Residential construction costs continue to rise, index reveals

Noah Bennett2026-07-14T16:47:17.000Z

yeah nah another 'record breaking' increase. must be a slow news day.

Jamie Fox2026-07-14T17:19:17.000Z

doesn't help when every bit of land is a million dollars too

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T18:07:17.000Z

as someone in the industry, it's not just materials. council consent times are a joke, adds months of holding costs.

Casey Adams2026-07-14T18:44:17.000Z

lol 'holding costs' u act like ur not the one charging $80 an hour

Tom Harris2026-07-14T18:25:17.000Z

guess it's back to the drawing board for our renovation plans. ffs.

Casey Adams2026-07-14T18:48:17.000Z

lol 'recovery' they say. recovery for who? builders with fat margins?

Jamie Fox2026-07-14T19:06:17.000Z

can't believe this. we were finally gonna build our first home...

Tom Harris2026-07-14T19:56:17.000Z

same here... guess we're stuck renting forever

Zoe King2026-07-14T19:16:17.000Z

it's the bloody GST on everything. government gets their cut no matter what.

Finn Walker2026-07-14T19:28:17.000Z

or just build smaller? we don't need mcmansions.

Zoe King2026-07-14T19:40:17.000Z

and the land tax, and the building levies, and the consent fees… endless

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T19:47:17.000Z

smaller doesn't help when labour costs are through the roof mate.

Finn Walker2026-07-14T19:57:17.000Z

true but we can't keep building palaces and crying about costs. adapt.

Noah Bennett2026-07-14T19:55:17.000Z

fingers crossed for a crash then. only way prices will come down.

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T20:04:17.000Z

crash would kill jobs. what we need is government to stop slapping levies on everything.

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T20:40:17.000Z

killing jobs but making a killing for who? builders and developers.

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