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Maxwell Shifman

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Talking Sense on Housing | CEO Intrapac Property / Past President UDIA (National) / Director Lightning Broadband / Podcaster @TheHomeGroundAU / YPO

Thanks to James Kirby and the @australian for having me on The Money Puzzle podcast this week. We cover a range of topics, including: - interest rates vs supply - one-bedroom investor apartments - concentrating on transport hubs - the impact of potential rate rises Listen on…


Big spike in @ABSStats unit approvals this month—up 26%! 📈 VIC saw a 7.3% rise in total dwellings, just behind NSW. But let’s not get too excited… unit data is noisy. I charted quarterly VIC approvals back to 2015. At this pace, we’ll miss the Victorian Government's 800k…

maxw3l's tweet image. Big spike in @ABSStats unit approvals this month—up 26%! 📈 

VIC saw a 7.3% rise in total dwellings, just behind NSW.  But let’s not get too excited… unit data is noisy.

I charted quarterly VIC approvals back to 2015. At this pace, we’ll miss the Victorian Government's 800k…

👷🏻Why we are building homes slightly faster again🏘️ Hint: not due to Federal or State Government policy... The latest @ABSStats data included the quarterly Dwellings Under Construction measure for the June Quarter. Across the nation, ABS estimates 219,422 dwellings under…

maxw3l's tweet image. 👷🏻Why we are building homes slightly faster again🏘️

Hint: not due to Federal or State Government policy...

The latest @ABSStats data included the quarterly Dwellings Under Construction measure for the June Quarter. 

Across the nation, ABS estimates 219,422 dwellings under…

🏗️ Slight drop in construction timeframes per MBA: 🏠 Houses: 12.7 → 11.5 months 🏘️ Townhouses: 15.9 → 14.8 months 🏢 High-rise: 33.1 → 32.9 months High-rise still too slow to meet #affordable #housingsupply needs. States like VIC & NSW must take heed. Meanwhile, the Federal…

maxw3l's tweet image. 🏗️ Slight drop in construction timeframes per MBA:
🏠 Houses: 12.7 → 11.5 months
🏘️ Townhouses: 15.9 → 14.8 months
🏢 High-rise: 33.1 → 32.9 months

High-rise still too slow to meet #affordable #housingsupply needs. States like VIC & NSW must take heed.

Meanwhile, the Federal…

🚨 From today, the 5% Deposit Scheme is bigger, bolder and unlimited. No LMI. No income caps. Increased thresholds. Earlier access to home ownership. The kicker: supply hasn't improved since 2022. ✅ More buyers + Not enough homes = 💥 Prices up #housing #housingcrisis


📉Rolling dwelling approvals Jan 2015 to Aug 2025. With a major drop in monthly #housingapprovals for August 2025, here's a chart of 12-mth rolling approvals across the country, by state, across the last decade. 🤔What do you notice? Now adjust for population growth...

maxw3l's tweet image. 📉Rolling dwelling approvals Jan 2015 to Aug 2025.

With a major drop in monthly #housingapprovals for August 2025, here's a chart of 12-mth rolling approvals across the country, by state, across the last decade.

🤔What do you notice? Now adjust for population growth...

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