The Property Tribune There are many reasons why Western Australia needs a greater diversity of housing across the continuum. Affordability, shrinking family sizes, aging population, environmental constraints and supply issues all factor into the equation when it comes to the growing need to deliver a range of housing choices to suit different household’s needs. According […]
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THIS WEEK ABS DATA WAS RELEASED SHOWING THAT THE NUMBER OF HOME LOANS INCREASED 18.9 PER CENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009, DRIVEN BY AN INCREASE IN LOANS TO UP-GRADERS (I.E. NON-FIRST HOME BUYERS). The amount borrowed also rose with both first home buyers and non-first home buyers increasing the amount […]
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OLDER HOUSEHOLDS HAVE BEEN, ARE AND WILL INCREASINGLY BECOME KEY PLAYERS IN THE MAINSTREAM HOUSING MARKET The founding and current chairman of the National Housing Supply Council, Dr Owen Donald, speaking at the recent UDIA National Congress stressed that it is therefore important to understand the residential decisions and behaviours of this cohort and its […]
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