Building a Home in Sydney in 2026 - How to Plan for Rising Construction Costs • The Western Weekender

Building a Home in Sydney in 2026 - How to Plan for Rising Construction Costs • The Western Weekender

Are you and your family thinking of building a new home in Sydney? It is an exciting step, but it deserves careful planning in today’s unstable building environment. A report by Master Builders NSW shows that the cost of building a new house rose by 1.2% in the September 2025 quarter, notably the largest quarterly increase since December 2023. A new house was also 44.8% more expensive to build than immediately before the pandemic. These figures …