• Cushman & Wakefield flagged a more selective NSW development market, with capital shifting to sites offering higher planning certainty.
• Higher construction costs, financing costs, longer planning timeframes, buyer price sensitivity are tightening feasibility screens for new projects.
• Developers are underwriting land deals to current end values and funding conditions, not future market growth or easier credit.
• Demand for housing remains strong, but the key constraint is converting land into financially viable projects under current economics.
• Pricing gaps are widening as execution capability drives divergent site valuations, favoring “defensive” locations with constrained competing supply.

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