Ten Conversations Shaping Residential Development
Australia’s residential development market is being reshaped in real time. Costs remain high, planning pathways are constrained and feasibility is under pressure—while the gap between supply and demand continues to widen.
For developers, investors and project partners, the challenge is not just understanding the cycle—but knowing how to respond to it.
The Urban Developer Residential Developer Summit Series returns in May for 2026, bringing together industry leaders across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne for `
10 Things We’re Covering at the Summit
1. Residential demand drivers
How population growth, migration trends and changing household formation are reshaping demand across different housing types and price points.
2. New apartment supply pipeline
A deep dive into current and forecast apartment supply, including commencements, completions and the implications for future housing availability.
3. Townhouse and medium-density growth
Where townhouse development is gaining traction and how it is filling the gap between detached housing and high-rise apartments.
4. Greenfield growth corridors
The realities of delivering housing in major growth areas, including infrastructure coordination, land supply and servicing challenges.
5. Planning policies and zoning changes
An analysis of recent and proposed planning reforms, rezoning strategies and approval pathways impacting development feasibility.
6. Construction and delivery solutions
How developers and builders are responding to cost pressures, labour constraints and evolving delivery models across projects.
7. Project funding and investment appetite
Where capital is flowing, how lending conditions are shifting and what this means for project feasibility and risk.
8. Feasibility in a constrained market
How developers are stress-testing projects against rising construction costs, slower sales and tighter lending conditions—and where the numbers are and are not stacking up.
9. Property development in the age of AI
Exploring how artificial intelligence is being applied across feasibility modelling, design optimisation and project management.
10. Exemplar project case studies
Real-world examples of how developers are successfully navigating today’s constraints across apartment, townhouse and greenfield developments.
The Urban Developer Residential Summit Series brings these conversations together across three cities next month. This is where the market will take stock of the current situation and examine what comes next.
Places are limited and demand is strong across all three cities. If you’re actively deploying capital, managing pipeline risk or assessing your next move, this is where those conversations happen. Secure your place now.
Residential Developer Summit Series
May 2026
May 7 Sydney | May 14 Brisbane | May 21 Melbourne
View full program here
