Minsight — Construction Materials Intelligence

Critical risk

≥15% rise over 12 months

High risk

8–15% rise over 12 months

Medium risk

3–8% rise over 12 months

Low / falling

Under 3% or declining

Avg 12-month change

+9.2%

Across all 24 materials

Getting started

How to read this dashboard

Percentage changes

Cumulative price movement over that period. Positive = material costs more today = direct risk to construction budgets and feasibility.

Critical risk (≥15%)

Materials up 15%+ in 12 months. High likelihood of causing overruns on fixed-price contracts negotiated 12+ months ago.

High risk (8–15%)

Enough to erode builder margins and push lightly contingenced budgets into overrun territory.

RLV impact

Shows how material escalation reduces residual land value for each development type. RLV = GDV minus all costs — the developer’s margin.

Live refresh

Triggers AI web search for current market prices from RLB, ABS, LME, NYMEX, AIP and industry publications. ~$0.01–0.03 per refresh.

Development analysis

Residual land value sensitivity

Construction costs from RLB Riders Digest Australia 2026 (Q4 2025). Adjust by state, region and escalation scenario.

State

Region

NSW Metro Sydney / Greater Sydney base rate (1.00×) — all costs calibrated to this benchmark

Escalation

Applied to material cost component

Methodology: RLV impact = (material cost as % of GDV × escalation%) ÷ (RLV as % of GDV). Base build costs from RLB Riders Digest Australia 2026 (Q4 2025), increased by 10% general market uplift, then further adjusted per dev type for supply-side material cost escalation (material % of CC × 9.2% avg 12m tracker). CC/GDV and RLV ratios sourced from RBA Housing Finance Statistics, Master Builders Australia cost surveys and Property Council of Australia data. Location factors from Rawlinsons Australian Construction Handbook. All figures exclude GST.

Methodology

Data sources

12 Australian and global market sources searched on each live refresh

Price tracker

Construction materials — AUD

Sorted by risk. Positive % = price increase = higher construction cost risk. All prices AUD ex GST.

Critical ≥15% / 12m

High 8–15%

Medium 3–8%

Low <3% or falling

Material	Current (AUD)	7 days	30 days	90 days	6 months	12 months	2 years	Trend

Risk analysis

Risk spotlight

High and critical risk materials with market context

Market intelligence

Supply-side cost escalationmonitor

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