Housing Supply Shortage

WA BUSINESS NEWS THE property sector has been given its first taste of the latest changes to the state’s planning systems, with experienced town planner and urban designer Evan Jones revealing his initial ideas at a recent Urban Development Institute of Australia event. Mr Jones has worked to deliver a more strategic and streamlined process […]

The West Australian The development industry fears WA will not have enough housing stock when the State’s border opens early next year. Thousands of people are expected to jet into Western Australia, but there’s concerns over where they will live, with a rental vacancy rate of just one per cent. During a panel with Housing […]

Business News Broader praise for Western Australia’s ‘ironclad budget’ has been accompanied by industry calls to build the state’s investment appeal and diversify the economy. S&P Global Ratings said WA’s robust economic growth, a historically tight job market, and lofty iron ore prices were buttressing the state’s fiscal performance. Despite describing the budget as ‘ironclad’, […]