Property & Finance Podcast #40: Solving Australia's Housing Supply Crisis
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Theo Chambers and Luke Berry discuss the complexities of Australia's housing supply crisis and potential solutions.
In this episode of Property & Finance, Theo Chambers is joined by Luke Berry, Founder and CEO of Thirdi Group, a residential developer with over $5 billion in gross realisation value currently under construction, to break down why Australia's housing supply crisis has become such a stubborn, structural problem. Rather than rehashing the headlines, Theo and Luke get into the practical, on-the-ground realities of getting homes built today: the economics that make or break a development's feasibility, the policy settings that are helping (and hurting), and how the new NSW Low and Mid-Rise zoning reforms are playing out in practice. The discussion covers everything from construction cost blowouts and financing constraints through to state significant development pathways, transport-oriented development, and why Luke believes build-to-rent and generational wealth transfer will help rebalance the market over the next 20 years. In this episode, we cover: Setting the scene: just how big is Australia's housing shortage? Why developers aren't building enough homes, despite demand The economics of development, including construction costs and required returns Government policy: what's…
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