Residential Developer Summit Series Returns for 2026

Australia’s residential development sector is under pressure from multiple directions.

Construction costs remain elevated, planning pipelines are moving slowly, feasibility is harder to achieve and the policy environment continues to shift.

At the same time, the gap between what the market needs and what is being delivered is widening.

Understanding where the cycle is heading requires more than data. It needs the kind of frank, cross-market conversation that only happens when the right people are in the same room.

The Urban Developer Residential Developer Summit Series returns in May 2026, bringing together more than 600 senior property professionals across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne for a one-day program in each city examining the structural and cyclical forces shaping residential delivery across Australia’s east coast markets.

Each program is built around the decisions developers, investors, planners and construction professionals are navigating right now—from demand conditions and supply pipelines to planning reform, construction dynamics, capital flows and the growing role of AI and technology in development delivery.

Keynote sessions, panel discussions and project case studies will connect macro trends to project-level decision-making across apartment, townhouse and greenfield sectors.

Program Highlights

Residential demand drivers—how population growth, migration and shifting household formation influence demand across product types and price points.

New apartment supply pipeline—current and forecast supply across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, including commencement tracking and delivery timelines.

Greenfield growth corridors—infrastructure coordination, servicing timelines and delivery challenges within major growth areas.

Planning policies and zoning changes—recent and proposed reforms to rezoning, density controls and approval pathways across all three cities.

Construction and delivery—where construction economics are heading and how developers are managing delivery risk on active projects.

Project funding and investment appetite—lending conditions, equity requirements and where funding is and is not flowing.

Property development in the age of AI—where artificial intelligence is delivering real value across feasibility modelling, design and project management.

Exemplar project case studies—how developers are navigating current constraints in practice across apartment, townhouse and greenfield typologies.

Who should attend

This program is built for the people responsible for making residential development happen—those who need a clearer view of where the market is heading and the practical context to act on it.

• Property developers and development managers assessing pipeline decisions, feasibility and delivery risk

• Investors and capital partners monitoring market conditions and return expectations

• Town planners and planning consultants navigating reform agendas and approval pathways

• Architects and design consultants working across residential typologies

• Construction and project delivery professionals managing cost and program risk

• Financiers and lenders assessing feasibility and project risk

• Government and policy professionals engaged in housing supply and planning reform.
  
  

Residential Developer Summit Series | May 2026

Sydney 7 May | Brisbane 14 May | Melbourne 21 May

View the full program and secure your place now!