A project home is chosen from a catalogue and adapted to your block where possible. A custom home starts with your block. In 2026, the cost gap between the two has narrowed significantly. What has not narrowed is the gap on complex or sloping sites, where a project home often cannot be built without expensive […]
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Building a custom home on the Central Coast costs roughly $3,000 to $4,500 per square metre in 2026, before land. A 250 sqm home at the mid-range sits around $750,000 to $1.05 million for the build alone. The figure moves significantly based on site conditions, design complexity, and what your builder has actually included in
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A genuine fixed-price custom home build includes everything from the soil test to the letterbox in a single contracted amount. That covers site costs, engineering, council fees, BASIX, the build itself, all selections, services connections, landscaping, and driveway. The only items that can reasonably be left as provisional sums are selections the buyer has not
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