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figures due this week are expected to confirm the nation remains far behind its goal of 1.2 million new homes in five years \u2014 even as construction times improve.<\/p>\n <div class=\"byline\">\n <span><strong>Economy & Property Desk<\/strong><\/span>\n <span>Source: Commonwealth Bank Newsroom \u00b7 AAP<\/span>\n <span>5 min read<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"hero\">\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1541888946425-d81bb19240f5?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Construction cranes over a residential building site at sunrise\">\n <figcaption>Construction started on more than 53,000 homes in the December quarter \u2014 but completions remain well short of the national accord target. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<main>\n\n <div class=\"keypoints\">\n <h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li>Australia needs about <strong>240,000 new homes a year<\/strong> to meet the national target.<\/li>\n <li>About <strong>173,000 homes were completed in 2025<\/strong> \u2014 a gap of 67,000.<\/li>\n <li>HIA estimates <strong>250,000 homes per year<\/strong> are needed to address the pre-existing shortage.<\/li>\n <li>RBA chief economist <strong>Sarah Hunter<\/strong> to speak Wednesday on the interest rate outlook.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Housing Target Still Out of Reach<\/h2>\n\n <p class=\"lede\">Australia is expected to remain well behind its target to build 1.2 million new homes in five years, with fresh building activity data due this week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which will release construction figures on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n <p>Construction started on more than 53,000 homes in the December quarter, up 8% on the previous quarter and 26% over the year.<\/p>\n\n <p>Tom Devitt, senior economist at the Housing Industry Association, said dwelling commencements were likely to keep rising in the March quarter. Dwelling completions are also expected to improve, but not by enough to meet the national housing accord target.<\/p>\n\n <p>About 173,000 homes were completed in 2025, compared with the 240,000 homes a year needed to meet the target. \"Our forecasts have them well under,\" Devitt told AAP.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"stats\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">240,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Homes needed per year (Accord target)<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val gap\">173,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Homes completed in 2025<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val up\">250,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">HIA sustained annual estimate<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <blockquote>\n <p>\"HIA has just released its own report estimating how many homes we need on a sustained basis, not just to meet population growth, but to also meet shrinking household sizes\u2026 and to actually start making a dent in the pre-existing shortage. The number we came up with was 250,000 homes per year.\"<\/p>\n <cite>\u2014 Tom Devitt, Senior Economist, Housing Industry Association (HIA)<\/cite>\n <\/blockquote>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Construction Pressures Ease<\/h2>\n\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1503387762-592deb58ef4e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Timber house frame under construction against a blue sky\">\n <figcaption>New homes are being built 10% faster than when the housing accord started in July 2024, according to the Housing Minister's office. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <p>A spokesperson for Housing Minister Clare O'Neil said construction times had improved, with new homes being built 10% faster than when the accord started in July 2024.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"Fixing a problem generations in the making takes time but we're seeing good progress in housing supply across the country with more homes being approved, more homes being built, and, importantly, they're being delivered faster.\"<\/p>\n\n <p>Wednesday's data will cover one month of the Middle East conflict, which sent fuel prices higher after the Strait of Hormuz closed to oil tankers. Economists had warned construction costs could rise by up to 10%, but those fears did not play out.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"Anecdotally\u2026 it's more like 1%; a few thousand dollars added by fuel costs and other isolated supply constraints as a result of the Iran war, which isn't nothing but it's relatively limited,\" Devitt said.<\/p>\n\n <p>Devitt said even if the sector slowed because of rate rises, curbs to negative gearing and changes to the capital gains tax discount, the fundamentals for housing remained strong. \"Once this uncertainty clears, the limitations on activity will really be things like interest rates and the extent to which policymakers can bring land and infrastructure to market, so that housing can actually commence.\"<\/p>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>RBA Speech in Focus<\/h2>\n\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1611974789855-9c2a0a7236a3?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Financial market charts on a trading screen\">\n <figcaption>Markets are watching Wednesday's speech by RBA chief economist Sarah Hunter for clues on the path of interest rates. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <p>More clues on the path for interest rates could come on Wednesday, when RBA chief economist Sarah Hunter speaks at the Australian Conference of Economists in Canberra.<\/p>\n\n <p>The speech comes as property market sentiment faces pressure from three rate hikes, affordability constraints and changes to investor tax breaks.<\/p>\n\n <p>Wall Street investors are looking to next week after US indices closed for the Independence Day break. Semiconductor stocks and other AI-linked companies fell mid-week, while financials and healthcare shares were among the sectors favoured.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"market\">\n <h3>Australian Markets at a Glance<\/h3>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">Australian share futures<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">3,890 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 35 pts \u00b7 +0.39%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">S&P\/ASX 200<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">8,844.4 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 119.9 pts \u00b7 +1.37%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">All Ordinaries<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">9,048.3 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 117.4 pts \u00b7 +1.31%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-box\">\n <h3>If you would like to<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"cta-list\">\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>partner<\/strong> of the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>supplier<\/strong> for the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See detailed information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commbank.com.au\/articles\/newsroom\/2026\/July\/housing-data-australia-homes-target-economic-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See other information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/breaking-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <div class=\"tags\">\n <a href=\"#\">Housing Accord<\/a><a href=\"#\">ABS Data<\/a><a href=\"#\">RBA<\/a><a href=\"#\">Construction<\/a><a href=\"#\">Interest Rates<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <p>Reporting sourced from the Commonwealth Bank Newsroom and AAP. 