This isn't politics. This is survival.
And honestly, if I wasn’t watching it happen from the inside, I’d find it hard to believe it’s true...
Yet right now, across every state in Australia, government bulldozers are smashing through decades of red tape that trapped millions of dollars in "hidden equity" inside ordinary residential blocks.
Why?
Because the federal government's demanding 1.2 million new homes must be built in the next 5 years (that's 30% more than we've EVER built before)
Here’s how each state is scrambling to outrun the housing crisis:
- NSW: Tasked with 377,000 new homes in 5 years (already scrambling to push 112,000 into play with one sweeping policy change).
- VIC: Racing to hit 80,000 a year (smashing past its ~57,000 average and even outpacing its best year).
- QLD: Aiming for 49,148 a year (ripping up old density rules and rewriting them statewide to hit the target).
- SA: Pledged 16,762 a year (but insiders warn, “we’ll be lucky to make 10,000,” sparking a rush for workable sites).
- WA: Chasing 25,817 a year (accelerating a medium-density rollout already 18 months in motion).
- TAS: Targeting 5,223 a year (in a sprint to deliver 10,000 social and affordable homes by 2032).
- NT: Pushing for 2,285 a year (despite delivering 78% fewer homes than needed, forcing radical measures).
Every Premier in the country is under the pump — and the clock is ticking.
Australia's facing a 450,000 home shortfall by 2029. We imported over 1.15 million net new residents in the last three years alone.
And… vacancy rates have crashed below 1% in most major cities.
Given this MASSIVE shortfall, the politicians are scrambling to save their own skins.
And here's the beautiful part for developers who move NOW...
The approval process that used to strangle projects in years of red tape?
GONE.
- Approval times slashed in some cases from 12+ months to just 4 months. Which means holding costs smashed, profitability up, and certainty on your outcomes.
- Entire new fast-track approval pathways created in as little as 10 days for specific deals. Bypass the endless back-and-forth that once bled projects dry in holding costs.
- NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) objections that killed countless developments — systematically dismantled.
But here's where it gets really exciting...
The market hasn't caught up yet.
Vendors are still pricing their properties like they're stuck in single-dwelling purgatory.
They have no idea their "little house" on an average suburban block can now legally support a Duplex, 6-Pack or sometimes even 6-8 storey apartments.
The transformation possibilities are staggering.
- That modest 3-bedroom house? It can now be a fast track approved Duplex – turning one sale into two revenue streams.
- That corner block you drive past every day? Perfect for a 6-unit townhouse development where each unit sells for more than the original house cost you.
- That "ordinary" residential street? Some blocks can now support 20+ apartment units where there used to be one family home.
I’m not exaggerating – properties that were locked into single-dwelling purgatory 12 months ago can now legally house apartment complexes. (Not that I recommend you dive straight into multi-storey apartments — this is just an extreme example to show how radical these changes are.)
And right now is the time to move.
Why?
Because the information gap is MASSIVE. And it's shrinking by the day.
Every week that passes, more real estate agents figure it out. More vendors wake up. More competitors flood in.
The window is slamming shut.
But right now – TODAY – there are still thousands of properties sitting there like unopened treasure chests. Properties where you can buy at yesterday's single-dwelling prices and develop at tomorrow's multi-unit values.
This is the biggest arbitrage opportunity I've seen in 30+ years of development!
In other words, it’s your chance to buy low under the
old rules and profit big under the new ones.”
And that's exactly why I'm hosting Developer Launchpad - our first-ever 2-day intensive event.