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Bridget Judd

Residential construction has been hit with delays. So what does 2023 look like for those trying to build a house?

In May 2020, not long after welcoming their first child, Fiona and her husband decided to embark on another exciting adventure: building a new home for their growing family.

Fast forward almost three years and Fiona has just given birth to their second child, but the family's house in regional South Australia is yet to be completed, with trade and material shortages sending timelines spiralling.

"It's things like getting timber, that was another 15 weeks or 16 weeks' [wait]," she says.

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