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HOME OWNERSHIP A WELCOME PRIORITY FOR WA LABOR
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed today’s announcement that a re-elected WA Labor Government will roll out a major $210 million home ownership package. Centred around a new Shared Equity scheme for up to 1,000 new apartments and townhouses, the Government will take out a 35% equity share (or $250,000) in
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LATEST FUNDING WELCOME CATALYST FOR MORE APARTMENTS IN WA
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed today’s announcement by the State Government, that several new apartment projects have been allocated funding under the Infrastructure Development Fund (IDF). “Financial feasibility has been one of the biggest barriers to getting many apartment projects ‘off the ground’ in recent years,” Ms Steinbeck said. “While
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NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO BOOST HOUSING DELIVERY
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed today’s announcement by the State Government of a $400m Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund (HEIF) to support the delivery of critical enabling infrastructure to unlock much needed housing supply. “Prioritising and planning for key infrastructure to unlock housing supply has been reactive and consequently too late
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INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED TO UNLOCK NEW HOUSING IN PERTH
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has released a new report that identifies critical infrastructure requirements across three key growth corridors in Perth, which if funded could unlock land to bring forward supply and ultimately facilitate the delivery of close to 90,000 new homes. The Growth Areas Infrastructure Requirements Report identified that an investment of
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WA’S GROWING HOUSING DIVERSITY ON SHOW AT INDUSTRY AWARDS
At a gala event on Saturday night, the very best developments in WA were crowned at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) 2024 Awards for Excellence. UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said the quality of the award finalists and ultimate winners is testament to the dedication and hard work from an industry that
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INDUSTRY SUPPORTS LAND RELEASE FOR NEW HOMES
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed the expansion of the State Government’s Housing Diversity Pipeline program to allow developers to propose sites for the delivery of new homes on government owned ‘lazy land’. The announcement comes off the back of UDIA WA recommendations for Government to work with industry to identify and
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CAMPAIGN TAKES AIM AT HOUSING CRISIS
In response to the current housing crisis in Western Australia, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has launched a 2025 State Election Campaign that makes several key recommendations for any incoming State Government to heed. “We are heading deeper into a housing crisis,” UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said. “Direct action needs to
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RED TAPE REDUCTION WELCOMED BY INDUSTRY
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed the introduction to Parliament today of the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) Bill 2024 as another step toward further streamlining Western Australia’s complex planning approvals process. “We are in a housing supply crisis and any positive reform measures that will facilitate more homes getting on the
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PERTH NEW LAND PRICES REACH NEW HEIGHTS AS CRISIS CONTINUES
New land prices in Perth are the highest since the 2007 economic boom, threatening Perth’s mantle as one of the most affordable capital cities in Australia. According to the latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA), the average price of a new block of land in the Perth Metro Area is
