RESEARCH · INDUSTRY REPORTS
What the data says
about Australian housing.
We analyse Australia's residential property and construction sectors through market data, planning records and real-world industry evidence.
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From market signals
to delivery realities.
Our reports and white papers examine the forces shaping Australia's residential market, from prices and demand to the systems that deliver new housing.
- Housing market analysis: Values, affordability, buyer demand, lending conditions and rental pressure across cities, regions and price segments.
- Housing supply & delivery: How development approvals, commencements and construction capacity translate into completed housing supply.
- Planning & development applications: Planning pathways, assessment timelines, approval conditions and patterns in development application data.
- Development feasibility: How land, finance, infrastructure, approval risk and construction cost shape project outcomes.
- Construction & industry capacity: Labour availability, subcontractor capacity, procurement, material supply and operational constraints.
- Technology & data in construction: How software, automation, AI and structured data improve planning, development and construction decisions.
The housing challenge is not only demand.
It is the ability to deliver.
Housing outcomes increasingly depend on whether projects move efficiently from approval to finance, procurement, construction and completion. Our research focuses on that conversion: where projects slow down, why timelines diverge and what most consistently affects execution.
Our AUBEA 2025 Best Paper quantified one such constraint: up to 60% of SA planning approval delays trace to procedure, not the merits of the application.
Feasibility is increasingly defined by conversion certainty: the ability to move from approval to commencement while maintaining control over time, cost and delivery risk.
Evidence first.
Interpretation second.
Every report combines external datasets with practical industry context: housing market data, planning records, approval statistics, lending indicators and our own operational experience.
- Define the question: We start from a practical market, development or construction problem.
- Assemble the evidence: Relevant datasets, documents and operational information are identified and reviewed.
- Analyse the relationships: Trends, timelines, geographic patterns and the factors behind different outcomes.
- Interpret the implications: Findings are translated into practical implications for industry decision-makers.
- State the limitations: Data coverage, assumptions and methodological limits are disclosed, not hidden.
Data & methodology
PUBLISHED RESEARCH
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RESI Knowledge Hub.
Selected housing market research, industry reports and white papers are published through the Australian Residential Construction Institute's Knowledge Hub: current research, market intelligence and analysis for Australia's residential sectors.
Published content may include research prepared by Cyberate Technologies, collaborative industry research, and analysis released through the broader RESI platform.
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Research for people
making housing decisions.
- Developers: Planning conditions, feasibility risks, market demand and the constraints that shape delivery.
- Builders & construction companies: Operational pressure, capacity constraints and the changes affecting project delivery.
- Manufacturers & suppliers: Development activity, demand patterns and the conditions shaping future supply requirements.
- Industry organisations: Structured evidence to support education, advocacy and industry development.
- Policymakers & researchers: Practical analysis connecting housing policy, planning systems and construction outcomes.
Need a report that
does not exist yet?
Some questions are specific to a market, organisation or operational problem. We help define the question, assemble the evidence, run the analysis and deliver a report built for the decision.
Your question. An agreed method. Evidence you can use.
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