Lifecycle: Start Dreaming
Q1 2026(12)
Lifecycle: Begin Planning
The per-square-metre rate is the most misleading number in Adelaide building
Read in context, Begin Planning pillarLifecycle: Make Choices
Match the builder to the brief, not the brief to the builder
Read in context, Make Choices pillarLifecycle: Get Building
Frame-stage and pre-handover inspections are the cheapest insurance on any Adelaide build
Read in context, Get Building pillarLifecycle: Love Living
Most Adelaide owners under-use the 90-day defect liability window
Read in context, Love Living pillarFirst Home Buyers
The Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee is the most underused option we see
Read in context, Source Index, Housing AustraliaEnergy & Compliance
The 7-star NatHERS minimum is still surprising Adelaide buyers
Read in context, Source Index, ABCBFirst Home Buyers
HomeStart Shared Equity is materially better than the federal 5% Deposit Scheme for under-$115K households
Read in context, Source Index, HomeStartBuilding Contracts
The single most useful piece of SA legislation for Adelaide buyers to skim before signing
Read in context, Source Index, BWC ActBuilding Contracts
Two HIA standard contract clauses cause most of the contract surprises we see
Read in context, Source Index, HIAEnergy & Compliance
Most Adelaide builders are not yet pricing the 2025 Livable Housing rules into the base spec
Read in context, Source Index, NCC 2025Bushfire & Land