Construction
Jaya bought a house for $31,000. Then the renovation started
He’s one of many keen renovators taking on the challenge of transforming cheap, forgotten houses into family homes and short-term rentals.
- Mary O'Brien
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Better late than never? The ‘contagion effect’ crippling small businesses
Small businesses employ 5.4 million people and generate a third of Australia’s GDP, but late payments from bigger firms are putting many under financial strain.
- Cindy Yin
Brian Seidler: A master builder with a reputation for making things better
Growing up in a home designed by his cousin Harry Seidler sparked a life-long interest in mid-century design for this construction industry leader that made his own mark.
- Malcolm Brown
Brisbane homes aren’t built to cyclone standards but here’s what to do
Experts say the real threat to properties isn’t collapsing walls but what will fly through the air once the cyclone hits.
- Sarah Webb
- Opinion
- Housing crisis
Our housing industry’s going nowhere fast. It’s not just red tape
Our home building industry is clapped out, nobbled by poor planning, a lack of innovation and overzealous regulation. But the biggest problem is productivity.
- Ross Gittins
How first home buyers turned a basic Sydney home into a piece of art
The young couple had a dream to create their own apartment, just the way they like it – and the results are a credit to them.
- Carmen Forward
The new type of home that property investors are choosing
The off-the-plan apartment boom of the mid-2010s is long over, but investors are piling into another relatively affordable opportunity.
- Elizabeth Redman
Extraordinary life-sized Noah’s ark for sale (animals not included)
The new owner can live on a hill, look out over the ocean and get the impression the building is floating.
- Orana Durney-Benson
Why building a house in Perth is so slow
A complicated and slow approval process, lack of innovation, a fragmented industry dominated by small players and difficulties in attracting and retaining workers are all issues that have impacted productivity.
- Sarah Brookes
Plans for the empty block at Barangaroo have been approved. But the wait’s not over yet
Luxury apartments, a hotel, shops, offices and eateries will be built on the harbourfront west of Sydney’s CBD after years of controversy.
- Megan Gorrey
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