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figures due this week are expected to confirm the nation remains far behind its goal of 1.2 million new homes in five years \u2014 even as construction times improve.<\/p>\n <div class=\"byline\">\n <span><strong>Economy & Property Desk<\/strong><\/span>\n <span>Source: Commonwealth Bank Newsroom \u00b7 AAP<\/span>\n <span>5 min read<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"hero\">\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1541888946425-d81bb19240f5?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Construction cranes over a residential building site at sunrise\">\n <figcaption>Construction started on more than 53,000 homes in the December quarter \u2014 but completions remain well short of the national accord target. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<main>\n\n <div class=\"keypoints\">\n <h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li>Australia needs about <strong>240,000 new homes a year<\/strong> to meet the national target.<\/li>\n <li>About <strong>173,000 homes were completed in 2025<\/strong> \u2014 a gap of 67,000.<\/li>\n <li>HIA estimates <strong>250,000 homes per year<\/strong> are needed to address the pre-existing shortage.<\/li>\n <li>RBA chief economist <strong>Sarah Hunter<\/strong> to speak Wednesday on the interest rate outlook.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>Housing Target Still Out of Reach<\/h2>\n\n <p class=\"lede\">Australia is expected to remain well behind its target to build 1.2 million new homes in five years, with fresh building activity data due this week from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which will release construction figures on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n <p>Construction started on more than 53,000 homes in the December quarter, up 8% on the previous quarter and 26% over the year.<\/p>\n\n <p>Tom Devitt, senior economist at the Housing Industry Association, said dwelling commencements were likely to keep rising in the March quarter. Dwelling completions are also expected to improve, but not by enough to meet the national housing accord target.<\/p>\n\n <p>About 173,000 homes were completed in 2025, compared with the 240,000 homes a year needed to meet the target. \"Our forecasts have them well under,\" Devitt told AAP.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"stats\">\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val\">240,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Homes needed per year (Accord target)<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val gap\">173,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">Homes completed in 2025<\/div><\/div>\n <div class=\"stat\"><div class=\"val up\">250,000<\/div><div class=\"lbl\">HIA sustained annual estimate<\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <blockquote>\n <p>\"HIA has just released its own report estimating how many homes we need on a sustained basis, not just to meet population growth, but to also meet shrinking household sizes\u2026 and to actually start making a dent in the pre-existing shortage. The number we came up with was 250,000 homes per year.\"<\/p>\n <cite>\u2014 Tom Devitt, Senior Economist, Housing Industry Association (HIA)<\/cite>\n <\/blockquote>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Construction Pressures Ease<\/h2>\n\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1503387762-592deb58ef4e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Timber house frame under construction against a blue sky\">\n <figcaption>New homes are being built 10% faster than when the housing accord started in July 2024, according to the Housing Minister's office. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <p>A spokesperson for Housing Minister Clare O'Neil said construction times had improved, with new homes being built 10% faster than when the accord started in July 2024.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"Fixing a problem generations in the making takes time but we're seeing good progress in housing supply across the country with more homes being approved, more homes being built, and, importantly, they're being delivered faster.\"<\/p>\n\n <p>Wednesday's data will cover one month of the Middle East conflict, which sent fuel prices higher after the Strait of Hormuz closed to oil tankers. Economists had warned construction costs could rise by up to 10%, but those fears did not play out.<\/p>\n\n <p>\"Anecdotally\u2026 it's more like 1%; a few thousand dollars added by fuel costs and other isolated supply constraints as a result of the Iran war, which isn't nothing but it's relatively limited,\" Devitt said.<\/p>\n\n <p>Devitt said even if the sector slowed because of rate rises, curbs to negative gearing and changes to the capital gains tax discount, the fundamentals for housing remained strong. \"Once this uncertainty clears, the limitations on activity will really be things like interest rates and the extent to which policymakers can bring land and infrastructure to market, so that housing can actually commence.\"<\/p>\n\n \n <h2><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>RBA Speech in Focus<\/h2>\n\n <figure>\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1611974789855-9c2a0a7236a3?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=80\" alt=\"Financial market charts on a trading screen\">\n <figcaption>Markets are watching Wednesday's speech by RBA chief economist Sarah Hunter for clues on the path of interest rates. <em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\n <p>More clues on the path for interest rates could come on Wednesday, when RBA chief economist Sarah Hunter speaks at the Australian Conference of Economists in Canberra.<\/p>\n\n <p>The speech comes as property market sentiment faces pressure from three rate hikes, affordability constraints and changes to investor tax breaks.<\/p>\n\n <p>Wall Street investors are looking to next week after US indices closed for the Independence Day break. Semiconductor stocks and other AI-linked companies fell mid-week, while financials and healthcare shares were among the sectors favoured.<\/p>\n\n <div class=\"market\">\n <h3>Australian Markets at a Glance<\/h3>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">Australian share futures<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">3,890 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 35 pts \u00b7 +0.39%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">S&P\/ASX 200<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">8,844.4 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 119.9 pts \u00b7 +1.37%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"market-row\">\n <span class=\"name\">All Ordinaries<\/span>\n <span class=\"figures\">9,048.3 <span class=\"chg\">\u25b2 117.4 pts \u00b7 +1.31%<\/span><\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"cta-box\">\n <h3>If you would like to<\/h3>\n <ul class=\"cta-list\">\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>partner<\/strong> of the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>Become a <strong>supplier<\/strong> for the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See detailed information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commbank.com.au\/articles\/newsroom\/2026\/July\/housing-data-australia-homes-target-economic-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li>\n <span>See other information at:<\/span>\n <a class=\"cta-btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/breaking-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS \u2197<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/main>\n\n\n<footer>\n <div class=\"tags\">\n <a href=\"#\">Housing Accord<\/a><a href=\"#\">ABS Data<\/a><a href=\"#\">RBA<\/a><a href=\"#\">Construction<\/a><a href=\"#\">Interest Rates<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <p>Reporting sourced from the Commonwealth Bank Newsroom and AAP. 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