Commentary
Housing supply, planning, tax and feasibility — analysis written by Max and republished from LinkedIn.
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The Victorian Government’s “plan” to build 800,000 homes over 10 years in Victoria is pure fantasy.
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An estimated $15 billion+ of direct waste in Victoria – no surprise to anyone who has been monitoring the cost blowouts.
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Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics completions data shows just 54,368 new homes were completed built between October 2024 and September 2025 – the worst 12 months in over a decade.
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Peter Rolfe reporting on the end of our 10-year bid to redevelop the Keysborough Golf Course, build them a brand-new course 2km away, and gift a 70ha regional sporting facility to the community.
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Whilst things have picked up from the lows of the last two years, 163k and 165k respectively, and perhaps heading towards ~180k this year, 225k is another level.
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(Yes, back to my normal programming) The Federal government has announced it will contribute $1B a year for a decade towards constructing the SRL.
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If you believe the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, Victoria is tracking closest to its housing accord target of 306,000 over 5 years.
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The aim: 1.2 million new homes from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2029. Follow along…
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New data from Proptrack AU shows that a median income household ($118k p.a.) can afford to purchase just 15% of homes nationally in FY2025.
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First-home buyers across the country borrowed an average of nearly $60,000 more over the first month of the expanded scheme, a rise of about 10 per cent.