{"id":43006,"date":"2023-05-21T09:35:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T21:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=43006"},"modified":"2023-05-21T09:35:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T21:35:52","slug":"more-than-27000-new-home-projects-shelved-by-crisis-hit-construction-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/more-than-27000-new-home-projects-shelved-by-crisis-hit-construction-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 27,000 new home projects shelved by crisis hit construction industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Billions worth of new home projects have been shelved at a time when Australians are facing a huge crisis in the property market. FILE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A whopping 27,000 homes due to be built have been shelved by developers with warnings that they may never be constructed despite Australia facing a housing crisis with a severe shortage of rentals and properties for sale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The research from KPMG revealed a 30 per cent surge in residential construction costs over the last two years has prompted developers to halt projects with almost 16,400 dwellings in New South Wales approved but not yet commenced by the end of March.<\/p>\n

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In Victoria, almost 10,500 homes were approved but construction had not yet commenced by the end of March, up significantly compared to 5000 dwellings at the same time the previous year.<\/p>\n

The value of the 10,400 dwellings that have been abandoned for now in Victoria is worth a whopping $4.3 billion.<\/p>\n

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Developers are putting at least 27,000 homes on hold \u2013 the majority for apartment construction. Picture: NCA NewsWire \/ David Swift<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Around three quarters of the not-yet-commenced dwellings in NSW and Victoria are also slated to be apartments or townhouses at a time when the rental vacancy rate hovers around 1.4 per cent.<\/p>\n

\u201cProperty developers are shelving projects because of soaring costs and lacklustre property prices. Some are even going bust,\u201d KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBoth Victoria and New South Wales have increased demand for new dwelling approvals, but dwellings are far from materialising, due to significantly higher input costs and a potentially lower return on investment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eleven interest rates increases have also hit the industry hard placing increasing pressure on company\u2019s finances and slashing buyer demand forcing developers to halt projects to see when the property market will stabilise.<\/p>\n

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KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley. Picture: Supplied<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

A dozen building companies have collapsed this year alone including major players such as\u00a0Porter Davis Homes <\/a>with the crisis hit industry struggling with fixed price contracts despite the rising cost of labour and construction materials as well as supply chain disruptions.<\/p>\n

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The latest to go under was Tasmanian building company\u00a0Multi-Res Builders, leaving multimillion-dollar projects in the lurch, while developer Property Solutions Holdings, responsible for some of\u00a0Brisbane\u2019s most famous\u00a0urban renewal projects also failed recently.<\/p>\n

PBS Building,\u00a0a multimillion-dollar firm\u00a0which did a mix of commercial and residential projects across Queensland, NSW and the ACT, also sent shockwaves through the industry when it collapsed.<\/p>\n

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Other firms to go bust include NSW apartment developer\u00a0EQ Constructions\u00a0and a Perth building company called\u00a0Hamlen Homes\u00a0with both owing millions to creditors.<\/p>\n

Mr Rawnsley warned the huge increase in construction costs and a trouble plagued industry \u2013 with the threat of more companies going bust \u2013 meant the problem would continue with a bank of projects likely to be kept on hold.<\/p>\n

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Many building firms have gone bust this year. Picture: William West \/ AFP<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

He said the cost increases in particular were uncharted with prices soaring by 30 per cent in the space of just 12 to 18 months.<\/p>\n

Developers in particular had ordered workers to down tools as they don\u2019t know how much construction will cost and instead face a huge blowout in costs at a time when property prices have fallen.<\/p>\n

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