-on-roads-every-year-but-just-90-cents-goes-to-walking-wheeling-and-cycling
5. Property values - https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/investor-strategy/26400-etched-in-history-29-towns-doubled-house-values-in-5-years
6. Melbourne -https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/victorian-housing-plan-a-bust-without-tax-reform-say-industry-experts-20250227-p5lfsc.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true
7. Supply - https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/property-australia/housing-blitz-the-latest-policy-announcements-in-nsw-and-vic
8. Climate - https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-au/blog/con-the-australian-construction-industry-outlook-2025/
9. Power - https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/renewable/capacity-investment-scheme
10. Services - https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-councils-are-being-asked-to-pay-for-more-with-less-waverley-is-going-to-find-out-how-much-20250220-p5ldrr.html
11. Transit and other capital spending - https://www.westpaciq.com.au/economics/2025/02/australian-capex-Q4-2024

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Blog – How to streamline the Close Consolidate and Reporting Cycle - https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/paul-young-055632b_how-to-streamline-the-close-consolidate-and-activity-7103030891395907584-Ne_W?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Blog – Sales Planning and Forecasting – Multivariant - https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/gbhopperiii_when-ai-outperformed-financial-analysts-activity-7216445899634266112-_z6T?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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Blueprint and GRC Model for ESG Reporting - https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/paul-young-055632b_cpa-ca-activity-7265370045520711681-HklE?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

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?Many thanks to Westpac , Australian Government , CoreLogic and others for their input