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Housing crisis rages, but there’s no money in building flats

Mirvac’s shock profit downgrade is all about its struggles to make apartment projects profitable, even as housing shortages worsen. 

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Campbell Hanan is bracing for what he calls a “trough year” for $7.6 billion property developer Mirvac.

After announcing a solid enough result for the 2024 financial year – operating profit came in at $552 million, down 5 per cent in challenging conditions – Hanan shocked the market by announcing guidance for 2025 that was 10 per cent below what the market expected. Mirvac shares duly plunged 10 per cent in response.

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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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