{"id":8943,"date":"2022-03-21T19:45:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T08:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2025-02-07T12:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T00:31:52","slug":"soft-costs-in-construction-ebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/ebook\/soft-costs-in-construction-ebook\/","title":{"rendered":"What are soft costs in construction? eBook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8943\" class=\"elementor elementor-8943\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3921c68e single-width elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3921c68e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-3e9266d9\" data-id=\"3e9266d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3855f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3855f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are soft costs in construction? eBook<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2926666e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2926666e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124589351 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124589351 BCX0\">What are the costs that home builders need to consider when running a project? 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ.png 1024w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Trade-landing-page-carpentry-ANZ-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/category\/estimation-takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">estimation-takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/carpentry-estimating-software\/\">6 Best Carpentry Estimating Software That Keeps Pricing and Scope Intact From Estimate to Build<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/bidding\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Bidding<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18604\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-job-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-customer-communication tag-estimating tag-job-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/progressive-design-build\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18608\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/What-Is-Progressive-Design-Build-A-Residential-Builders-Guide.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/progressive-design-build\/\">What is Progressive Design-Build? A Residential Builder\u2019s Guide<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn what a progressive design-build involves, the pros and cons, and when it makes sense for residential builders to use.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/customer-communication\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer communication<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/job-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Job management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18590\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-costing tag-estimating tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/fieldwire-alternatives\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/BX-logo-hz-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/fieldwire-alternatives\/\">Best Fieldwire Alternatives for Residential Builders Who Need More Than a Field App [2026]<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSix alternatives to Fieldwire for residential builders who need estimating, dealer pricing, and job costing connected from bid to build.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/costing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Costing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18449\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-18449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-costing tag-estimating tag-featured-article tag-takeoffs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-18449 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-costing tag-estimating tag-featured-article tag-takeoffs\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/cost-control\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact.png 752w, https:\/\/stg2.buildxact.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/03\/Builder-reviewing-estimated-vs-actual-job-costs-in-Buildxact-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" 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data-id=\"c015e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1574792\" data-id=\"1574792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d6b5c br-show elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d6b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let's show you<br> how it works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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