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INDUSTRY ISSUES 15-02-2024
From the CEO ICYMI (In case you missed it), UDIA WA’s first lunch of the year last week attracted over 400 people eager to discuss the ongoing issue of high construction costs impacting…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 08-02-2024
From the CEO Rockets & feathers. We all know when we watch the weekly fuel price cycle or when we have bought some Aussie lamb recently that the asymmetric or ‘rockets & feathers’…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 01-02-2024
From the CEO Watchdog. Regulator. Ombudsman. (Self-appointment doesn’t count). They are all professional sticklers for the rules. The first rule of regulation is ‘do no harm’. Just because governments can regulate doesn’t mean…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 25-01-24
UDIA National Pre-Budget Submission UDIA has lodged a pre-budget submission with the Federal Government this week that highlights the ongoing need to bolster home ownership, supply, and deliver more affordable and social housing.…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 18-01-2024
From the CEO If I drank coffee I would have spat it out when I turned the pages of Saturday’s West Australian Real Estate section and saw the number of properties listed for…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 21-12-23
From the CEO I do love Christmas. The endless functions, Mariah Carey on every audio device, watching Love Actually for the 1,000th time and the last-minute government announcements. In this, the 1,000th edition of Urban…
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UDIA NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
As this year comes to a close, I have taken the opportunity to reflect on our policy and advocacy nationally and on some of the major advocacy outcomes we have achieved for members…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 14-12-2023
From the CEO Energy and the environment at times can seem like oil and water. As our friends in NSW are told to cut their power consumption late in the day due to…
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INDUSTRY ISSUES 07-12-2023
From the CEO I said last week that a week was a long time in politics. That couldn’t be more true today as we see the fight for pre-selection in the Liberal held…
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Industry Issues 30-11-2023
From the CEO As we close out November 2023 today and officially enter the silly season– I wanted to share with you three key observations I’ve made in summarising the last 12 months:…
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Western Power Advocacy Update
UDIA WA has been proactively working with Western Power and our members to resolve issues faced in securing clearances, gaining energisation, and delivering timely and much-needed housing supply. Following a roundtable UDIA organised…
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Industry Issues 23-11-2023
From the CEO A 2am text message is generally only for one of two reasons. A spam message from the other side of the world or an emergency. Grabbing your children in the…