THE WEST AUSTRALIAN The culture of secrecy surrounding the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority is to be upended under sweeping changes proposed by new MRALandCorp chairman George McCullagh. Mr McCullagh said the board of the merged entity wanted to “open the doors” to improve transparency for developers it worked with. The secrecy surrounding almost every element of […]
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THIS WEEK MARKED THE INTRODUCTION ON NEW STAMP DUTY EXEMPTION THRESHOLDS FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS. FROM THE 1ST JULY ONLY PROPERTIES PRICED UNDER $430,000 WILL RECEIVE THE FULL STAMP DUTY EXEMPTION, WITH CONCESSIONS PHASING OUT AT $530,000. NO CHANGES WERE MADE FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS OF NEW HOUSE AND LAND PACKAGES, WITH EXEMPTIONS FOR LAND […]
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LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS DIDN’T EXPECT THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH PERTH HAS EXPERIENCED IN RECENT YEARS AND THEREFORE THE DIRECTIONS 2031 FORECAST OF 2.2M IS NOW MORE LIKELY TO BE REACHED 15 YEARS EARLIER. Perth has come a long way from when it was a small town which only first started to grow with the gold rush […]
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