Jun 22, 2026 – 5.00amProperty developers are struggling to make their projects stack up in Sydney’s west as construction costs rapidly rise, hampering critical residential housing supply in Sydney’s fastest-growing areas.The housing affordability crisis is pushing more residents to the outer areas of Sydney, where they have a shot at affording property, while most of Sydney’s new migrants are seeking to make the west home, too.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Lucy SladeProperty reporterLucy Slade covers real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. She was previously the breaking news reporter.Fetching latest articles