{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Builder Podcast","title":"The Daily Dose #342 | Why Has the Building Market Gone Quiet? Plus Bathla, Tiny Homes & Ausbuild","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1111,"description":"Why does the building market suddenly feel quieter?\nBuilders across Australia are reporting slower enquiries, longer decision times and clients holding off on signing contracts.\nIn this episode of The Good Builder Podcast, Az looks at what may be driving that hesitation — including interest rates, consumer confidence, construction finance, affordability and the growing gap between housing approvals and actual building contracts.\nThe key point is that housing demand has not disappeared.\nBut clients are taking longer to make major financial decisions, and that delay can have a significant impact on builder pipelines, pre-construction, cash flow and project scheduling.\nAz also breaks down three important industry stories.\nFirst, the fallout from the Bathla Group collapse and what the administration process could mean for subcontractors and suppliers further down the creditor queue.\nThen, a New South Wales court decision involving a tiny home on wheels — and why calling something a caravan does not necessarily remove planning and land-use requirements.\nFinally, the episode looks at Sekisui Chemical’s move to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Queensland builder Ausbuild, and what Japanese manufacturing and industrialised construction knowledge could potentially bring to the Australian residential building market.\nFor builders, the message is not to panic or start discounting work.\nIn a more cautious market, knowing your numbers, managing your pipeline, tightening pre-construction and giving prospective clients greater certainty becomes even more important.\nIn this episode:\nWhy builders are reporting slower enquiries\nWhat consumer confidence means for residential construction\nWhy approvals do not automatically translate into contracts\nInterest rates, affordability and delayed building decisions\nThe impact of longer sales cycles on builder cash flow\nWhat the Bathla administration could mean for subcontractors and suppliers\nTiny homes, caravans and planning law\nSekisui...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kfWyLokmOh8IknRiu8hFWliTL287_yQe0yBgRNp7WJc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZmE4/MDdmMWNmOWU1Yjc4/ZGU2OTIxYTcwOTk0/OTk3YS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}