Hi and welcome to September,

The football finals fever, as usual, is taking over the nation, and this is generally the signal that the year has entered its last quarter as we roll towards 2026. We’ve been absolutely pumping with the number of projects to process, ranging from visual impact evidence cases to broadacre marketing projects that need refreshing and websites waiting for marketing collateral. This is the nature of spring – there are many new beginnings, and developers are keen to grab onto the wave of renewed confidence in the property market, especially in Melbourne.

Whilst Melbourne and the rest of the eastern seaboard of Australia seem very active in new projects starting up and selling, Adelaide has had a bit of a cool-down from the conversations I’m having with local project marketing agents. It’s unsurprising, as the market here in Adelaide has grown by 20% year on year for the last two years, so it had to slow down at some stage. In a fast-rising market, vendors also tend to create unrealistic expectations about what their projects or properties may be worth. So whilst the mood across the eastern seaboard is generally positive, there will be a few bumpy moments ahead.

Some interesting statistics are coming through from the ABS – planning approvals are starting to creep up again – we’re still a fair way off from the peaks reached in 2021, but it hopefully bodes well towards solving at least a part of the so-called “housing crisis”. It’s a basic supply and demand equation – as soon as more approvals hit the market, that are viable to build, and there is an appropriate level of demand to purchase, more dwellings will become available for the buyers trying to enter the market. But it all starts from the planning stage and the ease of getting the development approval permit.

Media Articles of Interest

Melbourne tipped to lead 2026 property boom

Rate cuts trigger biggest home loan boom since Covid

Unrealistic expectations’: More home owners are failing to sell

Eight tried-and-tested ways to tackle a housing crisis

Australian house prices to soar

The Secret Sauce to a Successful Build – Part 1: Why Architects Matter

For the first episode of our expert interview series, we sit down with Laszlo Baranyay, Director of LB Architects, to unpack the evolving role of architects in the modern property and construction landscape. With more than two decades of experience across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, Laszlo offers a clear perspective on the profession’s shifting role.

So, if you’re a developer, designer, or simply interested in the future of our cities, this conversation offers valuable insights and a fresh look at the essential role architects play — not just in creating buildings, but in shaping how we live.

Click here to watch the episode.

Liam Golding – Constructive Advocacy for the UDIA

Episode 18 of The Land Pioneers Podcast is live, and this one explores the intersection of public policy, infrastructure planning, and urban growth. Liam Golding, Chief Executive Officer of UDIA South Australia, has more than 15 years of experience advising premiers and deputy premiers. He has shaped some of South Australia’s most important conversations on housing supply, affordability, and long-term liveability. His calm, strategic style has made him one of the state’s most respected voices in urban development.

Click here to check out the podcast episode

Footscray Clinical Hub

This month’s featured project is the Footscray Clinical Hub, where we were initially engaged to produce visual amenity evidence that supported a successful VCAT approval. With the project moving into its next phase, we were commissioned to create marketing collateral images for the upcoming leasing campaign. In collaboration with a marketing agency, we developed aerial, eye-level, and interior visualisations to effectively showcase the development’s future spaces.

Click here to check out the project

Journey to Ironman – 137km Bike Ride

With about 12 weeks to go to the big date, I’m now in the heavy load set of weeks. 16 hours of training per week, including an epic 137km bike ride of nearly 6 hours around the hills of Adelaide. I won’t bore you with the details – but for those considering an adventure of this sort, I can tell you its a crazy mixture of excitement, relentless training sets and exhilaration once the sets are complete.

For someone who has been dedicated to self-development over the last 25 years, this by far feels like the pinnacle of reaching the top of the mountain.

And I get to see some pretty cool sights along the way.

The blog on breaking through the fear of riding a bicycle along heavy traffic roads is coming – watch out for it in the coming months, while I still remember what it was like getting on the road for the first time on the new bike.

Hope you have an amazing month ahead!

Stan Zaslavsky.