Peter Wood is back. Head of Villa World Homes by Avid Property Group, 50-plus years in the industry, and the most-listened-to guest in Good Builder history. Last time he left the community with an answer on what makes a good builder that no one has matched since. This time, the conversation goes deeper.

Az and Peter cover the real pressures hitting builders right now, material surcharges, the administrative burden behind every price rise, and what it actually means to have 180 homes on the ground when costs are moving daily. They dig into the AV Jennings integration, the land crisis behind the housing crisis, and why trust with your suppliers and trades is the only thing that holds when everything else gets uncertain.

Peter also talks about what he found when he went back to Hervey Bay — a young workforce that proved attitude beats experience, and why the regions might be producing the next generation of great tradies. Plus how Villa World manages customer communication at scale, why they measure 18 points of supplier performance, and the question Peter sends himself every Friday at 8am.

What we cover:

• Why material surcharges are creating a hidden administrative crisis for builders
• The real story behind the AV Jennings integration and what Peter learned bringing two cultures together
• Land release in Australia — why Peter calls it a land crisis, not a housing crisis
• The Hervey Bay project and what a young workforce taught Peter about attitude and culture
• Customer communication at scale — portals, milestones, and Net Promoter Scores
• How Villa World measures supplier performance across 18 criteria — and what they do with the results
• Why integrity is a business strategy, not just a personal value
• The question Peter asks himself every Friday morning to stay on track

This is one of those conversations you will want to come back to.

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