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Increasing housing supply is essential for providing affordable and accessible homes for households of all income levels, ensuring that everyone has a place to call home.

Australians deserve an affordable roof over their head.

A lack of housing supply can lead to rising rents, homelessness, and overcrowding, which negatively impacts the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

The building and construction industry in Australia is facing significant challenges, including rising costs of materials, labour shortages, and regulatory hurdles.

These challenges have resulted in delayed projects, increased construction costs, and reduced productivity, which can have a negative impact on the industry’s sustainability and the wider economy.

We need to tackle labour shortages and supply constraints to speed up the delivery of new homes, as current data shows we’re falling short of the one million home target under the Housing Accord.

Government regulations and red tape add significant time and expense to building projects, creating a major burden for the industry.

To improve housing affordability, all levels of government must work together to implement continuous land supply through land rezoning and planning, and taxes on the development and buying process should be reduced.

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"We have been building contract homes for the last 25 years and never seen this industry facing so many challenges. Town planning and government red tape needs to be fixed. The last thing we need is more changes, "

Brent - Power

"Council need to stop over emphasising on small/minor things and stamp those structurally safe plans! "

Anonymous

"Our enquire level is very small it has come to a standstill waiting months for jobs to come out of council . One job last week will take minimum of 8 months in town planning (why?) We have work in council but so many holdups"

Julie carroll - Jj carroll buildrers

"The NSW Building Portal has increased DA/CC costs, is a slow "

Colin Jewell - Jewell Builders Pty Ltd

"So many hoops to jump through when building. Too many fees, charges and taxes have pushed up the price to build a new home. We need to cut red tape to cut costs and speed up the process before we have tent cities across the nation. "

Anonymous

"To complete the house we need builders not accountants!"

Naresh Malhotra - Marigold

"It shouldn't take as long as it does to build a home! We need to speed it up."

Matt

"We need more affordable housing."

Anonymous

Master Builders has released its priorities on Delivering the housing needs for all Australians which outlines the key housing policy areas that need to be addressed by all levels of Government in order to achieve sustainable and affordable housing outcomes.

Download our housing policy document

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