Australia Is Approaching a Defining Property and Economic Juncture

Australia is entering a period where structural constraints, rather than cyclical forces, will increasingly shape economic outcomes. Rising interest rates are placing pressure on households and moderating demand, but they are not resolving the underlying challenges. Instead, they are highlighting long-standing supply limitations across housing, infrastructure and productivity-enabling assets.

While national investment levels remain significant in headline terms, the effectiveness of that investment increasingly depends on its composition, sequencing and delivery. Addressing housing affordability, economic participation and long-term growth now requires a sharper focus on enabling supply at scale.

A major Hills Shire property developer, which has already built thousands of homes across the region, has revealed a series of new projects in the pipeline, including a high-rise hotel. The Daily Telegraph can reveal Rouse Hill is set to have another major development in the heart of the retail precinct, with Merc Capital making moves on a 13-storey building, according to the NSW planning website.

Merc Capital was honoured to sponsor a wonderful fundraising event in May for the Hills Community Aid, who provide transitional housing and support for those experiencing domestic violence.