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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IN MY FIRST COLUMN AS UDIA PRESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AND TOUCH ON HOW I VIEW THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY PLAYS IN MEETING THE LIFESTYLE EXPECTATIONS OF A GROWING AND DIVERSIFYING WEST AUSTRALIAN POPULATION. Before I delve into that, I would like to thank […]
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IN THE PROPERTY MARKET MAKING SENSE OF STATISTICS IS VITAL BUT TAKEN IN ISOLATION, SOME STATISTICS CAN BE DOWNRIGHT CONFUSING. THERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT THE COMMENTATORS ARE SAYING. The first is the time period the data refers to; some data can be up to […]
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