Crunch Time for Communities: Inside Greenfield’s New Phase
Australia’s greenfield development sector is entering a defining phase, as population growth, housing demand and affordability pressures collide with infrastructure constraints and limited new land supply.
While the need for new communities has never been greater, the pathway to delivering them is becoming increasingly complex. Rising costs, planning delays and infrastructure bottlenecks are forcing developers to rethink how—and where—they bring new projects to market.
For those active on the ground, the challenge is no longer just about unlocking land, but navigating a shifting landscape where feasibility, timing and delivery risk are under constant pressure.
At The Urban Developer Residential Developer Summit Series next month, a panel of leading greenfield developers will share how they are responding to these conditions, where they see opportunity and what the next phase of community development could look like across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
Session Highlight
Panel | New Communities in Focus: Demand vs Affordability, Infrastructure Bottlenecks and New Land Supply — Where To Next?
Sydney: May 7
Mark Bainey, Chief Executive Officer, Capio Property Group
Will Messiter, Chief Executive Officer, Sekisui
Luke Hartman, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Property Development
Moderated by Taryn Paris, Managing Editor, The Urban Developer
Brisbane: May 14
Bruce Harper, Executive General Manager, AVID Property Group
David Trask, Director, Trask Land
Katrina Face, State General Manager, Essence Project Management
Moderated by Adam Di Marco, Chief Executive and Co-founder, The Urban Developer
Melbourne: May 21
Penny Dabner, Development Director, Frasers Property
Khurram Saeed, Founder and Director, ResiVentures
Mark Cleveland, General Manager – Development, Jinding
Moderated by Adam Di Marco, Chief Executive and Co-founder, The Urban Developer
Across each city, the conversation will centre on how developers are balancing competing forces—from surging demand and affordability constraints to the realities of delivering infrastructure and securing viable land supply.
The panel will also explore how project strategies are evolving, including staging, product mix, partnerships and long-term planning as developers position for the next cycle of growth.
With conditions unlikely to ease in the near term, the session offers a grounded, on-the-ground perspective from those actively shaping Australia’s next generation of communities.
Hear directly from the developers navigating these challenges across all three cities.
Residential Developer Summit Series | May 2026
Sydney, May 7 | Brisbane, May 14 | Melbourne, May 21
View the full program and secure your place now.
