Last updated: 16th Sep 2018
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→ Renovation costs up more than eight per cent in NSW
→ Housing affordability is changing Aussie culture
→ Home ownership not a priority for one in three
→ Sydney Law School grad changes industry with online business
→ Class of 2007: ServiceSeeking co-founder Jeremy Levitt on early-stage corporate partnerships
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→ Cost of hiring tradesmen drops as residential construction slumps
→ WA plumbers top the ‘tradie rich list’ again
→ Cost of hiring tradespeople in NSW increasing, with plumbers most pricey
→ Some tradies forced to drop their prices by 20% due to the lack of work
→ Every wedding etiquette mistake you need stop making
→ Tradie prices drop in NSW but increase around the country
→ WA tradies are seeing wages fall after mining boom
→ Prices of tradies drop in NSW including carpenters
→ Risky renos: 72% don’t insure their renovation
→ New strata laws hammer DIY renovators
→ One in four plan to renovate their home within the year
→ Home improvement shows inspire a nation of renovators
→ Business more confident under Turnbull’s leadership
→ What is driving the State’s renovation boom?
→ Home renovation costs skyrocket in Australia
→ NSW home renovations now cheaper than national average
→ Time to grab a tradie as costs fall lowering cost of renovations
→ Renovators paying the price for Melbourne’s property boom
→ Tradie shortage increases costs
→ Queensland renovation costs slowing down
→ Renovation revolution in Perth
→ Gold Coast homeowners pay a high price for tradies according to index
→ Renovations in NSW are becoming cheaper
→ Queensland tradies are the most expensive in the country
→ QLD is the most expensive state to hire tradespeople
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→ What tradies charge depends on where you live in Sydney
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→ Too many tradies forcing Brisbane builders to drop their rates
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The Tradie Price Index
Every quarter, ServiceSeeking.com.au releases data on quoted rates based on over 52,000 quotes across our most common trade categories to reveal the changing costs of renovating a home in top states and capital cities.
New South Wales quarterly tradie prices up 9%
Western Australia back in the renovation game
Victorian tradies charging less than the national average
Survey Data
We regularly survey our customer and business database for insights on changing Australian attitudes across a range of issues, from renovation preferences to house prices and more.
Australia’s New Payments Platform set to transform how you pay your tradie
The renovation battle of the sexes
Media Enquiries
CEO of ServiceSeeking.com.au, Jeremy Levitt, is available to comment on the pricing of household trades and services or answer any other media related enquiries.
Please email pr@serviceseeking.com.au for all media enquiries.
